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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
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17th Governor of Jakarta
In office
19 November 2014 – 9 May 2017
DeputyDjarot Saiful Hidayat
Preceded byJoko Widodo
Succeeded byDjarot Saiful Hidayat (acting)
Anies Baswedan (elect)
Deputy Governor of Jakarta
In office
15 October 2012 – 19 November 2014
GovernorJoko Widodo
Preceded byPrijanto
Succeeded byDjarot Saiful Hidayat
3rd Regent of East Belitung
In office
3 August 2005 – 22 December 2006
DeputyKhairul Efendi
Preceded byUsman Saleh
Succeeded byKhairul Efendi
Member of the Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat
In office
1 October 2009 – 26 April 2012
ConstituencyBangka Belitung
Personal details
Born
Tjung Ban Hok
鍾萬學

(1966-06-29) 29 June 1966 (age 58)
Manggar, Belitung, Indonesia
Political partyIndependent (2014–present)
Gerindra (2012–2014)
Golkar (2008–2012)
PPIB (2004–2008)
SpouseVeronica Tan
RelationsIndra Tjahaja Purnama (father)
Buniarti Ningsih (mother)
ChildrenNicholas Sean Purnama
Nathania Purnama
Daud Albeenner Purnama
Alma materTrisakti University
STIE Prasetiya Mulya
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Websiteahok.org

Template:Contains Chinese text Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (EYD: Basuki Cahaya Purnama; Chinese: 鍾萬學; Tjung Ban Hok; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué; born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian politician and former governor of Jakarta.

Basuki was inaugurated by the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on 19 November 2014.[1] He was a legislator in the Indonesian People's Representative Council and Regent of East Belitung.[2] He is also known by his Hakka Chinese nickname Ahok (Chinese: 阿學).

Basuki was elected to the Komisi II House of Representatives for the 2009–2014 term but resigned in 2012 to run in the Jakarta governor election.

Basuki is the first governor with Chinese ancestry and the second Christian governor of Jakarta, following Henk Ngantung, who was governor from 1964-65.[3][4]

Basuki is recognized to be a clean politician, with a strong stance against corruption and his straight-talking style.[5]

He lost to Anies Baswedan in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.[6]

Personal life

Early life

Basuki was born on June 29, 1966 and grew up in Manggar, East Belitung. He is the first son of Buniarti Ningsih (Boen Nen Tjauw) and the late Indra Tjahaja Purnama (Tjoeng Kiem Nam).[7] Basuki has three siblings: Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Fifi Lety, and Harry Basuki.

Education

Basuki attended Trisakti University, majoring in mineral resources and technology. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in geological engineering in 1989 and returned to his hometown in Belitung to build a company that dealt in mining contracts.

After two years of working in the company, he decided to pursue a master's degree in financial management at Prasetiya Mulya Business School in Jakarta. He graduated with a Master of Business Administration.[8]

Family

Basuki is married to Veronica Tan, and the couple has three children: Nicolas Sean, Natania, and Daud Albeneer.[9]

Political career

Early involvement with politics

Basuki entered politics in his home region of Belitung. He ran in the 2005 East Belitung regent election with Khairul Effendi as his running mate and was elected as regent with 37.13% of the vote. Basuki believes that Indonesia is breaking with the past, that had a long and often violent history of prejudice and resentment. He is nicknamed "The Father" and "The Law" for strong actions against corruption.[10] After a month in office, Basuki confronted key issues related to traffic congestion, labor, corruption and the bureaucracy. He mediated a minimum wage increase, proposed incentives for street vendors to move to designated markets in order to reduce congestion, migrating poor villagers into new flats, launched sudden inspections of government offices, and proposed installing closed circuit televisions to improve accountability.[11]

2007 Bangka-Belitung governor election

Basuki resigned from his position as East Belitung regent on 11 December 2006 in order to run in the 2007 Bangka-Belitung gubernatorial election. He later credited former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid, for convincing him to run for public office.[12] Wahid supported Basuki's candidacy[13] and praised Ahok's healthcare reforms.[citation needed]

Basuki was defeated by Eko Maulana Ali.

