Arsyadjuliandi Rachman (born 8 July 1960) is an Indonesian politician. He was governor of

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 s ...

between 2016 and 2018 and was a member of the

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between 2019 and 2024. He was previously the province's vice-governor, although he acted in the governor's capacity following Annas Maamun's arrest in 2014.

Early life and education

Rachman was born on 8 July 1960 in

Pekanbaru Pekanbaru is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau, and a major economic center on the eastern side of Sumatra, Sumatra Island with its name derived from the Malay language, Malay (Indonesian language, Indonesian) word for 'new mar ...

, as the fifth of ten children of Abdul Rachman Syafei, the owner of a bus transport company. He completed primary school in Pekanbaru before moving to

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and later

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to pursue higher education. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied at Sebelas Maret University in

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, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, then an

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between 1986 and 1987.

Career

In 2009, he was appointed deputy chairman of the

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(KADIN), having previously been the chairman of

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's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He ran as the running mate of Annas Maamun in the 2013 Riau gubernatorial election, the pair winning with 60.75% of votes after a runoff election. In October 2014, he was appointed as acting governor following Maamun's arrest for bribery charges. He was appointed as full governor on 25 May 2016. He contested the 2018 gubernatorial election, but lost to Syamsuar. He resigned on 20 September 2018 in order to run as candidate for the

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in the 2019 legislative election. Rachman proceeded to win a seat representing Riau's 1st electoral district after winning 31,854 votes.

References

{{Governors of Riau Living people Governors of Riau People from Pekanbaru 1960 births Indonesian businesspeople Golkar politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019 Sebelas Maret University alumni Oklahoma City University alumni