Abdullah Azwar Anas Explained

Abdullah Azwar Anas
Office:20th Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform
Term Start:7 September 2022
President:Joko Widodo
Predecessor:Tjahjo Kumolo
Office2:Regent of Banyuwangi
Term Start2:17 February 2016
Term End2:17 February 2021
Successor2:Mujiono (act.)
Ipuk Fiestiandani
Predecessor2:Zarkasi (act.)
Himself
Term Start3:21 October 2010
Term End3:21 October 2015
Successor3:Zarkasi (act.)
Himself
Predecessor3:Ratna Ani Lestari
Office4:Member of People's Representative Council
Term Start4:1 October 2004
Term End4:1 October 2009
Constituency4:East Java III
Office5:Member of People's Consultative Assembly
Term Start5:1 October 1997
Term End5:1 October 1999
Birth Date:6 August 1973
Birth Place:Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
Spouse:Ipuk Fiestiandani
Party:PKB (2004–15)
PDI-P (since 2015)
Alma Mater:University of Indonesia
Jakarta State University

Abdullah Azwar Anas (born 6 August 1973) is an Indonesian politician who is serving as Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform since September 2022. Before becoming a minister, he was the regent of Banyuwangi, East Java, between 2010 and 2015 and 2016 to 2021. Prior to becoming a regent, he had served as both an elected member of the People's Representative Council and an appointment to the People's Consultative Assembly, for one term each.

Born in Banyuwangi, Anas completed his education at the University of Indonesia before joining the Consultative Assembly for 2 years. Later, he was elected in 2004 for a five-year term in the legislative council, and was elected as regent of Banyuwangi after failing to win his re-election.

Background and education

Abdullah Azwar Anas was born in Banyuwangi on 6 August 1973, his father a local kyai in the Karangdoro village, part of Banyuwangi's Tegalsari subdistrict. Being the second children of ten, his older brother died at youth, making him the eldest surviving children. He completed his primary education in madrasa, studying in one at his origin village and another in Sumenep, Madura. He later moved to state-funded regular schools, studying in two middle schools before moving to Jember for his highschool.[1] [2] [3]

After completing high school, he moved to Jakarta to study literature in the University of Indonesia (UI), earning his bachelor's degree in 1999 before further earning a master's degree in social and political science by 2005. In addition, he also studied education technology at Jakarta State University (then known as IKIP Jakarta), graduating with a bachelor's degree in 1998. During his time at UI, he was the president of the central committee of the Nahdlatul Ulama student association. He had also become a radio broadcaster of Jember-based Prosalina when at highschool.[1]

Career

Parliament

After graduating from university, he was appointed to the People's Consultative Assembly as a class envoy in 1997 at the age of 24, making him the youngest envoy of that year. Following the fall of Suharto, he ran but lost in the 1999 legislative election. Joining the National Awakening Party, he secured a seat from the East Java III district in the 2004 election after winning 135,667 votes - the third most in the district. However, he was not reelected in 2009, when he was reassigned by his party to the East Java VII district. According to Anas in an interview, he "was not serious" and was not present in the electoral district during the campaigning period.[1] [4]

During his term, he was active in multiple special committees, and part of investigations teams on BLBI (a liquidity aid to Bank Indonesia),[5] a 2008 fuel price hike,[6] the 2008 hajj season[7] and an electoral ballot case.[1] He was part of the eighth commission.[8]

Regent of Banyuwangi

In 2010, Anas ran in a local election for Banyuwangi Regency with Yusuf Widyatmoko as his running mate. Supported by PKB, PDI-P, Golkar, PKS and PKNU, the pair secured 49.23 percent of the votes (372,149) in a three-way contest.[9] He was re-elected in 2015 with a landslide, winning 88.96 percent of votes with the support of PDI-P and six other parties, although his former party PKB did not support him.[10] [11]

In 2016, Banyuwangi received an award from the World Tourism Organization, winning in the "Re-Inventing Government in Tourism" category as the first Indonesian part to receive an award from the organization.[12] When Anas entered office in 2010, Banyuwangi was visited by 487 thousand tourists annually, with the number increasing to 4.6 million by 2017.[13] He also established a regency-owned, 7,600-square meter tourism resort focusing on local culture.[14]

Two of the regency's programs - a peer support program for students and an electronic village budgeting program - was named by the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform in its list of 99 most innovative programs nationally.[15]

Anas established a 55,000-hectare permanent farmland area in the regency, meant to conserve the agricultural production.[16] Economically, Banyuwangi experienced a 62% increase in GDP per capita between 2010 and 2014, with the local government budget increasing by 150% between 2010 and 2015. The regency received an award from the central government in 2016 for the economic growth.[17]

Reports of alleged corruption under his administration were filed to the Corruption Eradication Commission in 2012[18] and 2017.[19]

