Deddy Mizwar

Deddy Mizwar
H. Deddy Mizwar as Deputy Governor of West Java for the 2013 - 2018 term
Vice Governor of West Java
In office
13 June 2013 – 13 June 2018
President
GovernorAhmad Heryawan
Preceded byDede Yusuf
Succeeded byUu Ruzhanul Ulum
Personal details
Born (1955-03-05) March 5, 1955 (age 69)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyGelora (2019 - present)
Other political
affiliations
Demokrat (2017 - 2019)
Spouse
R. Giselawati Wiranegara
(m. 1986)
ChildrenSenandung Nacita
Zulfikar Rakita Dewa
Parent(s)Adrian Andres (father)
Sun'ah (mother)
OccupationCelebrity, Director, Politician

Deddy Mizwar (born 5 March 1955) is an Indonesian actor, director, and politician born of an Indo (Dutch-Betawi) father and Betawi-Bugis mother.[1] He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Advisory Board (Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman Nasional) and former Vice Governor of West Java. He also ran for governorship of the province in the 2018 election. His 2010 film How Funny (This Country Is) was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[3]

  1. ^ "Deddy Mizwar". M.Merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved July 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Italy Heads Latest Batch of Oscar Foreign Submissions". thewrap.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-07. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  3. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-01. Retrieved 2011-01-19.