Nur Alam (born 9 July 1967) is a former

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. He was inaugurated for his first five-year term in 2008, and for his second in 2013. The inauguration of Alam's second term proved controversial. Student groups protested due to Alam's implication in a graft case by the

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, though the

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upheld the victory when Alam's election rival filed a legal challenge. Formal graft accusations by the Commission in 2017 eventually led

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Minister

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to promote Alam's deputy Saleh Lasata to acting governor in July that year. He was sentenced by the

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Corruption Court in April 2018 to 12 years in prison, with official estimated losses of the state at Rp 1.5 trillion.

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Official biography in Indonesian
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Nur 1967 births Governors of Southeast Sulawesi Living people National Mandate Party politicians Indonesian politicians convicted of corruption