Ahmad Kanedi Explained

Ahmad Kanedi
Office:Senator for Bengkulu
Term Start:1 October 2014
Office1:Mayor of Bengkulu
Term Start1:2007
Term End1:2012
Successor1:Helmi Hasan
Predecessor1:Chalik Effendi
Office2:Member of Bengkulu DPRD
Term Start2:1999
Term End2:2002
Birth Place:Bengkulu, Indonesia
Birth Date:24 December 1961

Ahmad Kanedi (born 24 December 1961) is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the Regional Representative Council, representing Bengkulu. He was the mayor of the city of Bengkulu between 2007 and 2012.

Career

Kanedi was born in Bengkulu on 24 December 1961 and he studied law at the University of Bengkulu, obtaining his master's degree from there.[1] He is of Minangkabau descent.[2]

Between 1999 and 2002, he served as a legislator in Bengkulu's Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD).[1] He won in Bengkulu city's mayoral election in 2007.[3] However, he lost his 2012 reelection to Helmi Hasan, winning 70,812 (48.54%) votes.[4]

He ran as a senator representing Bengkulu in the 2014 legislative election and secured a seat, winning the most votes among other senatorial candidates from the province.[5] Kanedi was suspect in a graft case, but his suspect status was cancelled in 2015.[6]

Kanedi was reelected for a second term in the 2019 election.[7] He ran for a third term in 2024, but failed to win a seat.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: H. Ahmad Kanedi SH., MH. . . 7 May 2019 . id . 24 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190524070752/http://dpd.go.id/anggota/ahmad-kanedi . dead .
  2. News: Gubernur Apresiasi Tabligh Akbar Induk Keluarga Minang Dan Bunda Kanduang . 7 May 2019 . Radar Bengkulu Online . 25 January 2019 . id .
  3. News: Widiyanarko . Dian . PAN Borong Enam Kursi Kepala Daerah . 7 May 2019 . Okezone . 12 December 2007 . id.
  4. News: KPU Tetapkan Helmi Hasan Wali Kota Bengkulu Terpilih . 7 May 2019 . Berita Satu . 27 December 2012 . id.
  5. News: Ahmad Kanedi, Senator Baru Wakili Bengkulu . 7 May 2019 . Berita Satu . 23 April 2014 . id.
  6. News: Pengadilan batalkan status tersangka wali kota Bengkulu Helmi Hasan . 7 May 2019 . Merdeka . 10 September 2015 . id.
  7. News: Mantan Wagub dan Wali Kota Bengkulu Lolos ke DPD . 6 April 2020 . Berita Satu . 16 May 2019 . id.
  8. News: Empat Anggota DPR-RI Terpilih Dapil Bengkulu Diisi Perempuan . 17 April 2024 . Suara Pembaruan . 15 March 2024 . id.