Ridwan Kamil

Ridwan Kamil
Official portrait, 2018
14th Governor of West Java
In office
5 September 2018 – 5 September 2023
DeputyUu Ruzhanul Ulum
Preceded by
Succeeded byBey Machmudin (acting)
15th Mayor of Bandung
In office
16 September 2013 – 5 September 2018
DeputyOded Muhammad Danial
Preceded byDada Rosada
Succeeded byOded Muhammad Danial
Personal details
Born
Mochamad Ridwan Kamil

(1971-10-04) 4 October 1971 (age 53)
Bandung, Indonesia
Political partyGolkar
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2012–2023)
Spouse
Atalia Praratya
(m. 1996)
Children3 (2 biological, 1 adopted)
Parents
  • Atje Misbach Muhjiddin (father)
  • Tjutju Sukaesih (mother)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • architect
Nicknames
  • Kang Emil
  • RK

Mochamad Ridwan Kamil (born 4 October 1971), alternatively Kang Emil or RK, is an Indonesian architect and politician who was the 15th Governor of West Java, the largest (most populous) province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect, he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm and lectured at the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology.