Isran Noor (born 20 September 1959) is an Indonesian politician and academic who was the governor of

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 ...

from 2018 to 2023. Before becoming governor, he was active in the province's civil servantry, and later became the regent of

East Kutai Regency East Kutai Regency () is a regency of East Kalimantan province, Indonesia. It has an area of 31,239.84 km2 and had a population of 253,904 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 434,459 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Stati ...

for 6 years until he resigned before his first term expired.

Background

Born to a farming family in the town of

Sangkulirang Sangkulirang is an administrative district (''kecamatan'') of East Kutai Regency, in East Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The district lies in the northern part of the Makassar Strait and at the southern part of the Mangkalihat Peninsula. Sang ...

on 20 September 1959, he completed his early education there before finishing highschool in the provincial capital at

Samarinda Samarinda is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The city lies on the banks of the Mahakam River with a land area of . Samarinda was one of Indonesia's top ten City qu ...

. Afterwards, he completed his bachelors at

Mulawarman University The Universitas Mulawarman is a public university located in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was established on September 27, 1962, making it the oldest tertiary education institution in East Kalimantan. With more than 35,000 students, U ...

, graduating in 1980. Later on, he would obtain his masters from Dr. Soetomo University in

Surabaya Surabaya is the capital city of East Java Provinces of Indonesia, province and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern corner of Java island, on the Madura Strai ...

(2003) and a PhD from

Padjadjaran University Padjadjaran University (; ), abbreviated as UNPAD) is a public university located in Sumedang Regency and Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. It was established on 11 September 1957. UNPAD has gained the most appl ...

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

(2014).

Career

After obtaining his bachelor's degree, Noor became a civil servant, working as an educator for farmers in the province between 1981 and 1995. In 1996, he was promoted to the head of agriculture, and was promoted again in 2001 to become the assistant for economy and development in

East Kutai

in 2005, he ran in the local election for

as a running mate of

Awang Faroek Ishak 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 ...

and the pair won, being sworn in on 13 February 2006. When Ishak was elected governor, Noor was appointed as regent to replace him, being sworn in on 4 February 2009 In 2010, he ran in the local election with Ardiansyah Sulaiman and won, securing 51.1 percent of the votes. During his term as regent, he shut down several coal mines for violating operating permits including one owned by

Churchill Mining Churchill Mining Plc is a mining corporation from London, United Kingdom. Its main activity is coal mining. It is listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange since April 2005. The Supreme Court of Indonesia reje ...

. When brought to the

International Court of Arbitration ICC International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. It operates under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and consists of more than 100 arbitrators from rough ...

, the court upheld the government's decision and rejected demands for $2 billion in damages. In 2014, he had his staff report a Facebook user for slandering him. During the trial of Muhammad Nazaruddin, Nazaruddin mentioned him as having received Rp 5 billion to issue a coal mining permit. Close to the end of his term, he decided to resign in 2015. When questioned, he cited a law which transfers management rights of certain sectors, including mineral and forestry resources, to the provincial government from the regencies. His resignation was accepted on 30 March 2015.

Political parties

In 2014, he participated in the national convention of Demokrat, attempting to be selected as the party's presidential candidate. When he failed, he participated in a "people's convention" which states that its aim was to "provide alternative presidential candidates". Later, he was active in PKPI when

Sutiyoso Sutiyoso (born 6 December 1944), nicknamed Bang Yos, is an Indonesian politician and former general. He was Head of the State Intelligence Agency from 2015 to 2016, and was previously Governor of Jakarta from 1997 to 2007. Born in Semarang, Sut ...

resigned as chairman, appointing Noor as acting chairman on 23 June 2015. On 27 August 2016, he was replaced by Hendropriyono.

Governor

He ran in the East Kalimantan 2018 gubernatorial election with the support of PKS, PAN and

Gerindra The Great Indonesia Movement Party (), better known as the Gerindra Party, is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in Indonesia. Since 2014, it has been the third-largest party in the House of Representatives (DPR), having won 86 s ...

, winning 31.6 percent of the votes and securing the gubernatorial seat with Hadi Mulyadi as his deputy. He was sworn into office on 1 October 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noor, Isran Living people 1959 births People from East Kalimantan Bugis people Mayors and regents of places in East Kalimantan Governors of East Kalimantan Regents of places in Indonesia Mulawarman University alumni Padjadjaran University alumni