Zulkieflimansyah (born 18 May 1972), sometimes colloquially called Bang Zul, is an Indonesian politician and academic who is the latest Governor proper of

West Nusa Tenggara West Nusa Tenggara ( – NTB) is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It comprises the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the exception of Bali which is its own province. The area of this province is which consists of ...

, serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor, he had been elected to 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 ...

thrice. A graduate of the

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and the

University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...

, he served as a representative of

Banten Banten (, , Pegon alphabet, Pegon: بنتن) is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province on the island of Java, Indonesia. Its capital city is Serang and its largest city is Tangerang. The province borders West Java and the Special Capi ...

for over 13 years before being elected governor of his origin province.

Background

Zulkieflimansyah was born in the town of

Sumbawa Besar Sumbawa Besar is a town on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, and is the second-biggest settlement on the island after Bima. It is the administrative capital of the Sumbawa Regency within the province of West Nusa Tenggara, and has a population of ...

on 18 May 1972. During his studies, he participated in a student exchange program and studied briefly in

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. After he returned home, he studied at the

, graduating from the Faculty of Economics in 1995. He then continued his studies at the

, gaining a Masters in Marketing by 1998 and another Masters in Industrialization, Trade and Economic Policy. He later earned a doctorate in Strathclyde in 2001.

Career

Parliament

He was elected to the

following the 2004 legislative election, winning a seat from

's 2nd district. According to

Hidayat Nur Wahid Hidayat Nur Wahid (born 8 April 1960 in Klaten, Central Java) is an Indonesian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2004. He was the Speaker of Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly (''Majelis Permusyawarata ...

, Zulkieflimansyah's lobbying was instrumental in Hidayat becoming a parliamentary speaker by securing the votes of the

Regional Representative Council The Regional Representative Council (, DPD; alternatively translatable as the House of Regions or the House of Regional Representatives or the Senate of Indonesia), is one of two parliamentary chambers in Indonesia. Together with the House o ...

members. In 2006, he ran as a gubernatorial candidate in

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, but lost to

Ratu Atut Chosiyah Ratu Atut Chosiyah (born 16 May 1962) is a former governor of Banten, Indonesia. She was suspended from office in 2014 because of a corruption case. She held office for several terms. Before her election as governor in 2006, she was the deputy ...

, placing second with 33.15 percent of the votes. He secured reelection in 2009, and was appointed deputy chairman of the ninth commission in 2011. In the 2014 legislative election, he secured a third term after winning 38,966 votes. He resigned to run in the 2018 West Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election, with his resignation being accepted on 2 February 2018.

Governor

Running with Sitti Rohmi Djalilah, Zulkieflimansyah won after securing 31.8 percent of votes in a four-candidate race. He was sworn in by

Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...

on 19 September 2018.

References

{{Reflist 1972 births Living people People from Sumbawa Regency Indonesian politicians University of Indonesia alumni Prosperous Justice Party politicians Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2004 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2009 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2014 Governors of West Nusa Tenggara