Nursholeh (22 August 1957 – 23 August 2020) was an Indonesian politician who served as Mayor of

Tegal Tegal is a city in the northwest part of Central Java of Indonesia. It is situated on the north coast (or ''pesisir'') of Central Java, about from Semarang, the capital of the province. It had a population of 239,599 at the 2010 Census and 276 ...

between 2017 and 2019.

Early life

Nursholeh was born on 22 August 1957 in

, where he completed his education up until he graduated from high school in 1977. He later also pursued higher education in the city, obtaining a bachelor's in education on 1996.

Career

After graduating from high school, Nursholeh found a job in

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 ...

as a planning consultant where he worked for 5 years, and he spent 1 year working as a road surveyor in

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

. By 1987, he was a member of

Golkar ) , foundation = , youth = AMPG (Golkar Party Young Force) , women = KPPG (Golkar Party Women's Corps) , newspaper = '' Suara Karya'' (1971–2016) , headquarters = Jakarta , ideology ...

, and by 2009, he was the chairman of Golkar's branch in his hometown, alongside being elected as a member of the city council. In 2013, he ran as the running mate of

Siti Masitha Soeparno Siti Masitha Soeparno is an Indonesian businesswoman and politician. She served as the mayor of Tegal in Central Java from 2014 to 2017. On the evening of Tuesday, 29 August 2017, Soeparno was arrested on graft charges by the Corruption Eradicat ...

in Tegal's mayoral election and the ticket won 45.02% of the votes (49,434 votes). Months after the pair's inauguration in March 2014, Nursholeh spoke publicly about a lack of communication between the two, and claimed that Soeparno refused to delegate tasks to him - a conflict which resulted in some friction with Central Java's governor

Ganjar Pranowo Ganjar Pranowo (born 28 October 1968) is the Governor of Central Java who has served since 23 August 2013. He is a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle. Previously, he was a member of the People's Representative Council of the ...

. Soeparno was later arrested by the

Corruption Eradication Commission Corruption Eradication Commission ( id, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi), abbreviated as KPK, is an Indonesian government agency established to prevent and fight corruption in the country. Firli Bahuri, an active police general, is the current cha ...

, resulting in Nursholeh becoming acting mayor on 31 August 2017, and later full mayor by 24 September 2018. He ran for a second term in the 2018 local election, but was defeated after winning just 15.48% of the votes, placing him fourth out of five candidates. He died in Tegal on 23 August 2020.

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{{reflist 1957 births 2020 deaths Golkar politicians Mayors of Tegal Members of Indonesian city councils People from Tegal