Helmi Hasan

Helmi Hasan (born 29 November 1979) is an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party who is the mayor of the city of Bengkulu.

Helmi Hasan
Mayor of Bengkulu
Assumed office
24 September 2018
Preceded byBudiman Ismaun (acting)
In office
21 January 2013 – 21 January 2018
Preceded byAhmad Kanedi
Succeeded byBudiman Ismaun (acting)
Member of Bengkulu DPRD
In office
2009–2013
Member of Bengkulu City Council
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
Born (1979-11-29) 29 November 1979
Lampung, Indonesia
Political partyNational Mandate Party
Alma materUniversity of Bengkulu

Early life

Hasan was born in Lampung on 1979 as the youngest of six children, and he went to high school in East Jakarta. He studied economics at the University of Bengkulu, during which he was involved in the Muslim Students' Association, and he joined the National Mandate Party (PAN).[1]

Career

By 2004, Hasan had been elected to Bengkulu's City Council. Within PAN, he became the secretary of the provincial office by 2005, and its chairman by 2010. He was further elected into Bengkulu's provincial DPRD following the 2009 legislative election. At the provincial body, he was a deputy speaker.[1]

In 2012, Hasan ran for Bengkulu's mayoral election with the support of PAN, Golkar, Gerindra, PNBK and Demokrat. He was elected mayor after defeating the incumbent mayor Ahmad Kanedi by winning 75,058 (51.46%) votes.[2] He was sworn into office on 21 January the following year.[3] He was made a suspect of graft, but his suspect status was dismissed by a court decision in 2015.[4]

Hasan secured reelection following the 2018 local elections and was sworn in for a second term on 24 September 2018. Between January and September, the post was held by Budiman Ismaun as an ad interim mayor.[5] He ran in the 2020 gubernatorial elections for Bengkulu, but lost to incumbent Rohidin Mersyah.[6]

Family

Hasan is married to Khairunnisa Helmi and the couple has four children.[7] His elder brother Zulkifli Hasan is also a politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly between 2014 and 2019, with two other of his siblings holding political offices in Lampung.[8]

References
  1. "Helmi Hasan, dari Lampung ke kursi wali kota Bengkulu". Antara News Bengkulu (in Indonesian). 20 January 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "KPU Tetapkan Helmi Hasan Wali Kota Bengkulu Terpilih". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "DAFTAR NAMA BUPATI/WAKIL BUPATI DAN WALIKOTA/WAKIL WALIKOTA PROVINSI BENGKULU" (PDF) (in Indonesian). p. 15. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  4. Supriatin (10 September 2015). "Pengadilan batalkan status tersangka wali kota Bengkulu Helmi Hasan". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. "Gubernur Lantik Budiman Sebagai Pejabat Wali Kota Bengkulu". Berita Satu (in Indonesian). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. "Akui Kalah di Pilgub Bengkulu, Helmi Pastikan Tidak akan Menggugat". iNews.id (in Indonesian). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. "Selamat, Istri Helmi Hasan Lahirkan Anak Keempat". Pedoman Bengkulu (in Indonesian). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  8. Saputra, Andi (27 July 2018). "Kala Dinasti Politik Zulkifli Hasan Tersandung OTT KPK". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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