Muhammad Romahurmuziy Explained

Muhammad Romahurmuziy
Office:Leader of the United Development Party
Term Start:20 May 2016
Term End:16 March 2019
Predecessor:Suryadharma Ali
Successor:Suharso Monoarfa
Party:PPP
Birth Date:10 September 1974
Birth Place:Sleman, Indonesia
Alma Mater:Bandung Institute of Technology
Occupation:politician
Spouse:Henny Widiyanti
Children:Nurul Izzah Khairunnisa[1]

Muhammad Romahurmuziy (born 10 September 1974 in Sleman)[2] is an Indonesian politician who was chairman of the United Development Party (PPP). Shortly after the beginning of Romahurmuziy's leadership, the PPP joined the ruling coalition as well as the Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo.[3] Under Romahurmuziy, the party participated in the November 2016 Jakarta protests against Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama despite President Widodo's view that the protests were a "waste of time."[4] Despite their diverging views on the protests, Romahurmuziy claimed that they didn't signal a split in the ruling coalition,[4] and that the presence of the PPP would assure protesters that the blasphemy case against Purnama would be fair and transparent.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: See What Does PPP Chairman to His Daughter. Sindo News. Dudy Novriansyah. 1 June 2016. 21 August 2019.
  2. News: Profil Muhammad Romahurmuziy - VIVA . 3 March 2019 . VIVA . 27 October 2016 . id.
  3. Carool Kersten, Islam in Indonesia: The Contest for Society, Ideas and Values, pg. 293. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
  4. Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jokowi moves to bolster govt coalition. Jakarta Post, 14 November 2016. Accessed 21 February 2017.
  5. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/13/rejecting-jokowis-call-ppp-to-join-next-demonstration.html Rejecting Jokowi’s call, PPP to join next demonstration