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Awang Faroek Ishak (31 July 1948 – 22 December 2024) was an Indonesian politician who served as the eleventh governor of East Kalimantan from 2008 to 2018. Originally, his tenure ended in December 2018, but he resigned on 4 September 2018 in order to run in the 2019 Legislative Election, competing for a seat in the
Ishak re-took the Regent position from Mahyudin after winning the East Kalimantan gubernatorial election in 2008 in two rounds. In the first round, Ishak and his running mate Farid Wadjdy won first place, defeating Achmad Amins and Jusuf SK. But because Ishak did not poll strongly enough to win outright (less than the 30% of the ballot needed to be declared the winner), the KPU (Election Committee) declared that a second round would be necessary with Ishak and Achmad Amins as the two runoff candidates.
In 2018, he declared his intention to run for the
Star of Service, (1st Class) (''Bintang Jasa Utama'') - 2014
* Star of the Indonesian Veteran Legion (''Bintang Legiun Veteran Indonesia'')
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Badge of Melati (''Lencana Melati'')
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Badge of Darma Bakti (''Lencana Darma Bakti'')
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Medal for Service in the Field of Social Welfare (''Satyalancana Kebhaktian Sosial'')
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Medal for Contributing in the National Development (''Satyalancana Pembangunan'')
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Medal for Providing an Example of Meritorious Personality (''Satyalancana Wira Karya'')
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Civil Servants' Long Service Medal (''Satyalancana Karya Satya'')
People's Representative Council
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...
from East Kalimantan
East Kalimantan (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. Its territory comprises the eastern portion of Borneo/Kalimantan. It had a population of about 3.03 million at the 2010 census (within the cu ...
and then got elected.
Early life
Ishak was born inTenggarong
Tenggarong (, abbreviated: TRG) is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') which serves as the capital of the Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 358.34 km2, and it had a population o ...
on 31 July 1948. He is the eleventh child of thirteen siblings from couple of Awang Ishak and Dayang Johariah.
Ishak studied at the Malang Teachers' Institute (IKIP Malang, today State University of Malang
The State University of Malang (, abbreviated as UM), formerly the Institute of Teacher Education and Educational Sciences of Malang (, abbreviated as IKIP Malang), is one of the state universities in Indonesia. Located in Malang and Blitar, East ...
) for a bachelor degree of social education in 1973.
Political life
Ishak re-took the Regent position from Mahyudin after winning the East Kalimantan gubernatorial election in 2008 in two rounds. In the first round, Ishak and his running mate Farid Wadjdy won first place, defeating Achmad Amins and Jusuf SK. But because Ishak did not poll strongly enough to win outright (less than the 30% of the ballot needed to be declared the winner), the KPU (Election Committee) declared that a second round would be necessary with Ishak and Achmad Amins as the two runoff candidates.
In 2018, he declared his intention to run for the People's Representative Council
The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (, DPR-RI or simply DPR) is one of two elected chambers of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), the national legislature of Indonesia. It is considered the lower house, while th ...
, resigning from the governorship on 18 September. He won a seat as a Nasdem Party
The NasDem Party () or the National Democratic Party () is a political party in Indonesia. It is partly funded by media baron Surya Paloh who founded the similarly named organization, National Democrats (). Despite this, and logo similarity, Nasi ...
legislator, but was not reelected for another term in 2024
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.
Death
Ishak died at Kanujoso Hospital inBalikpapan
Balikpapan is a seaport city in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Located on the east coast of the island of Borneo, the city is the financial center of Kalimantan. Balikpapan is the city with the largest economy in Kalimantan with an estimated 20 ...
, on 22 December 2024, at the age of 76. Before his death, he was diagnosed of Bell's palsy
Bell's palsy is a type of facial paralysis that results in a temporary inability to control the facial muscles on the affected side of the face. In most cases, the weakness is temporary and significantly improves over weeks. Symptoms can vary f ...
in 2014. He was buried a day later at the Islamic cemetery of Sukarame, Tenggarong
Tenggarong (, abbreviated: TRG) is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') which serves as the capital of the Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 358.34 km2, and it had a population o ...
.
Honours
* Star of Service, (1st Class) (''Bintang Jasa Utama'') - 2014
* Star of the Indonesian Veteran Legion (''Bintang Legiun Veteran Indonesia'')
* Badge of Melati (''Lencana Melati'')
* Badge of Darma Bakti (''Lencana Darma Bakti'')
* Medal for Service in the Field of Social Welfare (''Satyalancana Kebhaktian Sosial'')
* Medal for Contributing in the National Development (''Satyalancana Pembangunan'')
* Medal for Providing an Example of Meritorious Personality (''Satyalancana Wira Karya'')
* Civil Servants' Long Service Medal (''Satyalancana Karya Satya'')
References
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