Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama was born in Manggar, Sumatra, Indonesia on June 29th, 1966 and is the Politician. At the age of 57, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Ahok
Date of Birth
June 29, 1966
Nationality
Indonesia
Place of Birth
Manggar, Sumatra, Indonesia
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57 years old
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Cancer
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Politician
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Veronica Tan, ​ ​(m. 1997; div. 2018)​, Puput Nastiti Devi ​(m. 2019)​
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Nicholas Sean Purnama, Nathania Berniece Zhong, Daud Albeenner Purnama, Yosafat Abimanyu Purnama, Sarah Eliana Purnama
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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Life

Basuki Tjahja Purnama (born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, politician, and former Jakarta governor.

He is also known by the Hakka Chinese name Ahok. Ahok was a member of the Indonesian People's Representative Council (DPR) and Regent of East Belitung.

He was elected to the House of Representatives for the 2009–2014 term, but resigned in 2012 to run for the deputy governorship of Jakarta, to which he was elected.

He became governor of Jakarta in November 2014, as his predecessor Joko Widodo had assumed office.

Ahok was attacked by graft accusations in October 2016 and criticism of his government's controls on forcible evictions during the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election.

He lost the election to former Education Minister Anies Baswedan and was later jailed for blasphemy. He was also the city's second Christian governor, after Henk Ngantung, who was governor from 1964-65.

"He could not possibly become a government official" in 2019, Ahok said. Ahok was elected president commissioner of Pertamina, a state-owned oil and gas company in Jokowi's second term of presidency. The 212 Movement (the same group that protested his suspected blasphemy) had lobbied for Ahok to be banned from Pertamina by February 2020.

Early life

Basuki Tjapany (Chinese) is a television station based in Telhon, China; Tjung Ban Hok; pinyin: Chûng Van-hoe; Chûng Ban Hok) was born on June 29, 1966; Chông Van-hoe; t.k.a. Chûng Van-hoe; Chông Van-hok) was born in Manggar, East Belitung; Tjung Ban Hok He is Buniarti Ningsih's first son and the late Indra Tjahaja Purnama. Basuri Tjahaja Purnama, Fifi Lety, and Harry Basuki are among his three siblings.

Ahok married Veronica Tan on September 6, 1997, and the couple has three children: Nicolas Sean, Natania, and Daud Albeneer. They divorced in 2018, with Ahok gaining custody of the two younger children. Ahok married Puput Nastiti Devi, a police officer who previously served as the aide of his ex-wife, and the couple has two children, Yosafat Abimanyu Purnama and Sarah Eliana Purnama.

Ahok studied at Trisakt University, majoring in mineral resources and electronics. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree in geological engineering in 1989 and moved to Belitung, Malaysia, to form a company that concentrated on mining jobs.

After two years of service, he decided to pursue a master's degree in financial management at Prasetia Mulya Business School in Jakarta. He obtained his Master of Business Administration from a University.

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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Career

Political career

Ahok began to campaign in Belitung, which was previously unhearded. With Khairul Effendi as his running mate, he ran in the 2005 East Belitung regent election and gained 37.1 percent of the vote. He was optimistic that Indonesia was finally riddling with its long and often brutal past of mistrust and resentment. For his company's position against corruption, he is referred to as "the Father" and "The Law" for his firm's position against corruption. Ahok was confronted with pressing issues relating to traffic congestion, labour, corruption, and bureaucracy. He arranged a minimum wage increase, suggested that street vendors relocate to designated markets in order to reduce traffic, relocated poor villagers to new apartments, and suggested using CCTVs to increase accountability.

Ahok resigned from his position as East Belitung regent on December 11, 2006, in order to run in the 2007 Bangka-Belitung gubernatorial election. Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid was later credited with persuading him to run for public office. Wahid endorsed Ahok's candidacy and praised his health-care reforms. Ahok was defeated by Eko Maulana Ali, but Eko Maulana Ali defeated Ahok.

Ahok wrote Merubah Indonesia in 2008 (Reforming Indonesia) in his memoir.

Ahok was elected to the DPR as a Golkarite in 2009. He was elected with 119,232 votes and was assigned to the Second Commission, and was voted with his number. He caused controversies in 2011 on a visit to his local constituency, when local media reported local tin mining companies for causing environmental damage. The comment was viewed as an insult by a local youth NGO, who notified him to the House Ethics Committee, who reported him to the House Ethics Committee.

Ahok was considered a candidate for Jakarta as an outsider in 2011. However, he decided not to run because he was worried about his chances of getting 250,000 signatures, which would be required for running as an independent gubernatorial candidate in Jakarta. In the 2012 election, he became Joko Widodo's running mate. The pair secured 1,847,157 (4.2%) votes in the first round and 2,472,130 (53.8%) in the second round, defeating incumbent governor Fauzi Bowo. The ticket was distributed by the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra). Ahok departed Gerindra on September 10, 2014, after he opposed the party's call to eliminate direct elections for local leaders.

Ahok, the Jakarta governor, took a temporary leave from his position as governor to run for the presidency from 1 June to 22 July 2014. Following Jokowi's ascension as governor, he took over as governor and was sworn in on November 18, 2014.

The State Audit Board (BPK) opened an investigation into the city's purchase of 3.7 hectares of land adjacent to Sumber Waras Hospital in West Jakarta for a cardiac and cancer center in October 2015. The city administration acquired the land in 2014 for Rp775.69 billion, but BPK later announced that the land had cost Rp564.35 billion, causing a state loss of Rp191 billion. Ahok was investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission in 2016 and found him not guilty of any wrongdoing. Boyamin Saiman, an anti-corruption campaigner, said he had evidence of misconduct and demanded that Ahok be held accountable. A corruption probe into a allegedly fallacious land acquisition by the city administration in Cengkareng, West Jakarta, was also launched on November 13, 2015, prompting a estimated state loss of Rp600 billion. A pre-trial hearing in December 2020 concerning the Cengkareng land acquisition dispute was held in the South Jakarta District Court.

