Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis, acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading, agriculture, and processing industries, including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia, alongside Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar.
Dzulmi Eldin is an Indonesian former politician who served as the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, between 2013 and 2019. A graduate of Satyagama University's Masters program, he started his career in the government as a section chief in Deli Serdang Regency administration in 1992, before slowly rising in rank to become the city secretary of Medan by 2007. In 2010, he was elected as deputy mayor prior the removal of sitting mayor Rahudman Harahap in 2013, after which he was elevated to the mayor rank. He ran in the 2015 local elections, managing to secure 340,406 votes (71.72%).
Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014, following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
Sinyo Harry Sarundajang was an Indonesian politician. He served as governor of North Sulawesi for all but one month from 2005 to 2015. He was also a former Governor of North Maluku in 2002 and Maluku in 2002–2003. In February 2018, he was appointed by the President Joko Widodo as the ambassador to the Philippines, with concurrent accreditation to the Marshall Islands and Palau.
Oded Mohamad Danial was an Indonesian politician who served as mayor of Bandung from 2018 until his death in 2021. He had previously served as the deputy mayor of Ridwan Kamil, and a city councilor before that.
Bambang Dwi Hartono is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019, representing the East Java I electoral district. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he previously served as a representative in the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 2014 until 2019, the Mayor of Surabaya between 2002 and 2010, and the Vice Mayor of Surabaya from 2000 until 2002 and again from 2010 until 2013.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is currently serving as the Mayor of Surakarta, in Central Java, Indonesia. He is the eldest child of the seventh President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.
Mochtar Mohamad is an Indonesian politician who was the Mayor of Bekasi between 2008 and 2012, when he was convicted of corruption and bribery and sentenced to prison. He was released in 2015, and returned to politics.
Nursholeh was an Indonesian politician who served as Mayor of Tegal between 2017 and 2019.
Dedy Yon Supriyono is an Indonesian politician who is the Mayor of Tegal, Central Java, serving since 2019.
Muhammad Bobby Afif Nasution is an Indonesian businessman and politician who currently serves as the mayor of Medan. He is the son-in-law of President Joko Widodo.
The 2020 Medan mayoral election was held on 9 December 2020, as part of the 2020 simultaneous local elections in Indonesia. The mayoral election was contested between sitting acting mayor Akhyar Nasution and Bobby Nasution, son-in-law of President Joko Widodo.
Syamsuar is an Indonesian politician who is the Governor of Riau. He has served in the post since 2019, and had previously served as Regent of Siak Regency between 2011 and 2019.
The Malang City Regional House of Representatives is the unicameral municipal legislature of the city of Malang, East Java, Indonesia. It has 45 members, who are elected every five years, simultaneously with the national legislative election.
Peni Suparto is an Indonesian politician and educator who served as the mayor of Malang, East Java, between 2003 and 2013.
Rahudman Harahap is an Indonesian politician and civil servant who served as the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, between 2009 and 2013. Prior to becoming mayor, he had worked as a civil servant within local governments in North Sumatra for nearly 30 years. His tenure as mayor was cut short due to his involvement in a corruption case, and he was imprisoned until 2021.
Abdillah is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra, between 2000 and 2008. His second term was cut short when he was arrested and imprisoned in a corruption case.
Bachtiar Djafar was an Indonesian military officer and politician who served as the mayor of Medan, North Sumatra between 1990 and 2000.
Whisnu Sakti Buana was an Indonesian politician. He briefly served as the mayor of Surabaya between December 2020 and February 2021, mostly in an acting capacity to replace Tri Rismaharini. He was also the vice-mayor of Surabaya under Tri Rismaharini between 2014 and 2015, and again between 2016 and 2020.
Ikmal Jaya is an Indonesian businessman and former politician who served as the mayor of Tegal, Central Java, between 2009 and 2014. After his tenure as mayor, he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission, and was imprisoned until 2022.
