Djandji Akbar Zahiruddin Tandjung,more commonly referred to as Akbar Tandjung,is an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Representative Council from 1999 until 2004. A member of the Golkar party,he also served as the party's chairman from 1999 until 2004 and was a member of the People's Representative Council from East Java from 1977 until 2004.
Mohamad "Bob" Hasan was an Indonesian businessman,who served briefly as trade and industry minister in 1998 and was later jailed for corruption. He was one of the most prominent ethnic Chinese cronies of long-serving Indonesian president Suharto and was nicknamed "the plywood king" because of his forestry businesses. Hasan served as the chairman of the Indonesian Athletics Association from September 1984 until his death. He was the founder and editor of the Indonesian magazine Gatra.
Way Kambas National Park is a national park covering 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) in Lampung province of southern Sumatra,Indonesia. It consists of swamp forest and lowland rain forest,mostly of secondary growth as result of extensive logging in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite decreasing populations,the park still has a few critically endangered Sumatran tigers,Sumatran elephants and Sumatran rhinoceroses. It also hosts over 400 bird species.
Irwandi Yusuf is an Indonesian politician who was the governor of Aceh. He was re-elected Governor in early 2017 after serving an earlier term between 2006 and 2012.
Blasphemy law in Indonesia is the legislation,presidential decrees,and ministerial directives that prohibit blasphemy in Indonesia.
Alex Noerdin is a former Governor of South Sumatra between 2008 and 2018.
General (Ret.) Gatot Nurmantyo is a retired Indonesian Army general who was commander (Panglima) of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) from 8 July 2015 until 8 December 2017. Previously,he was the 30th Army Chief of Staff from 25 July 2014 after being appointed by President Yudhoyono to replace General Budiman. From 2013 to 2014,he was Commander of Army Strategic Command (Kostrad),replacing Lieutenant General Muhammad Munir.
The 2016 Southeast Asian Haze was a transnational haze crisis which is a recurring problem with transboundary air pollution brought on by fires. The 2016 haze that took place affected several countries in Southeast Asia,including Indonesia,Malaysia and Singapore. It brought negative effects towards the environment and brought an impact on people's health and the economy.
Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly is the current Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia. He was a member of the North Sumatra regional legislature from 1999 to 2003,and of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is the first ethnic Nias to hold a cabinet position. He is one of the leaders in the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.
November 2016 Jakarta protests refer to an Islamist mass protest which took place on 4 November 2016 in Jakarta,Indonesia. It was attended by an estimated 50,000–200,000 protesters,and was aimed against the Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja Purnama,for alleged blasphemy of the Quran,the Islamic holy book. A counter-protest led by government officials and social activists in support of interfaith unity was led on 30 November.
Lukas Enembe was an Indonesian politician from West Papua,who served as the 13th Governor of Papua Province from April 2013 to January 2023. He had previously served as Regent of Puncak Jaya Regency between 2007 and 2012,and Vice Regent of the same regency from 2001 until 2006.
Otto Cornelis Kaligis,also known as O. C. Kaligis,is an Indonesian lawyer.
The Governor of North Sumatra is the highest office in the province of North Sumatra. The governor of North Sumatra is an elected official who is responsible for leading the government in North Sumatra,proposing and enacting regional laws,and representing the North Sumatra province inside and outside the court. The governor alongside the deputy governor and 100 members of the Regional People's Representative Council are accountable for the strategic government of the province of North Sumatra.
The 1963 North Sumatra gubernatorial election was an indirect election held to elect the Governor of North Sumatra for the 1963–1968 term. All members of the Regional People's Representative Council of North Sumatra were eligible to vote for this election.
Nurhajizah Marpaung is an Indonesian retired military officer and politician who became the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 2017 until 2018. Her last position in the military was as the General Counsel of the Ministry of Defense. She unsuccessfully ran for Regent of Asahan in 2015 and 2020.
Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He served as the Vice Governor of North Sumatra from 1997 until 2003,Speaker of the North Sumatra Regional People's Representative Council from 2004 until 2008,and MP from 2009 to 2014 and from 2017 until his death.
Gatot Pujo Nugroho is a former Indonesian politician who was the Governor of North Sumatra from 2013 to 2015. He was arrested and convicted by the Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission for involving bribes to members of the provincial legislature and misuse of social assistance and grant funds.
