Edy Rahmayadi (born 10 March 1961) is an Indonesian politician and former general who served as the governor of

North Sumatra North Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan on the east coast of the island. It borders Aceh to the northwest, Riau to the sou ...

between 2018 and 2023. He is a former

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was norma ...

in the

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...

, commanding

Kostrad The Army Strategic Reserve Command (; abbreviated Kostrad) is a combined-arms formation of the Indonesian Army. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops. It also supervises operational readiness among all commands and con ...

between 2015 and 2018. Additionally, he was also chairman of

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between 2016 and 2019. A 1985 graduate of the

Indonesian Military Academy The Military Academy ( or ) is a service academy of the Indonesian Army, part of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Academy (). Founded on the early stages of the Indonesian Revolutionary War and located in the city of Magelang in Central J ...

, he spent 25 years serving in

Kodam I/Bukit Barisan Military Regional Command I/Bukit Barisan () is an Indonesian Army Regional Military Command that covers the Sumatran provinces of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau and Riau Islands. The command takes its name from the Barisan Mountains. Its ...

and several more years outside before becoming the military region's commander and later Kostrad commander. After resigning from his military posts, he defeated

Djarot Saiful Hidayat Djarot Saiful Hidayat (born 6 July 1962) is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta, in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since ...

in the 2018 election to become governor.

Background

Edy was born in Sabang,

Aceh Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...

on 10 March 1961. His father Rachman Ishaq was a captain of Deli Malay descent in the armed forces who was assigned there, while his mother was of Javanese descent. After graduating from high school in

Medan Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...

, he entered university at North Sumatra Islamic University.

Career

Military

After graduating from the

in 1985, he led various platoons and companies in

Kopassus The Kopassus (, Special Forces Command) is an Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) special forces group that conducts special operations missions for the Indonesian government, such as Direct action (military), direct action, unconventional warfare, sabot ...

and

. By 1998, he was made battalion commander of the 100th airborne infantry battalion (''Prajurit Setia'' battalion). As a lieutenant colonel, he was made commander of the 316th military district (''Kodim'') and in 2004 he became the chief of staff of the 31st military resort, all in the

military region. In 2008, he became the Kodam's operational assistant before he moved to

Magelang Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java, the Central Java Province of Indonesia that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a Subdivi ...

in 2010, becoming the commander of the military academy's cadet regiment. He moved again to Papua in 2012, leading the 174th military reserve. After a year under National Resilience Institute (''Lemhanas''), he became the commander of the

1st Kostrad Infantry Division The 1st Infantry Division ( Indonesian: ''Divisi Infanteri 1 Kostrad'') abbreviated "Divif 1/Kostrad", is an army strategic command division of the Indonesian Army. The divisional commander is a two-star major general.Tim Huxley, 'Indonesia's arme ...

in 2014, before returning to Sumatera to become the commander of

the following year. Several months after taking the position, he was made the commander of

on 31 July 2015. He resigned from his military positions in January 2018 to run in the gubernatorial elections.

Politics

Edy joined the

Prosperous Justice Party The Prosperous Justice Party (, sometimes called the Justice and Prosperity Party, Indonesian name literally translated "Party of Secure/Peaceful Justice"), frequently abbreviated to PKS, and formerly the Justice Party (, PK), is an Islamism, Isl ...

in January 2018. Running in the 2018 North Sumatra gubernatorial election, Edy faced former

Governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...

and

Blitar Blitar is a landlocked city in East Java, Indonesia, about 73 km from Malang and 167 km from Surabaya. The area lies within longitude 111° 40' – 112° 09' East and its latitude is 8° 06' South. The city of Blitar lies at an altitude ...

mayor

. Running with Musa Rajeckshah, Edy was supported by 6 political parties controlling 75% of the seats in the provincial council, while Djarot was supported by

PDI-P The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (, PDI-P) is a centre to centre-left secular-nationalist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the ruling and largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 110 seats ...

and PPP. Edy won the election, securing over 58 percent of the votes. He was sworn in on 5 September 2018.

Other

During his time as Kodam commander, he aided local football team

PSMS Medan Persatuan Sepakbola Medan dan Sekitarnya, commonly known as PSMS, is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in Medan, North Sumatra. It is one of Indonesia's most successful clubs. They currently compete in Liga 2 ( ...

to participate in various national football tournaments. He is also the chairman of PS TNI, a football club split from PSMS with soldiers playing as players, he recruited legendary Barcelona coach

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who coached Messi during his time at La Masia as the Head Coach for PS TNI In the 2016

Congress, he was elected its chairman for a four-year term, defeating 5 other candidates including fellow general

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after securing 76 out of 100 valid votes. Following his victory in the gubernatorial election, he initially refused to resign from the position despite a wave of demands. He eventually declared his resignation on 20 January 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahmayadi, Edy 1961 births Living people Indonesian generals Prosperous Justice Party politicians People from Sabang, Aceh Football Association of Indonesia officials Governors of North Sumatra Indonesian people of Malay descent Javanese people