Hendrar Prihadi (born 30 March 1971), sometimes nicknamed ''Hendi'', is the mayor of

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

Central Java Central Java ( id, Jawa Tengah) is a province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogyakarta in t ...

since 2013 until 2022, following his predecessor's arrest over a corruption charge. He is set to serve as Mayor until 2020 following his victory in the 2015 mayoral elections.

Personal life

Prihadi completed his first 12 years of education before graduating from

Soegijapranata Catholic University Universitas Katolik Soegijapranata (Unika) or Soegijapranata Catholic University (SCU) is a leading Catholic institution with an institutional accreditation of A. It is located in the city of Semarang, Central Java and under the auspices of the Sa ...

in 1997, and later he earned his Masters in Management from

Diponegoro University Diponegoro University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦢꦶꦥꦤꦼꦒꦫ; id, Universitas Diponegoro, abbreviated as Undip) is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by ...

in 2002, all in

. During his education, he served as president of several youth organizations in the provincial level. He married Krisseptiana in 5 December 1997, and the couple has 3 children.

Career

Before becoming active in the city government, Prihadi worked in several companies and served as an official of the

branch of KADIN (''Kamar Dagang dan Industri Indonesia'', Indonesian Board of Trade and Industry) which was an organization of Indonesian businessmen, in addition to the

branch of the

PSSI The Football Association of Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Sepakbola Seluruh Indonesia; 'All-Indonesian Football Association'; abbreviated as PSSI) is the governing body of football in Indonesia. It was founded on 19 April 1930, fifteen years before ...

Political career

After serving in the city council for 3 months, Prihadi was elected as deputy mayor along with Soemarmo after winning 34.28% of the votes. Following Soemarmo's arrest in 2013 over a corruption charge, Prihadi was elevated to mayor and later won in the 2015 elections after him and his deputy Hevearita Gunaryanti won 319,076 votes (46.32%).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prihadi, Hendrar Living people People from Semarang 1971 births 21st-century Indonesian politicians Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle politicians Mayors and regents of places in Central Java Mayors of places in Indonesia