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Abdul Wahid (governor)
Abdul Wahid (born 21 November 1980) is an Indonesian politician of the National Awakening Party who is the governor of Riau, serving since February 2025. He was previously a legislator, representing Riau's 2nd electoral district in the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2024, and a member of the Riau Regional House of Representatives for two terms in 2009–2019. Early life Abdul Wahid was born on 21 November 1980 in the hamlet of Anak Peria, in Indragiri Hilir Regency of Riau. After completing Islamic middle school in Indragiri Hilir, he studied at an Islamic boarding school in Agam. He then studied Islamic education at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II State Islamic University in Pekanbaru, graduating in 2004. Career By 2002, while studying at Syarif Kasim, he had become a member of the Muslim Students' Association and joined the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was elected into the Riau Regional House of Representatives as a PKB member in the 2009 Indonesian legislative e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riau
Riau (Jawi script, Jawi: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of the island of Sumatra, and extends from the eastern slopes of the Barisan Mountains to the Malacca Strait, including several large islands situated within the Strait. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south, and a maritime border with the Riau Islands and the country of Malaysia to the east. It is the second-largest province in the island of Sumatra after South Sumatra, and is slightly larger than the nation of Jordan. The total land area is 93,356.32 km² (about the same area as Hungary or the State of Maine), and the population was 5,538,367 at the 2010 Census and 6,394,087 at the 2020 Indonesian census, 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate of population as of mid-2024 was 7,007,353.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
