Himmatul Aliyah
Himmatul Aliyah | |
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| Member of People's Representative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Jakarta II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1970 Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | Gerindra |
Himmatul Aliyah (born 11 June 1970) is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council, representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district, since 2019.
Early life
Himmatul was born in Tangerang, then part of West Java, on 11 June 1970. She was educated in state-funded schools there, graduating from high school in 1989. She enrolled at the Syekh Yusuf Islamic University Tangerang, graduating with a bachelors in public administration in 1996. She later also studied at the University of Indonesia, receiving a masters in communication in 2007.[1]
Career
She began working as a reporter and as a radio talk host after graduating from high school, before later becoming a civil servant at the Ministry of Education and Culture starting in 1997.[1][2]
Himmatul unsuccessfully ran as a senatorial candidate to represent Banten in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, receiving 208,296 votes and placing sixth out of 26 candidates.[2][3] In 2015, she was chairman of the association of Gerindra legislators' spouses.[4] She ran again in the 2019 Indonesian legislative election, this time as a candidate for the People's Representative Council representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district. She received 92,289 votes, and was elected as the sole Gerindra legislator from the district.[5]
She is part of the legislature's tenth commission,[6] which covers education, sports, and tourism.[7] She has proposed that contract teachers in Indonesian state schools be given permanent positions as government employees.[6] She has also spoke out against a proposed tax on the educational sector.[8] On curriculum, Himmatul has proposed that religious studies be given more lesson slots.[9]
Personal life
She is married to Ahmad Muzani, a senior Gerindra politician who had served as the party's secretary-general and as deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.[10][11] The couple have four children.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Hj. HIMMATUL ALIYAH, S.Sos., M.Si" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Anggota DPR-RI Hj. Himmatul Aliyah, S.Sos., M.Si" (in Indonesian). Gerindra Party. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Hasil Rekapitulasi Penghitungan Perolehan Suara Pemilu 2014 di Provinsi Banten: DPD RI" (PDF) (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Gerindra adakan pengobatan gratis pasca asap di Palangkaraya". Antara News (in Indonesian). 7 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Ini Caleg DPR RI dari Dapil Jakarta yang Lolos ke Senayan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Himmatul Aliyah Mendorong Pemerintah Mengangkat Guru Honorer Jadi PNS atau PPPK". JPNN (in Indonesian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Komisi X" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Pemerintah Berencana Memungut Pajak Jasa Pendidikan, Himmatul Aliyah Protes Keras". JPNN (in Indonesian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Himmatul Aliyah Meminta Pemerintah Tambah Jam Pelajaran Agama". hallo.id (in Indonesian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Calon Inkumben Berebut Suara di Pusat Jakarta". Tempo (in Indonesian). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Hadiri Konsolidasi Perwakilan Gerindra Luar Negeri, Muzani Dengarkan Keluh Kesah WNI di Malaysia". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.