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Uu Ruzhanul Ulum

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum

Indonesian politician (born 1969)

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum (born 10 May 1969) is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of West Java. Before, he served as regent of Tasikmalaya.

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Official portrait as Regent of Tasikmalaya (2016)

Before being elected as Ridwan Kamil's running mate, Uu spent nineteen years holding various political offices in his home regency, serving as the regent between 2011 and 2018.

Background

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum was born in Tasikmalaya on 10 May 1969. He graduated from highschool in 1988, having also studied in several pesantren throughout his education. Later on, he graduated from Siliwangi University in 1997 with a bachelor in economics.[1][2]

Career

Tasikmalaya

His involvement in politics began in highschool, when he became a board member of a local United Development Party (PPP) branch office. Later on, he would take up leadership in the party's regency (1997-2010) and provincial branches (2011-).[1]

In 1999, he was elected into the Tasikmalaya Regency Council. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving as the council speaker in his second term.[3]

Running in the regency elections of 2011 with Ade Sugianto with his running mate, the pair won 263,003 votes (32.34%).[4] He was sworn in on 8 March 2011.[5] For his second term, Uu ran as a single candidate and managed to secure a majority of the votes (around 67 percent).[6] When sworn in for his second term on 23 March 2016, Uu declared his intention to run as governor.[7]

He received a Development Medal from the President of Indonesia in 2017 for his contributions in agriculture.[1]

Vice governor

Uu was appointed by his political party to become Bandung mayor Ridwan Kamil's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[1] The pair managed to secure 32.38 percent of votes in the four-way race, winning in 14 subdivisions although losing in Uu's home region of Tasikmalaya.[8] The pair was sworn in on 5 September 2018.[9]

Social Media Presence

Uu has a large presence on Instagram, where he has 1 million followers. He uses the platform to post photos and video of the events he attends.

References

  1. [1]
    "Sosok Bupati Tasikmalaya yang Jadi Cawagub Ridwan Kamil". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, dari Pesantren untuk Kemanfaatan Umat". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Profil Uu Ruzhanul Ulum". VIVA (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Pasangan Uu Ruzhanul Ulum - Ade Sugianto Dipastikan Memenangi Pilkada Tasikmalaya". Tempo (in Indonesian). 10 January 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Gubernur Jabar lantik Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Tasikmalaya". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Calon Tunggal Pilkada Tasikmalaya Dapat 67 Persen Suara". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. [7]
    Wiyono, Andrian Salam (23 March 2016). "Baru dilantik jadi bupati, Uu Ruzhanul ngebet maju Pilgub Jabar". Merdeka (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. [8]
    Dinillah, Mukhlis (9 July 2018). "Menang di Pilgub Jabar, Ridwan Kamil-Uu Kuasai 14 Daerah". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Sah! Sembilan Pasang Gubernur Dilantik Presiden Jokowi Hari Ini". IDN Times (in Indonesian). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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