Muhaimin iskandar biography sample
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Anies Baswedan announced Muhaimin Iskandar as his running mate on Saturday, 2 September. Photo bygd Moch Asim and Tom for Antara.
Indonesian has never been a stranger to intriguing political alliances, but the Anies Baswedan-Muhaimin Iskandar candidacy for the upcoming presidential election might be one of the most fascinating.
Their ticket is backed by an unlikely coalition – including the National Awakening Party, the National Democratic Party (Nasdem) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) – that stitches together a disparate patchwork of ideological and religious interests.
On the surface, the partnership bridges the modernist and traditionalist Islamic ideologies, but beneath the surface there are signs of more complex political manoeuvring.
An unstable union
Muhaimin “Cak Imin” Iskandar, the deputy house speaker, first rose to prominence through his association with Indonesia’s popular fourth president, Abdurrahman “Gus Dur” Wahid. He is the chair of PKB, the pa
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The context and relevance of the Indonesian election
On Valentine&#;s Day, 14th February, , Indonesia will hold its fifth direct presidential election since transitioning to democracy in Over million registered voters across the archipelago will flock to polling stations to cast their votes from over , candidates vying for over 20, national and local legislative seats.
Indonesia employs an open-list proportional representation system for its multiparty parliamentary elections, while the presidency is elected by a national first-past-the-post popular vote. With current President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reaching term limits, recent polls suggest a competitive contest among three candidates (The Economist, ). Leading is the incumbent defence minister Prabowo Subianto, running with year-old Gibran Rakabuming Raka, current president Jokowi’s eldest son, in a big tent bid to galvanise establishment
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Muhaimin Iskandar
Indonesian politician (born )
Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar (born 24 September ), also colloquially known as Cak Imin or Gus Imin, is an Indonesian politician, serving as a legislator, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives since , and the chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) since Previously, he served as Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council from until , the Minister of Manpower from until , and the Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly from until He was a vice presidential candidate in the Indonesian presidential election, as the running mate of Anies Baswedan.
Born in Jombang, East Java, he was educated at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and the University of Indonesia (UI). He entered politics during the fall of president Suharto during the late s. He was elected a member of the People's Representative Council in , as a member of the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was close to president and PKB founde