Nurdin Basirun

Nurdin Basirun
Governor of Riau Islands
In office
25 May 2016 – 13 July 2019
Preceded byMuhammad Sani
Succeeded byIsdianto
Lieutenant Governor of Riau Islands
In office
12 February 2016 – 25 May 2016
GovernorMuhammad Sani
Preceded bySoerya Respationo
Succeeded byIsdianto
Regent of Karimun
In office
2005–2015
Vice Regent of Karimun
In office
2001–2005
Personal details
Born (1957-07-07) 7 July 1957 (age 67)
Karimun, Riau, Indonesia
Political partyNasdem Party

Nurdin Basirun (born 7 July 1957) is an Indonesian politician who had served as the governor of Riau Islands since May 2016 until July 2019. Before serving as governor, he was briefly vice governor, and had served ten years as the regent of Karimun. In 2019, he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission for receiving bribes.