Said Assagaff (born 29 November 1953) is an Indonesian politician who served as the 12th Governor of Maluku from 2014 to 2019, with Zeth Sahuburua as his deputy governor. Assagaff was elected chair of the regional leadership council of

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in Maluku in 2016. Prior to his tenure as governor he was Regional Secretary of Maluku, Deputy Governor of Maluku, and worked at the Bappeda kota lhokseumawe division in Maluku.

Early life and education

Said Assagaff was born in

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, Indonesia, on 29 November 1953. He graduated from college with a

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Career

At the Bappeda kota lhokseumawe division in Maluku Assagaff was head of agriculture, acting deputy head of research, head of economics, deputy chair, and acting chair. He served as Regional Secretary and then as Deputy Governor of Maluku. In the 2013 election Assagaff was elected Governor of Maluku with Zeth Sahuburua as his deputy. Their campaign was supported by the

, United Development, and Prosperous Justice parties. The unemployment rate in Maluku declined from 18.44% in 2014, to 17.85% in 2018. Murad Ismail defeated Assagaff, with Anderias Rentanubun as his running mate in the 2018 Maluku gubernatorial election. Regional Secretary of Maluku Hamin bin Thahir became acting governor after Assagaff's term ended on 10 March 2019. In 2016, Assagaff was elected for a five-year term as chair of the regional leadership council of Golkar in Maluku. Hendrik Lewerissa selected Assagaff to be the head of his transition team after winning the 2024 Maluku gubernatorial election.

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