Airin Rachmi Diany Explained

Airin Rachmi Diany
Office:1st Mayor of South Tangerang
Term Start1:20 April 2011
Term End1:20 April 2021
President1:Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Joko Widodo
Predecessor1:Hidayat Djohari
Successor1:Benyamin Davnie
Birth Date:28 August 1976
Birth Place:Banjar, West Java, Indonesia
Citizenship:Indonesian
Alma Mater:Padjadjaran University

Airin Rachmi Diany (born 1976) is an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of South Tangerang from 2011 to 2021.[1] She is also the aunt of Banten lieutenant governor Andika Hazrumy.[2] She has led several initiatives to combat recruitment of people in her city by radical fundamentalist groups, including interfaith forums, with the support of Indonesia's central government.[3] She also commissioned a canal project in order to prevent flooding on the Jakarta–Serpong Toll Road in February 2017.[4]

Diany won the People's Choice Award as well as the Miss Indonesia Tourism award at the 1996 Miss Universe Indonesia contest. Actress-turned-representative in the People's Representative Council, Nurul Arifin, pointed to Diany and Surabaya mayor Tri Rismaharini as her inspiration for running for mayor of Bandung.[5]

After the end of her tenure in South Tangerang, Diany ran in 2024 as a candidate for the national House of Representatives from Banten's 3rd electoral district as a Golkar candidate and was elected, winning 302,878 votes.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/04/27/057870111/Jokowi-Launches-Low-cost-Apartment-Construction-in-Serpong Jokowi Launches Low-cost Apartment Construction in Serpong
  2. Callistasia Anggun Wijaya, Wahidin-Andika vows to end political dynasty in Banten. Jakarta Post, 5 February 2017. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  3. Marguerite Afra Sapiie, South 'IS red zone' Tangerang calls for anti-radicalism bill. Jakarta Post, 22 March 2016. Accessed 1 August 2017.
  4. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/02/22/shortcut-canal-in-pipeline-to-prevent-future-floods-on-serpong-toll-road.html Shortcut canal in pipeline to prevent future floods on Serpong toll road
  5. http://www.en.netralnews.com/news/currentnews/read/7595/nurul.arifin.i.want.to.follow.the.paths.of.ms.risma..ms.airin Nurul Arifin: I Want to Follow the Paths of Ms. Risma, Ms. Airin
  6. News: 10 Anggota DPR RI Terpilih Dapil Banten III, Airin Rachmi Diany Raih Suara Tertinggi . 9 April 2024 . Kabar Tangsel . 6 March 2024 . id.