Irwandi Yusuf | |
|---|---|
 Image of Irwandi Yusuf as a governor of Aceh in 2017. | |
| 16th Governor of Aceh | |
| In office 5 July 2017 – 15 October 2020[a] | |
| Deputy | Nova Iriansyah |
| Preceded by | Zaini Abdullah |
| Succeeded by | Nova Iriansyah |
| In office 8 February 2007 – 8 February 2012 | |
| Deputy | Muhammad Nazar |
| Preceded by | Mustafa Abubakar |
| Succeeded by | Zaini Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1960 Bireuën, Aceh, Indonesia |
| Political party | Aceh Nanggroe Party |
| Education | |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
Irwandi Yusuf (born 2 August 1960) is an Indonesian politician who was the governor of Aceh. He was re-elected Governor in early 2017 after serving an earlier term between 2006 and 2012.
Irwandi first won a term as governor in the 2006 Aceh regional election as an independent candidate (non-party). Muhammad Nazar, S. Ag. was his running mate in 2006. However Irwandi lost his 2012 re-election campaign to Zaini Abdullah following a strong challenge and intensive campaigning by other local political rivals. Allegations that he may have wrongfully granted land concessions involving previously protected high conservation value land to palm oil companies also surfaced before the campaign.[citation needed] In 2017, he was reelected as the Governor of Aceh, with Nova Iriansyah as his partner.[1]
In 2018, the former Free Aceh Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) leader was the second Aceh governor implicated in a corruption case after Abdullah Puteh, who was sentenced to 10 years for graft surrounding the procurement of an MI-2 Rostov helicopter worth US$872,500.[citation needed]
Irwandi was arrested along with Bener Meriah Regent Ahmadi and eight other individuals on corruption charges. On 8 April 2019, Yusuf was sentenced to seven years in prison for accepting bribes from Ahmadi totaling Rp 1.05 billion (US$74,084) in exchange for granting number of infrastructure projects in the regency. He was also found to have accepted Rp 8.7 billion in gratuities from businessmen during his two terms as governor.[2]
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- ^ Irwandi Yusuf Returns Aceh Governor - Jakarta Post - 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Irwandi Yusuf, ex-Aceh rebel who became governor, jailed for corruption". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 October 2019.