| Jihan Nurlela | |
| Office1: | Senator for Lampung |
| Termstart1: | 1 October 2019 |
| Birth Place: | Sumberrejo, Central Java, Indonesia |
| Occupation: | Physician and politician |
| Birth Name: | Jihan Nurlela Chalim |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1994 |
| Alma Mater: | Lampung University |
Jihan Nurlela Chalim (born 22 April 1994) is an Indonesian politician who became a member of the 2019–2024 House of Representatives (DPR) for the Lampung Province since 2019.[1] [2] [3]
Jihan Nurlela obtained her early education at the Islamic Boarding School of Futuhiyyah Islamic Boarding School Mranggen in Demak, and Al-Ishom Gleget Islamic Boarding School in Jepara. After this, she had also graduated with a medical degree from the Lampung University.[4] [5]
Jihan Nurlela began her career as a doctor amid graduating from university. During the province's electoral period for DPR, she won with a total of 810,373 votes. Since 1 October 2019, she would be among the province's elected representative member to the DPR. Despite this being her first political election, she managed to secure a senatorial seat for Lampung.[6] According to her, the regions of East and Central Lampung provided the majority of the support. She claims there is a higher chance of duplication data when additional support requirements are collected.[7]
Jihan Nurlela was born in Sumberrejo of Bojonegoro Regency on 22 April 1994. She has two siblings: Sasa Chalim, a current student at Lampung University's Faculty of Medicine, and Chusnunia Chalim, an elder sister who serves as the Deputy Governor of Lampung.[8] She stated that her father is a farmer, and live in a family that is involved in politics.
On 20 February 2020, Jihan Nurlela exchanged vows in front of the Kaaba at the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah. She is wed to Arya Ady Nugroho, a physician as well.[9]