Abdul Halim Iskandar | |
Order: | 7th |
Office: | Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and TransmigrationMinister of Villages, Development of Disadvantage Regions, and Transmigration |
Term Start: | 23 October 2019 |
Order1: | 12th |
Office1: | East JavaSpeaker of the East Java Regional House of Representatives |
Term Start1: | 2 October 2014 |
Term End1: | 31 August 2019 |
Predecessor1: | Imam Sunardhi |
Successor1: | Kusnadi |
Birth Date: | 1962 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Jombang, East Java, Indonesia |
Spouse: | Lilik Umi Nasriiyah |
Children: | 3 |
Relations: | Muhaimin Iskandar (brother) |
Alma Mater: | Yogyakarta State University State University of Malang |
Abdul Halim Iskandar (born 14 July 1962), often nicknamed Gus Halim, is an Indonesian politician who is the 7th and current Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration in President Joko Widodo's Onward Indonesia Cabinet since 2019.[1] A member of the National Awakening Party (PKB), he previously served as the speaker of the East Java Regional People's Representative Council from 2014 to 2019. Halim is the brother of Muhaimin Iskandar, the leader of the PKB, and the great-grandchild of, a politician and figure in the Nahdlatul Ulama.[2] He is married to Lilik Umi Nasriiyah, the couple has 3 children.[3]