Asip Kholbihi Explained

Asip Kholbihi
Office:Regent of Pekalongan
Term Start:27 June 2016
Term End:27 June 2021
Predecessor:Amat Antono
Successor:Fadia A. Rafiq
Office1:Member of Central Java Provincial Council
Term Start1:2014
Term End1:2016
Office2:Speaker of Pekalongan Regency Council
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2014
Office3:Member of Pekalongan Regency Council
Term Start3:2004
Term End3:2014
Birth Date:1 February 1966
Birth Place:Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia

Asip Kholbihi (born 1 February 1966) is an Indonesian politician who served as regent of Pekalongan Regency, Central Java from 2016 to 2021. He was elected as regent in 2015.

Biography

Asip Kholbihi was born in Banjarnegara on 1 February 1966. He had graduated from University of Pekalongan and later on getting a masters from Diponegoro University. Prior to becoming regent, he had served two terms in Pekalongan Regency Council as its speaker and was elected in 2014 to Central Java Provincial Council.[1]

He participated in Pekalongan's 2015 local election with Ariani Antono, wife of the previous regent Amat Antono, as running mate.[2] The couple won with 250,523 votes, and the Constitutional Court of Indonesia upheld their win following a lawsuit by their competitor.[3] The pair was sworn in on 27 June 2016.[4]

While regent, he visited Moscow to promote Pekalongan's batik crafts.[5] During his term, the regency's government set up a 1,600-hectare industrial zone, centered on textiles.[6] [7] He also launched a program granting benefits to schoolchildren from low-income families.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DAFTAR RIWAYAT HIDUP PASANGAN CALON BUPATI DAN WAKIL BUPATI PEKALONGAN TAHUN 2015 . KPU Pekalongan . 30 October 2018 . id . 7 August 2015.
  2. News: Bernardi . Robby . Bupati Pekalongan Antar Istri Daftar Jadi Cawabup ke KPU . 30 October 2018 . detikNews . 28 July 2015 . id.
  3. News: Asip Kholbihi-Arini Harimurti Resmi Ditetapkan Bupati dan Wabup Pekalongan Terpilih - Tribun Jateng . 30 October 2018 . Tribun Jateng . 26 January 2016 . id-ID.
  4. News: Huda . M Nur . Pendukung Asip dan Arini Membludak Saat Prosesi Pelantikan Bupati Pekalongan . 30 October 2018 . Tribun Jateng . 27 June 2016 . id-ID.
  5. News: Promosikan Batik Pekalongan Sampai Negeri Rusia . 30 October 2018 . liputan6.com . 2 August 2018 . id.
  6. News: Widiyatno . Eko . Pemkab Pekalongan Siapkan Lahan 1.600 Ha untuk Kawasan Industri Republika Online . 30 October 2018 . Republika . 27 December 2016 . id.
  7. News: Pekalongan Disiapkan untuk Tekstil . 30 October 2018 . Bisnis Indonesia . 20 January 2017 . id.
  8. News: Pekalongan Luncurkan 7.609 Kartu Cerdas untuk Siswa Tak Mampu . 30 October 2018 . ANTARA Jateng . 22 August 2017 . id .