Habiburokhman (born 17 September 1974) is an Indonesian lawyer and politician of the

Gerindra Party The Gerindra Party (acronym for , ) is a political party in Indonesia. Formed in 2008, Gerindra serves as the political vehicle of former general Prabowo Subianto. It is presently the third-largest party in the People's Representative Council, Ho ...

who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 2019 representing Jakarta I district. Prior to his election into the council, he was active in the 2014 and

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presidential campaigns of Prabowo Subianto, and the gubernatorial campaigns of

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and

Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022, as an Independent. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he s ...

in Jakarta.

Early life

Habiburokhman was born in the city of Metro, in Lampung, on 17 September 1974. He remained in Lampung throughout most of his studies, graduating from a middle school in Metro and a high school in Bandar Lampung before enrolling at

Lampung University Lampung University ( id, Universitas Lampung) is a public university in Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia. It was established on September 22, 1965. Its rector is Prof. Dr. Karomani, M.Si. History The college was started because high school grad ...

, obtaining a bachelors and a masters in law. He later obtained a doctorate in law from

Sebelas Maret University Sebelas Maret University ( id, Universitas Sebelas Maret'';'' it is colloquially known as UNS or UNS Solo) is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. It was officially founded on March 11, 197 ...

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in 2022.

Career

He founded an advocacy office, Habiburokhman & Co., in Menteng, Jakarta. Habiburokhman joined

in 2010, and in 2012, he led an advocacy group which successfully campaigned for

's 2012 gubernatorial campaign. He then took part in Prabowo Subianto's 2014 presidential campaign as the campaign's advocacy director. In the leadup to the

2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election Two rounds of a gubernatorial election were held in Jakarta as part of the 2017 Indonesian local elections, 2017 simultaneous elections on 15 February and 19 April 2017 to elect the governor of Jakarta to a five-year term. Incumbent governor Basu ...

, Habiburokhman campaigned for the

- Sandiaga Uno ticket, through the ''Advokat Cinta Tanah Air'' (ACTA) organization. In 2016, with Baswedan's primary competitor, incumbent governor

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campaigning for an independent ticket requiring one million ID cards, Habiburokhman made a public bet that he would "jump from the top of Monas" should Basuki succeed in collecting the ID cards. Habiburokhman later was lawyer for a slander case on behalf of demonstrators in November 2016, when Basuki stated in an ABC interview that the demonstrators were paid. Along with ACTA, Habiburokhman filed a suit at the Constitutional Court of Indonesia in July 2017, requesting a judicial review of the electoral law of 2017. In particular, the suit challenged the presidential threshold clause in the law, which required a minimum number of political support for a presidential candidate to be approved. The suit was eventually rejected, the court citing that the clause was already in place for the 2014 presidential election. For the 2019 presidential election, Habiburokhman was a spokesperson for Prabowo's presidential campaign.

As legislator

Following the 2019 legislative election, Habiburokhman was elected into the

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from the Jakarta I district, winning 76,028 votes as the only Gerindra legislator from the district. Speaking to journalists, he remarked that he spent over Rp 1 billion (~USD 70,000) to campaign. He was sworn in as a legislator on 1 October 2019. Within the council, he was assigned to the Third Commission, later being appointed its deputy chairman following the 2023 death of

Desmond Junaidi Mahesa Desmond Junaidi Mahesa (12 December 1965 – 24 June 2023) was an Indonesian politician from Gerindra who served as a member of the People's Representative Council from 2009 until his death in 2023. Prior to his election to the People's Represe ...

. Within Gerindra, Habiburokhman is a deputy chairman for the 2020–2025 tenure.

References

{{Members of People's Representative Council from Jakarta, 2019 1974 births Living people People from Metro (city) Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019 Sebelas Maret University alumni Lampung University alumni Indonesian lawyers Great Indonesia Movement Party politicians