Munafri Arifuddin

Munafri Arifuddin (born 20 September 1975) is an Indonesian businessman who is the former CEO of the football club PSM Makassar.

Munafri Arifuddin
Portrait taken in 2018
Born (1975-09-20) 20 September 1975
Majene, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
OccupationBusinessman
Known for2018 Makassar election
Former CEO of PSM Makassar
Political partyGolkar

Son-in-law of Bosowa Corporation founder Aksa Mahmud and relative of Jusuf Kalla, he worked at Bosowa Group before joining the football club. In 2018, he ran for the mayoral election in Makassar as a single candidate after his opponent was disqualified, but lost to an empty ballot.

Background and family

Munafri was born in Majene, South Sulawesi (today part of West Sulawesi) on 20 September 1975.[1] His father-in law, Aksa Mahmud, is the founder of the Bosowa Corporation and one of the richest men in Indonesia, in addition to being the brother-in-law of Jusuf Kalla, the 10th and 12th Vice President of Indonesia. Munafri's wife Melinda Aksa Mahmud is the CEO of Bosowa Education; the couple have four children.[2][3][4]

Munafri studied for primary, secondary and tertiary school all in Makassar, and earns his bachelor's degree in law from Hasanuddin University in 1999.[1]

Career

Munafri worked for his father-in-law for some time, including as CEO for several of the companies within the group. He also served as chairman of South Sulawesi's young entrepreneurs association between 2007 and 2010.[1]

PSM Makassar

In 2016, shareholders of PSM Makassar elected Munafri as the new CEO for the club, replacing Rully Habibie. Before, Munafri had worked on clubs such as Hasanuddin FC and Perseka Bosowa.[5] At that time, he was working at Corporate Relations in Bosowa.[6]

After becoming the last-ranked team in the league following the first four matches in his first season, Munafri fired the club manager Luciano Leandro and brought in Robert Alberts. In addition, nine foreign players were also removed. PSM finished sixth that season.[7]

Elections
See also: 2018 Makassar mayoral election and 2020 Makassar mayoral election

During the 2018 Indonesian local elections, Munafri registered to run as mayor of Makassar, the capital and largest city of South Sulawesi. Being a member of Golkar,[8] he was supported by 10 political parties representing 43 of the 50 seats in Makassar's city council.[9] His opponent was incumbent mayor Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto. However, Pomanto was disqualified by the city's electoral commission, citing procedural flaws.[10] This resulted in Munafri running as a single candidate, but he was still required to win over half of the votes to be elected as a none of the above option was available.[11]

In the election itself, Munafri secured 264,245 votes, while 300,795 voted for the empty ballot.[12] While Munafri brought the case to the Constitutional Court, the court denied his case and reiterated the electoral commission's ruling, forcing a repeat election to be held in 2020 and an appointee to act as mayor.[13][14] Munafri's loss marked the first ever victory for the none of the above option in elections for Indonesian regional leaders.[15][16]

In his second run in 2020, Arifuddin again faced Pomanto alongside two other tickets and lost, winning 34.7% of votes to Pomanto's 41.3%.[17]

Continued politics

He became the chairman of Golkar's Makassar branch in March 2021.[18] In November 2021, he was appointed honorary consul of Croatia in Makassar.[19]

References
  1. "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Calon Walikota Makassar" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. "Golkar Usung Keponakan Jusuf Kalla di Pilkada Makassar". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 28 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. "#32 Aksa Mahmud". Forbes. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Jadi Saksi". antarafoto.com. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. "Munafri Arifuddin CEO Baru PT PSM". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 30 January 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. Satria, Abdi (29 January 2016). "Petinggi Bosowa Kuasai Jajaran Direksi PSM". Bola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  7. "Catatan Perjalanan Munafri Arifuddin: Hanya 2 Tahun Bisa Kembalikan Kejayaan PSM Makassar". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 11 November 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  8. Cipto, Hendra (4 December 2017). "Maju Pilwalkot Makassar, Menantu Aksa Mahmud Diusung 4 Partai". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  9. "Diusung 10 partai, Munafri CEO PSM daftar pilwalkot ke KPU Makassar". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 10 January 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  10. "Didiskualifikasi KPU, Danny Pomanto Kembali Jabat Wali Kota Makassar". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. Cipto, Hendra (26 April 2018). "Calon Petahana Gugur di MA, Pilkada Makassar Lawan Kotak Kosong". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. Cipto, Hendra (7 July 2018). "KPU Tetapkan Kotak Kosong Sebagai Pemenang Pilkada Makassar 2018". KOMPAS. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. McBeth, John (2 July 2018). "Dynastic politics voted down in Indonesia". Asia Times. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  14. "MK Tegaskan Kemenangan Kotak Kosong di Pilkada Kota Makassar". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  15. Bustan, M Taufan SP (28 June 2018). "Inilah Pertama Kalinya Kotak Kosong Menang". Media Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  16. Evans, Kevin (3 July 2018). "Indonesia Regional Elections 2018: Performers up, scions and coat-tailers down". Australia Indonesia Centre. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  17. "KPU Tetapkan Danny-Fatma Pemenang Pilkada Makassar 2020". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  18. "Terpilih Aklamasi, Munafri Arifuddin Ketua Golkar Makassar". iNews.ID (in Indonesian). 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  19. "Munafri Arifuddin Ditunjuk Jadi Konsul Kehormatan Kroasia di Makassar". celebesmedia.id (in Indonesian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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