Muhammad Al Khadziq (born 30 December 1967) is an Indonesian politician and former journalist who is the regent of Temanggung,

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 ...

. Before being elected as the leader of his home regency, he had been active at various Islamic organizations both during and after his studies.

Early life and education

Al Khadziq was born in Temanggung on 30 December 1967. After completing his elementary and middle school in Temanggung, he went to a

pesantren ''Pesantren'', or ''pondok pesantren'', are Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. They consist of pondok, mosque, santri, teaching of classical Islamic texts and Kyai.Zamakhsyari Dhofie''The Pesantren Tradition: A Study of the Role of the Kyai ...

for 2 years before continuing to a state-funded madrasa for his final 3 years of basic education. After graduating from the madrasa, he was active at various Islamic student organizations, including the Ansor Youth Movement. He studied

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

at the

Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta ( id, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, abbreviated as UIN Sunan Kalijaga or simply UIN Suka) is an Indonesian state university that offers study programs in the field of Islami ...

Career

Following his education, he worked as an editor at ''Yogya Pos'' (1995-1998) and later '' Jawa Pos'' (1998-2002). He became the chief editor for

Nahdlatul Ulama Nahdlatul Ulama (, , NU) is an Islam in Indonesia, Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership estimates range from 40 million (2013) to over 95 million (2021), making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. NU also is a charitab ...

paper ''Duta Masyarakat'' between 2002 and 2004. After journalism, he became a consultant, working for the Ministry of Disadvantaged Regions between 2004 and 2006. Afterwards, he became a public relations consultant, in addition to heading the editorial board of the magazine ''Event Guide''. He was also part of the central committee of the Ansor Youth Movement. Politically, he had joined the Democratic Party, United Development Party and the National Awakening Party before his marriage, after which he joined Golkar. He ran in Temanggung's 2018 regency election with Heri Ibnu Wibowo as his running mate and parties Gerindra, PPP, Golkar, and PAN supporting him, with the pair ending up winning 54.3 percent of the votes (258,734) in a three-candidate race against the incumbent regent and vice-regent (who ran separately). He was sworn in by governor Ganjar Pranowo on 24 September 2018.

Family

His wife

Eni Maulani Saragih Eni Maulani Saragih (born 13 May 1970) is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the People's Representative Council. She was first elected in the 2014 legislative election as a member of Golkar. She was arrested by the Corruption Eradicati ...

is a member of the

People's Representative Council The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia, DPR-RI), also known as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), ...

. In 2018, she was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission and Khadziq was examined as a witness. The couple has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khadziq, Muhammad 1967 births Living people Golkar politicians Mayors and regents of places in Central Java People from Temanggung Regency Regents of places in Indonesia