Marwan Hamami (born 22 May 1963) is an Indonesian politician of the

Golkar The Party of Functional Groups (), often known by its abbreviation Golkar, is a Centre politics, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right big tent secular nationalist political parties in Indonesia, political party in Indonesia. Founded in ...

party who served as the regent of

Sukabumi Regency Sukabumi Regency (; Sundanese: ) is a regency ''(kabupaten)'' in southwestern Java, as part of West Java province of Indonesia. The regency seat is located in Palabuhan Ratu, a coastal district facing the Indian Ocean. The regency fully encirc ...

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from 2016 to 2025. He was previously vice regent of Sukabumi between 2005 and 2010.

Early life and education

Marwan Hamami was born on 22 May 1963 in

, and studied within Sukabumi until he graduated from high school. In 1986, he graduated from

Parahyangan Catholic University Parahyangan Catholic University, () abbreviated as UNPAR, is one of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in Indonesia, located in Bandung. The main campus is on Ciumbuleuit street, and other campuses are on Merdeka street, Aceh s ...

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 ...

, and he would later receive a master's degree from an economic institute in Bandung.

Career

After completing his studies, he began to work as operational manager at PT Kujang Mas, a Sukabumi-based distribution company, eventually becoming its president director. In 2005, he ran in Sukabumi's first regency election as the running mate to Sukmawijaya, and the pair was elected after winning 412,961 votes (42.5%). They served between 29 August 2005 and 29 August 2010. In 2010, Hamami ran as a regent candidate against Sukmawijaya, but placed second in the election after winning 195,450 votes (19.9%) to Sukmawijaya's 379,344 (38.7%). Hamami ran again as regent in the 2015 regency election, with 500,889 votes (50.5%) in a three-way race. They were sworn in on 17 February 2016. In the 2020 regency election, he was reelected with 479,621 votes (45.6%). As regent, Hamami's programs included the expansion of the

puskesmas The (), abbreviated as , are government-mandated community health clinics located across Indonesia. They are overseen by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and provide healthcare for the population on sub-district level. The concept was desi ...

free healthcare service in the regency and the provision of scholarships to Islamic school students. He is a

party member, and served as chair of the party's Sukabumi Regency branch.

Family

Hamami has a brother and a sister. His brother Andri Setiawan Hamami was elected as the mayor of Sukabumi City in the 2018 mayoral election. Their mother, Ais Suaedah, died in 2023.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamami, Marwan Living people 1963 births People from Sukabumi Regents of places in West Java Golkar politicians Parahyangan Catholic University alumni Vice regents of places in Indonesia