Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

Indonesian politician

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (EYD: Basuki Cahaya Purnama, Hakka Chinese: 鍾萬學; Tsung Wan Hok; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué; born 29 June 1966), also known as Ahok, is an Indonesian politician, and businessperson. He is the current Governor of Jakarta, serving officially since 19 November 2014. He is the first governor to be a Christian and of ethnic Chinese descent.[2]

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
鐘萬學
Ahok in 2020
President Commissioner of Pertamina
Assumed office
25 November 2019
DeputyPahala Mansury
Preceded byTanri Abeng
12th Governor of Jakarta
In office
19 November 2014 – 9 May 2017[a]
DeputyDjarot Saiful Hidayat
Preceded byJoko Widodo
Succeeded byDjarot Saiful Hidayat
12th Vice Governor of Jakarta
In office
15 October 2012 – 19 November 2014
GovernorJoko Widodo
Preceded byPrijanto
Succeeded byDjarot Saiful Hidayat
3rd Regent of East Belitung
In office
3 August 2005 – 22 December 2006
DeputyKhairul Efendi
Preceded byUsman Saleh
Succeeded byKhairul Efendi
Member of People's Representative Council
In office
1 October 2009 – 26 April 2012
Succeeded byAzhar Romli[1]
Parliamentary groupGolkar
ConstituencyBangka Belitung
Personal details
Born
Tjung Wan Hok
鐘萬學

(1966-06-29) June 29, 1966 (age 58)
Manggar, Bangka Belitung, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyPDI-P (2019 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse(s)
Veronica Tan
(m. 1997; div. 2018)
Puput Nastiti Devi
(m. 2019)
Children5
Parents
  • Indra Tjahaja Purnama (father)
  • Buniarti Ningsih (mother)
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician, Businessperson
Signature
Websiteahok.org
Nickname(s)Ahok

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was born in Manggar, Bangka Belitung of the Bangka–Belitung Islands province. He is married to Veronica Tan and has three children. He is a Protestant.

  1. Acting: 1 June - 22 July 2014 and 16 October - 19 November 2014

References

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  1. "Azhar Romli Gantikan Ahok di DPR". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "Ahok: 3 firsts for Jakarta governor". The Jakarta Post. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.

Other websites

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