In 2008, Basuki wrote a biography titled Merubah Indonesia (Reforming Indonesia).[14]

Parliamentary career

In 2009, Basuki was elected to the House of Representatives, as a Golkar politician. He was elected with 119,232 votes,[15] and was assigned to the Second Commission.[16] In 2011, he created a controversy during a visit to his local constituency. He was recorded by the local media condemning local tin mining businesses for causing environmental damage. The comment was regarded as an insult by a local youth NGO, who reported him to the House Ethics Committee.[17]

Jakarta's deputy governor

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An election flyer from the campaign of Joko Widodo and Basuki during the 2012 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

In 2011, Basuki considered to run as Jakarta governor as an independent. However, he decided not to run as he was pessimistic about his chances on getting 250 thousand signatures, the requirement for running as an independent gubernatorial candidate in Jakarta.[18] However, he then ran along Joko Widodo in the 2012 election as his running mate. Jokowi and Basuki won 1.847.157 (42,60%) votes in the first round, and 2.472.130 (53,82%) in the second round, defeating incumbernt governor Fauzi Bowo.[19][20] The ticket was nominated by the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI-P) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra).[21] On 10 September 2014, Basuki left Gerindra due to a dispute on a proposed bill on regional elections. Since then, he becomes politically unaffiliated.

Governorship

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Basuki in July 2016

When Joko Widodo took a temporary leave from his post as Jakarta governor to run for President, Basuki became the acting Governor of Jakarta from 1 June 2014.[22] Following Jokowi's victory, he succeeded him as governor and was sworn into office on 18 November 2014.[1]

Target of racism

A member of a minority ethnic group, Basuki has become the subject of occasional racist comments. During the 2012 gubernatorial campaign, he was regularly targeted by ultra-conservatives and supporters of rival candidates for being a non-Muslim. Furthermore, Basuki's "double minority" background makes him a target of the hardliner Islamic Defenders Front (FPI). The group called for the revision of the Jakarta constitution to remove some of the governor's responsibilities for government-affiliated Islamic organizations.[11]

A number of hardline right-wing Sunni Islamist groups staged several violent protests opposing him in the weeks leading to his inauguration, mentioning his background as a reason.[23]

Jakarta governor election, 2017

Main article: Jakarta gubernatorial election, 2017

Basuki initially had declared to run for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election as an independent candidate with Teman Ahok, a group of volunteers responsible for collecting over one million Identity Cards, representing over one million supporters required by Indonesian law to be eligible to run from independent ticket.[24] Due to a new state regulation that stricken independent candidate's requirements to run for gubernatorial election, Basuki is set to run from political party ticket from three political parties, who previously declared endorsements earlier in 2016.[25][26] The three political parties consisting Golkar, People's Conscience Party, and Nasdem Party.[27] On 20 September 2016, Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) declared its support for Basuki.[28]

In the first round of voting on 15 February 2017, Ahok secured passage to the second round run-off between two candidates, having secured approximately 43 percent of the vote, ahead of Anies Baswedan on 40 percent, and well ahead of Agus Yudhoyono on 17 percent.[29]

Quick counts for the 19 April runoff indicated that Anies Baswedan was elected as governor; Ahok concede defeat hours after the polls closed. The official results of the runoff will be published by the KPU in May.[30][31]

Allegations of Quran insult

Main article: November 2016 Jakarta protests
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Protests against Basuki in Jakarta, 31 March 2017

On 27 September 2016, while introducing a government project through a speech in front of citizens of Thousand Islands, Basuki realized and acknowledged that some citizens are understandable if they would not vote for him because they are being "threatened and deceived" by some groups using Verse 51 of Al Maidah and variations of it,"[32] referring to a verse that some groups have cited as grounds to oppose him.[33] The provincial government of Jakarta uploaded the video recording to YouTube in a channel which often feature Basuki's activities.[34] The video was later edited by Buni Yani and one word was omitted from that video that created a misinterpretation of Basuki's statement, and went viral as some citizens were considering it an insult on the Quran.[32] The video became viral and Basuki was widely criticized in social media such as Facebook and Twitter. A Change.org petition criticising him gained tens of thousands of signatures.[34]

