Wan Abubakar
Wan Abubakar | |
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People's Representative Council | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 1 October 2014 | |
Constituency | Riau I |
Personal details | |
Born | Bengkalis, Indonesia | 9 August 1950
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Wan Abubakar (born 9 August 1950) is an Indonesian politician who was a member of the
Early life
Abubakar was born in what is today Bengkalis Regency on 9 August 1950. In 1975, he became a teacher at a Muhammadiyah-run school. Later in his career, he would receive a bachelor's degree in religious law from an institute in Pekanbaru (1995), and a masters in public administration from Satyagama University in Jakarta (2001).[1]
Political career
In 1977, Abubakar was elected into the Riau Regional House of Representatives. He would serve four terms until 1997, and then serve a fifth term between 1998 and 2003 as a member of the United Development Party (PPP).[1]
Abubakar ran as the running mate to Rusli Zainal in the 2003 gubernatorial contest, with the support of PPP and the National Mandate Party, and the pair was elected in a surprise win against incumbent Saleh Djasit.[2] At that point, Abubakar was serving as the deputy speaker of the provincial legislature.[3] The pair's tenure commenced on 21 November 2003.[4]
When the end of their first term was nearing, the pair did not run as a joint ticket, as Abubakar and Zainal had poor relations in office.[5] In one occasion, Abubakar had criticized Zainal's decision to construct a monument commemorating his father-in-law, Ismail Suko, paid for from the provincial budget.[6] Abubakar secured PPP's support for his candidacy as governor, but was unable to secure other parties' support. During this attempt, Abubakar had submitted a resignation letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs, but when it became clear that his gubernatorial run would fail, he opted to travel to Jakarta and retract his resignation.[5] Zainal, meanwhile, did resign as governor to run for his reelection, and Abubakar was sworn in as full governor in his place on 31 July 2008.[7] Zainal won his reelection bid, and replaced Abubakar on 21 November 2008.[8]
After the end of his tenure, Abubakar ran as a candidate for the
He ran for a second DPR term in the 2019 election as a candidate of the National Mandate Party which he had moved to in 2018.[13][14] However, he was again not elected.[15]
Family
He is married to Wan Elizam Ali, and as of 2009 the couple had five children.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-979-709-471-3.
- ^ "Rusli Zainal Menangkan Pemilihan Gubernur Riau". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 23 October 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Terpilih Jadi Gubernur Riau". tokoh.id (in Indonesian). 23 October 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Sidang Perdana Korupsi Terdakwa HM Rusli Zainal". senarai.or.id (in Indonesian). 7 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Gagal Jadi Cagub, Wan Abu Bakar Batal Mundur dari Wagub Riau". detiknews (in Indonesian). 1 July 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Busyet! Gubernur Riau Bangun Monumen Mertua Rp 1,6 M". detiknews (in Indonesian). 15 November 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Wan Abubakar Jadi Gubernur Riau". Antara News (in Indonesian). 31 July 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Mendagri Lantik Rusli Zainal Sebagai Gubernur Riau". detiknews (in Indonesian). 21 November 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Tak Diusung Parpolnya, Mantan Gubernur Riau Maju Lewat Jalur Independen". detiknews (in Indonesian). 3 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Kurang Suara, WIN Gugur". Riau Pos (in Indonesian). 31 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Hasil Rekap PPK, Wan Abu Bakar Menang Telak di Rangsang". GoRiau.com (in Indonesian). 14 April 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Nama-nama anggota DPD-RI terpilih se-Indonesia periode 2014-2019". Antara News Makassar (in Indonesian). 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Wan Abu Bakar Kembali Menatap Senayan untuk Memperjuangkan Daerah". berazam.com (in Indonesian). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Calon Anggota Legislatif (Caleg) DPR RI Pemilu Tahun 2019 untuk Regional Sumatera 1 ( Provinsi Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau dan Jambi)" (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- People's Representative Council. Retrieved 7 December 2022.