Uu Ruzhanul Ulum Explained

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum
Office:Vice Governor of West Java
Governor:Ridwan Kamil
Predecessor:Deddy Mizwar
Successor:Vacant
Term Start:5 September 2018
Term End:5 September 2023
Office1:Regent of Tasikmalaya
Term Start1:8 March 2011
Term End1:5 September 2018
Predecessor1:Tatang Farhanul Hakim
Successor1:Ade Sugianto
Office2:Speaker of Tasikmalaya Regency Council
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2009
Successor2:Ruhimat
Office3:Member of Tasikmalaya Regency Council
Term Start3:1999
Term End3:2011
Birth Place:Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java
Birth Date:10 May 1969
Nationality:Indonesian
Alma Mater:Siliwangi University
Party:PPP

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum (born 10 May 1969) is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of West Java. Before, he served as regent of Tasikmalaya.

Before being elected as Ridwan Kamil's running mate, Uu spent nineteen years holding various political offices in his home regency, serving as the regent between 2011 and 2018.

Background

Uu Ruzhanul Ulum was born in Tasikmalaya on 10 May 1969. He graduated from highschool in 1988, having also studied in several pesantren throughout his education. Later on, he graduated from Siliwangi University in 1997 with a bachelor in economics.[1] [2]

Career

Tasikmalaya

His involvement in politics began in highschool, when he became a board member of a local United Development Party (PPP) branch office. Later on, he would take up leadership in the party's regency (1997-2010) and provincial branches (2011-).[1]

In 1999, he was elected into the Tasikmalaya Regency Council. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving as the council speaker in his second term.[3]

Running in the regency elections of 2011 with Ade Sugianto with his running mate, the pair won 263,003 votes (32.34%).[4] He was sworn in on 8 March 2011.[5] For his second term, Uu ran as a single candidate and managed to secure a majority of the votes (around 67 percent).[6] When sworn in for his second term on 23 March 2016, Uu declared his intention to run as governor.[7]

He received a Development Medal from the President of Indonesia in 2017 for his contributions in agriculture.[1]

Vice governor

Uu was appointed by his political party to become Bandung mayor Ridwan Kamil's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election.[1] The pair managed to secure 32.38 percent of votes in the four-way race, winning in 14 subdivisions although losing in Uu's home region of Tasikmalaya.[8] The pair was sworn in on 5 September 2018.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sosok Bupati Tasikmalaya yang Jadi Cawagub Ridwan Kamil . 10 September 2018 . Kumparan . 25 October 2017 . id-ID.
  2. News: Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, dari Pesantren untuk Kemanfaatan Umat . 10 September 2018 . Pikiran Rakyat . 10 January 2018 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180305020601/http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2018/01/10/uu-ruzhanul-ulum-dari-pesantren-untuk-kemanfaatan-umat-417558 . 2018-03-05 . live .
  3. Web site: Profil Uu Ruzhanul Ulum . VIVA . 8 September 2018 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180115213438/https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/693-uu-ruzhanul-ulum . 2018-01-15 . live .
  4. News: Pasangan Uu Ruzhanul Ulum - Ade Sugianto Dipastikan Memenangi Pilkada Tasikmalaya . 10 September 2018 . Tempo . 10 January 2011 . id-ID.
  5. News: Gubernur Jabar lantik Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Tasikmalaya . 8 September 2018 . Bisnis.com . 8 March 2011 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164531/http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/20110308/3/31029/gubernur-jabar-lantik-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-tasikmalaya . 2018-09-10 . live .
  6. News: Calon Tunggal Pilkada Tasikmalaya Dapat 67 Persen Suara . 10 September 2018 . KOMPAS . 9 December 2015 . id.
  7. News: Wiyono . Andrian Salam . Baru dilantik jadi bupati, Uu Ruzhanul ngebet maju Pilgub Jabar . 8 September 2018 . Merdeka . 23 March 2016 . id . https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131736/https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/baru-dilantik-jadi-bupati-uu-ruzhanul-ngebet-maju-pilgub-jabar.html . 2018-09-10 . live .
  8. News: Dinillah . Mukhlis . Menang di Pilgub Jabar, Ridwan Kamil-Uu Kuasai 14 Daerah . 10 September 2018 . detiknews . 9 July 2018 . id.
  9. News: Sah! Sembilan Pasang Gubernur Dilantik Presiden Jokowi Hari Ini . 10 September 2018 . IDN Times . 5 September 2018 . id.