Muhammad Romahurmuziy (born 10 September 1974 in

Sleman Sleman is a '' kapanewon'' (regency district) and the seat capital of Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It is on the road between Yogyakarta and Magelang Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java that are admi ...

) is an Indonesian politician who was chairman of the

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(PPP). Shortly after the beginning of Romahurmuziy's leadership, the PPP joined the ruling coalition as well as the Working Cabinet of President

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. Under Romahurmuziy, the party participated in the November 2016 Jakarta protests against Jakarta governor

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 also known by his Hakka Chinese nickname Ahok (). He was the second minority go ...

despite President Widodo's view that the protests were a "waste of time."Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani
Jokowi moves to bolster govt coalition

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, 14 November 2016. Accessed 21 February 2017. Despite their diverging views on the protests, Romahurmuziy claimed that they didn't signal a split in the ruling coalition, and that the presence of the PPP would assure protesters that the blasphemy case against Purnama would be fair and transparent.Rejecting Jokowi’s call, PPP to join next demonstration
Jakarta Post, 13 November 2016. Accessed 21 February 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Romahurmuziy, Muhammad 1974 births Living people Indonesian Muslims United Development Party politicians Chairmen of the United Development Party People from Sleman Regency Bandung Institute of Technology alumni Members of the People's Representative Council, 2009 Members of the People's Representative Council, 2014