Biem Triani Benyamin (born March 13, 1964) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He was Indonesian senator from

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

, known for proposing a

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allowing independent candidates to run in regional elections. He also chaired the special committee in the parliament for revising the Jakarta Special Capital Region Government Act. Biem Benyamin is the third son of

Benyamin Sueb Benyamin Sueb (often written Benyamin S. or called Bang Ben; 5 March 19395 September 1995) was an Indonesian comedian, actor and singer. He released 46 studio albums and starred in more than 50 films. He received two Citra Awards for ''Intan Ber ...

, Betawi iconic figure. He was later elected into the

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in 2014. Before starting his career in politics, Biem Benyamin was active in advocating the development of Betawi culture including initiating the establishment of ''Kongres Rakyat Betawi'' (

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: Betawi People Congress). As a businessman, Biem Benyamin owns a radio station, Bens Radio, which is popular in promoting Betawi culture and traditions. He also founded Etnikom Network, a network between fourteen radio stations in

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and

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which actively promote local cultures.Biem Benyamin
/ref> In 2012, he ran in Jakarta gubernatorial election as vice gubernatorial candidate for independent gubernatorial candidate Faisal Basri.

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Living people Betawi people Indonesian Muslims People from Jakarta 1964 births Members of the Regional Representative Council {{Indonesia-politician-stub