Ahok (Friends of Ahok), a group of volunteers with Teman Ahok, which represent supporters required by Indonesian law to be eligible to run from an independent ticket, had initially registered to run for the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election as an independent candidate. Ahok is expected to run from three political parties, despite a new state law that stricken independent candidate's eligibility to run for this election. They are Golkar, the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), and the Nasdem Party. The PDI-P declared its love for Ahok on September 20.

Ahok secured passage to the second round of voting on February 15, 2017, ahead of Anies Baswedan, who gained 40% of the vote, and Agus Yudhoyono with 17%. Quick results from the 19th April runoff indicated that Anies Baswedan was elected governor, but Ahok conceded defeat just hours after the polls closed. The official results of the runoff were announced by the General Election Commissions (KPU) in May, and Anies Baswedan was elected as Jakarta's next governor.

Ahok, both as a candidate and a member of a minor ethnic group, has come under regular racial criticism. He was regularly attacked by ultra-conservatives and allies of opposition candidates for being of Chinese descent during his campaign. In addition, his "double minority" history, as both a Christian and of Chinese descent, makes him a target of the hardliner Islamic Defenders Front. The department called for the rewrite of the Jakarta constitution to remove some of the governor's positions from government-affiliated Islamic organisations. Ahok should "know his position lest the Indonesian Chinese face the consequences of his conduct," according to Indonesian Army General Surya Prabowo. This tense comment was believed to refer back to recent violence against Chinese Indonesians.

On September 27, 2016, when introducing a government program to residents of the Thousand Islands, Ahok said some people would not vote for him because they had been "threatened and deceived" by those using the word Al-Ma'ida 51 of the Qur'an and variations of it. The provincial government of Jakarta posted the video recording on YouTube, a channel that often featured Ahok's activities. Buni Yani, a university lecturer, later edited the video, but one word was deleted from the video, resulting in a misinterpretation of Ahok's words. The video went viral, with some people viewing it as an insult to the Quran. Ahok received threats of lynching, and was heavily criticized on social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Several Change.org petitions were launched, initiated by both his supporters and critics, with tens of thousands of signatures.

According to the police, several organisations, such as the FPI or the Indonesian Ulema Council's local chapter, had arrested Ahok, alleging that he had breached Indonesia's blasphemy law. Ahok apologized to those who disagreed with his remark on October 10th, saying that it was not his intention to do so and that some of his policies had benefited Muslims, such as providing Islamic smart cards (KJP) to the students, and the construction of a mosque in the City Hall complex. During his Thousand Islands address, he also pointed out that the people were not insulted nor amused during his recitation.

After being found guilty of blasphemy and inciting violence, Ahok was sentenced to two years in jail by North Jakarta District Court on May 9, 2017. The panel of judges dismissed his argument that he referred to a Quranic verse in order to emphasize political discrimination. The panel of judges found that his Thousand Islands address contained elements of blasphemy, based on the court's decision. Ahok's assertion, according to the chief judge, is that the Al-Maidah verse is regarded as a device to deceive or a source of lies. The verse is part of the Quran, according to him, and anyone who quotes it should not have the intention of deception. The judges considered a book Ahok had written in 2008 titled Changing Indonesia. His book was considered to be proof that he understood the verse in question. The word aulia ("friends and protectors") in the verse could be regarded as a leader, meaning Ahok's remarks to be degraded and insulting to the Quran. Ahok's words, according to expert witnesses in the trial, were a blasphemous offence.

Many Indonesians and observers in the international community condemned the decision as a measure of religious tolerance and free expression. Many believed the decision was politically motivated, revenge-oriented in nature, and that the judges had succumbered to pressure from militant Islamic organizations, dissatisfied corporate organizations, and legislators and officials who had been previously criticized by the Ahok administration. Several civil rights organisations, including Amnesty International, protested his detention. Addie MS, a young music composer and conductor, staged a singing protest outside the Balai Kota (city hall). In several towns, candle-lit vigils were held. Many journalists and others from within and outside Indonesia have also requested that the Indonesian government update the blasphemy law on the grounds that it is discriminatory and affects minorities. A few days after the verdict sparked reservations and sparked widespread criticism from many Indonesians, three judges from the panel were promoted.

Ahok was unable to complete his term as governor as a result of his detention, and his deputy, Djarot Saiful Hidayat, who served until the government's term was completed in October 2017. Ahok had intended to appeal his prison term but had to appeal his decision on May 22, 2017. The prosecutors appealed the decision, arguing that the sentence was much heavier than the one-year jail they had requested. He filed a case review request to the Supreme Court in February 2018, with his lawyers citing a conviction for tampering with the video clip used as evidence against him. The Supreme Court dismissed his appeal on March 26, 2011.

Ahok had said one day he wanted to be president of Indonesia before his detention. Although parole was not allowed in August 2018, Ahok said he would complete his term before leaving jail. Ahok was listed in the Foreign Policy's list of Global Thinkers 2017 "for standing up to Indonesia's growing fundamentalism."

Due to remissions at Indonesian Independence Day and Christmas, he was released on January 24, 2019. He joined the PDI-P shortly thereafter. He has requested to be referred to as 'BTP' rather than 'Ahok,' a word that is more popular.

In 2019, Ahok said that he "could not more be a government official." Ahok was elected president commissioner of Pertamina's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina during Jokowi's second term as the president of the state-owned oil and gas corporation Pertamina. The 212 Movement (the same group that marched for his suspected blasphemy) had called for Ahok to be barred from Pertamina by February 2020.

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