Ali Baal Masdar Explained

Ali Baal Masdar
Office:Governor of West Sulawesi
Term Start:12 May 2017
Term End:12 May 2022
Deputy:Enny Anggraeni Anwar
Predecessor:Carlo Brix Tewu
Successor:Akmal Malik
Birth Date:29 May 1960
Birth Place:Makassar, South and Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Birthname:Ali Baal
Citizenship:Indonesian
Party:Golkar (since 2019)
Otherparty:Gerindra (until 2019)
Occupation:Politician

Ali Baal Masdar is an Indonesian politician. He is the formerly governor of West Sulawesi province from 2017 to 2022, and the regent of Polewali Mandar Regency.[1]

Masdar's election experienced several problems. Thousands of ballots were damaged in the weeks before the election, which required them to be reprinted; weather conditions raised fears about the polls being inaccessible; and constituencies living in mountainous areas posed transportation problems for ballot delivery.[2] Due to fears of civil unrest during the public counting of ballots, the province dispatched several hundred police officers to the polls, though quick counts had already demonstrated Masdar's victory by then.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6223825.stm Hopes fade after Indonesia crash
  2. Andi Hajramurni, Thousands of ballots in West Sulawesi damaged. Jakarta Post, 27 January 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  3. Andi Hajramurni, Security heightened to anticipate post-election unrest in West Sulawesi. Jakarta Post, 17 February 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.