In 2018, he was named by PDI-P as running mate to Saifullah Yusuf in the 2018 gubernatorial election. However, vulgar images rumored to be him were circulated, resulting in him withdrawing from the race.[20] [21] He was succeeded by his wife Ipuk Fiestiandani.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profil Abdullah Azwar Anas . VIVA . id . 9 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171125000359/http://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/296-abdullah-azwar-anas . 2017-11-25 . live .
  2. News: Cerita Masa Kecil Bupati Banyuwangi: Jualan di Sekolah Sampai Berbagi Uang Saku . 9 September 2018 . Tribunnews.com . 19 July 2016 . id-ID . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411103703/http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2016/07/19/cerita-masa-kecil-bupati-banyuwangi-jualan-di-sekolah-sampai-berbagi-uang-saku . 2017-04-11 . live .
  3. News: Andriansyah . Mohammad . Cerita Bupati Anas, anak kiai kampung yang rela jualan di sekolah . 9 September 2018 . merdeka.com . 19 July 2016 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20160923204550/http://banyuwangi.merdeka.com/profil/cerita-bupati-anas-anak-kiai-kampung-yang-rela-jualan-di-sekolah--1607197.html . 2016-09-23 . live .
  4. September 2009. Abdullah Azwar Anas: Kekalahan Bagian Dari Proses Politik. Parlementaria. 9 September 2018. 1979-5912. id. 89–90. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428034355/http://dpr.go.id/dokpemberitaan/majalah-parlementaria/m-73-2009.pdf. 2015-04-28. live.
  5. News: Perkara BLBI Akan Digelar KPK . 9 September 2018 . KapanLagi.com . 15 September 2008 . id.
  6. News: Inilah 51 Anggota Panitia Angket BBM . 9 September 2018 . KOMPAS . 1 July 2008 . id.
  7. News: 2 Anggota DPR Diduga Terima Gratifikasi Jadi Panitia Angket Haji . 9 September 2018 . detiknews . 2 March 2009 . id.
  8. September 2009. Sayonara DPR... Vokalis DPR Yang Lengser Dari Senayan. Parlementaria. 9 September 2018. 1979-5912. id. 86. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428034355/http://dpr.go.id/dokpemberitaan/majalah-parlementaria/m-73-2009.pdf. 2015-04-28. live.
  9. News: Pilkada Banyuwangi Hanya Satu Putaran . 9 September 2018 . Tempo . 22 July 2010 . id-ID . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094808/https://nasional.tempo.co/read/265399/pilkada-banyuwangi-hanya-satu-putaran . 2018-09-10 . live .
  10. News: Abdullah Azwar Anas Menang Lagi di Pilkada Banyuwangi . 10 September 2018 . Berita Satu . 18 December 2015 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094828/http://www.beritasatu.com/nasional/333131-abdullah-azwar-anas-menang-lagi-di-pilkada-banyuwangi.html . 2018-09-10 . live .
  11. News: Ningtyas . Ika . Azwar Anas Maju Pilkada Lewat PDIP, Tak Lagi PKB . 10 September 2018 . Tempo . 27 July 2015 . id-ID . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094507/https://nasional.tempo.co/read/686887/azwar-anas-maju-pilkada-lewat-pdip-tak-lagi-pkb . 2018-09-10 . live .
  12. News: Setyanti . Christina Andhika . Banyuwangi Jadi Juara Dunia dari Badan Pariwisata PBB . 10 September 2018 . CNN Indonesia . 21 January 2016 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20160122154816/http://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20160121163705-269-105864/banyuwangi-jadi-juara-dunia-dari-badan-pariwisata-pbb/ . 2016-01-22 . live .
  13. News: Tahun 2017 Banyuwangi Dikunjungi 4,6 Juta Wisatawan . 10 September 2018 . Radar Banyuwangi . 8 February 2018 . id.
  14. News: New resort opens in Banyuwangi . 10 September 2018 . The Jakarta Post . 13 November 2017 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20180219122818/http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2017/11/13/new-resort-opens-in-banyuwangi.html . 2018-02-19 . live .
  15. News: Media . Kompas Cyber . Dua Program Banyuwangi Masuk Top 99 Inovasi Nasional - Kompas.com . 10 September 2018 . KOMPAS.com . 6 May 2017 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20171101212511/http://regional.kompas.com/read/2017/05/06/11301251/dua.program.banyuwangi.masuk.top.99.inovasi.nasional . 2017-11-01 . live .
  16. News: Afirianto . Hermawan . Banyuwangi Siapkan 55 Ribu Hektare Lahan Sawah Abadi . 10 September 2018 . kbr.id . 17 January 2018 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180122124422/http://kbr.id/nasional/01-2018/banyuwangi_siapkan_55_ribu_hektare_lahan_sawah_abadi/94538.html . 2018-01-22 . live .
  17. News: Andriansyah . Moch. . Pertumbuhan ekonomi terbaik, Banyuwangi raih Government Award 2016 . 10 September 2018 . Merdeka . 13 April 2016 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617005300/http://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/pertumbuhan-ekonomi-terbaik-banyuwangi-raih-government-award-2016.html . 2016-06-17 . live .
  18. News: Dilaporkan ke KPK, Bupati Banyuwangi Bantah Korupsi . 10 September 2018 . detiknews . 10 April 2012 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910100328/https://news.detik.com/jawatimur/1889153/dilaporkan-ke-kpk-bupati-banyuwangi-bantah-korupsi . 2018-09-10 . live .
  19. News: Abdullah Azwar Anas Dilaporkan ke KPK, Ini Penyebabnya . 10 September 2018 . News Indonesia . 14 November 2017 . id-ID . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094806/http://newsindonesia.co.id/headline/abdullah-azwar-anas-dilaporkan-ke-kpk-ini-penyebabnya/ . 2018-09-10 . live .
  20. News: Azwar Anas dan Akhir Drama Pembunuhan Karakter . 10 September 2018 . Republika . 6 January 2018 . id.
  21. News: Abdullah Azwar Anas Diminta Tidak Mundur dari Cawagub Jatim . 10 September 2018 . Tribunnews.com . 7 January 2018 . id-ID . https://web.archive.org/web/20180114171513/http://www.tribunnews.com/regional/2018/01/07/abdullah-azwar-anas-diminta-tidak-mundur-dari-cawagub-jatim . 2018-01-14 . live .
  22. News: Baihaqi . Amir . 100 Hari Usai Dilantik, Bupati Banyuwangi Ipuk Fokus Desa Terdampak Pandemi . 17 October 2021 . detiknews . 26 February 2021 . id-ID.