Rizal Effendi | |
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| Mayor of Balikpapan | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Awang Faroek Ishak Isran Noor |
| Deputy | Heru Bambang (2011–2016) Rahmad Mas'ud (2016–2021) |
| Preceded by | Imdaad Hamid |
| Succeeded by | Rahmad Mas'ud |
| Deputy Mayor of Balikpapan | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Mayor | Imdaad Hamid |
| Succeeded by | Heru Bambang |
| Member of People's Consultative Assembly | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 August 1958 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan |
| Alma mater | Mulawarman University |
M. Rizal Effendi is an Indonesian journalist and politician who served as the mayor of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan for two terms between 2011 and 2021.
A graduate of Mulawarman University, Effendi briefly served as a member of the People's Consultative Assembly and headed a local newspaper before becoming a deputy mayor. Following his first term, he was elected the city's mayor in 2011 and again in 2016. He was also a vice governor candidate in the 2018 election, although he failed to win the seat.