Rahmad Mas'ud (born 12 May 1976) is an Indonesian politician of the

Golkar The Party of Functional Groups (), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a Centre politics, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right big tent secular nationalist political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. Founded in ...

party and businessman who is the current mayor of

Balikpapan Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 20 ...

East Kalimantan East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...

, serving since 2021. He was previously the city's vice mayor between 2016 and 2021.

Early life

Rahmad Mas'ud was born on 12 May 1976 in

. He was the son of Mas'ud, and he had seven siblings. He studied in the city, graduating from a state-funded high school there (State High School No. 3 Balikpapan) in 1995. He then studied at the Maritime Training Center in

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, but one year into his studies, his father died and the younger Mas'ud returned to Balikpapan to take over the family's

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and shipping business. He would later obtain a bachelors degree from in Balikpapan in 2016, and later a masters degree from

Mulawarman University The Universitas Mulawarman is a public university located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was established on September 27, 1962, making it the oldest tertiary education institution in East Kalimantan. With more than 35,000 students, U ...

in 2022. Mas'ud graduated from Mulawarman simultaneously with four of his siblings, and they held a graduation party to celebrate the occasion.

Career

As he continued to work on his shipping business, the company formed a partnership with

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and became the sole provider of bunkering services to Pertamina's ships in the Balikpapan area. He also joined Pemuda Pancasila in 2000 and became a local leader of the group. Additionally, he had a stint as manager of the Persiba Balikpapan football club between 2000 and 2004, the club being promoted to the national Premier Division during his time there. In the 2015 mayoral election for Balikpapan, Mas'ud ran as the running mate to incumbent mayor Rizal Effendi, and the pair was elected with 116,113 votes. They were sworn into office on 30 May 2016. He ran for mayor in the 2020 mayoral election in an uncontested race, winning 160,929 votes (62.5%) against the blank option. He was sworn in as mayor on 31 May 2021. After his inauguration, he stated his priorities as mayor to include flood mitigation and improvements in the city's drinking water supply, in addition to modernizing the city's street lighting. He is a member of

, and he was elected as the party's Balikpapan chairman for 2021–2026.

Family

He is married to Nurlena, and the couple has seven children. Of his siblings, several are active in politics, namely (member of the

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), Hasanuddin Mas'ud (speaker of the East Kalimantan Regional House of Representatives), and (regent of Penajam North Paser).

References

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