Several organizations, including the Islamic Defenders Front (Front Pembela Islam) and a local chapter of the Indonesian Ulema Council, reported Basuki to the police, accusing him blindly of having violated Indonesia's Law on Misuse and Insult of Religion.[35] On October 10, 2016, Basuki publicly apologized to those he offended with his statement, stating that it was not his intention to do so, and that some of his policies that he said had benefited Muslims, such granting permits for Islamic schools, providing Jakarta Smart Cards (KJP) to the students, and building a mosque in the City Hall complex. He also pointed out that during his September 7 speech in the Thousand Islands in which he mentioned Surah al-Maidah, verse 51 of the Quran, the residents were not insulted, and even laughed during his recitation.[36]

On 9 May 2017, Basuki has been sentenced to two years in prison by the North Jakarta District Court after being found guilty of committing a criminal act of blasphemy and inciting violence. The panel of judges rejects Basuki defense that he made reference to a Quranic verse to highlight political discrimination.[37][38][39][40]

Because of this case, Basuki unable to continue serving as a governor of Jakarta and replaced by his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat as an acting governor.

After the end of term

Basuki has said that he plans to host his own talk show, named Ahok Show on one of the television stations, dismissing all the rumours that he will be appointed as a minister or want to be a presidential staff after his term as a governor of Jakarta ends.[41]

Awards and achievements

No Award from Award category / Award name Award Information
1 WWF National Earth Hour Capital 2015 High commitment to low-carbon development in a number of significant sectors
2 WWF National Earth Hour Capital 2016 High commitment to low-carbon development in a number of significant sectors
3 PT. Telkom Indonesia Smart City Nusantara Condition of infrastructure connectivity, content presented and collaboration with the community
4 Indonesia Green Award 2016 The Most Inspiring Increasing Green Open Space (Ruang Terbuka Hijau) in DKI Jakarta
5 Bappenas Best MDGs Achievement of the Highest MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) of 2015
6 Bappenas Best I Provincial Category (2016) Best planning
7 Bappenas Best I Provincial Category (2016) Innovative planning
8 Bappenas Best I Provincial Category (2016) Progressive planning
9 Abdurrahman Wahid (Gus Dur) Families Gus Dur Awards 2016 Brave, assertive, anti-corruption and clean figure just like Gus Dur.
10 Bappenas MDGs Best achievement
11 Bappenas MDGs Most indicator achievement
12 Bappenas dan LKPP National Procurement Awards Success and leadership in electronic procurement transformation
13 Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi Anti Gratification Awards Succeeded in encouraging gratification control within Jakarta Provincial Government
14 Basarnas Honorary Citizens of Basarnas Have the privilege to use special facilities from National SAR Agencies (Basarnas)
15 Alzheimers Disease International Champion Alzheimer's Disease Support and care for various awareness raising activities of Alzheimer's disease, dementia and caring for the elderly
16 Bung Hatta Anti Corruption Awards Anti Corruption Figures Integrity and innovation in campaigns achieve budget transparency
17 Democracy Awards Democracy Awards Successful regional heads play the role of strengthening regional autonomy within the framework of the Unitary Republic of Indonesia (NKRI)
18 Serikat Perusahaan Pers SPS Political Figures Awarded in the event of Indonesia Public Relations Awards & Summit
19 MNC Group Controversial Figures Awarded in the event of Anugerah Seputar Indonesia
20 MURI Record of the PTSP Service Within a year managed to publish more than 4 million licensing services
21 MURI Record of the Terrorism Socialization Socialization of terrorism prevention involving 7,200 peoples with National Agency for Counter-Terrorism (BNPT) and Coordination Forum on Terrorism Prevention
22 MURI Record of the Robot Assemble As many as 1,000 students of kindergarten in West Jakarta were busily to assemble the tree robots together
23 LEPRID Record of Achievement Receiving the appreciation of congratulations, sympathy and gratitude in the form of the most flower boards (recorded until 3 May 2017, as many as 5228 flower boards) from the citizens who send it for him and his deputy governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat
24 MURI Record of the Longest Flower Boards Parade Receiving the longest flower boards starts from Jakarta City Hall (which is located on the South Medan Merdeka road) to Monas and surrounding areas[42] (even declared as a world record by MURI)
25 Bappenas Best II Provincial Category (2017) Best planning
26 Bappenas Best I Provincial Category (2017) Best innovation in planning

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  42. ^ Including behind the Jakarta's Parliament Building
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