Muhammad Al Khadziq (born 30 December 1967) is an Indonesian politician and former journalist who was the regent of Temanggung,

Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...

, between 2018 and 2023. Before being elected as the leader of his home regency, he had been active at various Islamic organizations both during and after his studies.

Early life and education

Al Khadziq was born in Temanggung on 30 December 1967. After completing his elementary and middle school in Temanggung, he went to a

pesantren ''Pesantren'' is a traditional Islamic boarding school in Indonesia. It is taught either in private houses, a ''wiktionary:pondok, pondok'' or a mosque, the teaching includes classical Islamic texts and ''santri'' thought, taught by Kyai, ''kya ...

for 2 years before continuing to a state-funded

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

for his final 3 years of basic education. After graduating from the madrasa, he was active at various Islamic student organizations, including the

Ansor Youth Movement Ansor Youth Movement (, often abbreviated as GP Ansor) is a non-profit Islamic youth organization based in Indonesia, affiliated with Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the largest Islamic mass organization in the world. Founded on April 24, 1934, GP Ansor ha ...

. He studied

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at the Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University.

Career

Following his education, he worked as an editor at ''Yogya Pos'' (1995-1998) and later '' Jawa Pos'' (1998-2002). He became the chief editor for

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paper ''Duta Masyarakat'' between 2002 and 2004. After journalism, he became a consultant, working for the Ministry of Disadvantaged Regions between 2004 and 2006. Afterwards, he became a public relations consultant, in addition to heading the editorial board of the magazine ''Event Guide''. He was also part of the central committee of the

. Politically, he had joined the Democratic Party,

United Development Party The United Development Party (, PPP) is an Islam-based Al-Hamdi, Ridho (February 2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia''. Jurnal Studi Pemerintahan (Journal of Government & Politics). Vol. 8 No. 1, p ...

and the

National Awakening Party The National Awakening Party (; , PKB), is an Islam-basedAl-Hamdi, Ridho. (2017). ''Moving towards a Normalised Path: Political Islam in Contemporary Indonesia''. JURNAL STUDI PEMERINTAHAN (JOURNAL OF GOVERNMENT & POLITICS). Vol. 8 No. 1, Febru ...

before his marriage, after which he joined

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. He ran in Temanggung's 2018 regency election with Heri Ibnu Wibowo as his running mate and parties

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, PPP,

, and PAN supporting him, with the pair ending up winning 54.3 percent of the votes (258,734) in a three-candidate race against the incumbent regent and vice-regent (who ran separately). He was sworn in by governor Ganjar Pranowo on 24 September 2018. His first term ended on 25 September 2023, and he was replaced by Hary Agung Prabowo as acting regent. He ran for a second term in the 2024 regency election, but was defeated by Agus Setyawan.

Family

His wife Eni Maulani Saragih is a member of 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 ...

. In 2018, she was arrested by the

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and Khadziq was examined as a witness. The couple has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khadziq, Muhammad 1967 births Living people Golkar politicians Regents of places in Central Java People from Temanggung Regency