Farhat Abbas (born 22 June 1976) is an Indonesian celebrity and lawyer who is known for representing celebrities such as

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, Soimah and Caisar.

Career

Abbas was an unsuccessful candidate in the general election of Regional Head for

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in October 2013. In addition, Abbas campaigned as an independent presidential candidate with the slogan "Aku Indonesia." He also ran unsuccessfully as a legislative candidate in the 2014 presidential elections to represent the third electoral district of

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. In 2020, Abbas founded his own political party, the Indonesian Sovereign Nation Party, or Pandai.

Personal life

In 2002, Abbas married singer Nia Daniati. The couple divorced after 12 years of marriage in 2014. In May 2014, Abbas married widow Ani Muryadi. Soon after, a woman named Rita Tresnawati went to the National Commission for Child Protection to reveal that Abbas did not recognize his son, Gusti Reyhan Gibayus, despite providing the child's birth certificate, which listed Abbas as the father.

Controversy

Allegedly racist comments

Abbas became involved in controversy when he commented on

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regarding the case of car registration imposed by Jakarta's co-government

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Chûng Van-ho̍k''; born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and former governor of Jakarta. He is colloquially known by his Hakka Chinese name, Ahok (). He was the first ethnic C ...

(also known as

Ahok Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Chûng Van-ho̍k''; born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and former governor of Jakarta. He is colloquially known by his Hakka Chinese name, Ahok (). He was the first ethnic C ...

). Some parties had accused Abbas of racist comments. As a result, Abbas has reported Chairman of the Indonesian Chinese Islamic Association Anton Medan and Intellectual Community of Muda Betawi leader Ramdan Alamsyah to Polda Metro Jaya. Abbas admitted that he made the comments, but denies that he is a racist.

Personal disputes

After the conclusion of his case with Jakarta co-government Ahok, Abbas was involved in hostility with Ahmad Dhani's son Ahmad Al Ghazali and El Rumi, due to insulting his father on

. Abbas accepted Ghazali's challenge to a boxing duel. Abbas was also involved in hostility with dangdut singer Soimah, due to her

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appearance in ''@Show_imah''. Abbas was further involved in controversy with Arya Wiguna, involving accusations of cheating.

Alleged affair

Abbas was alleged to have had an affair with his spokeswoman, Regina Andriane Saputra, the wife of politician Ilal Ferhard.

References

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