Alex Noerdin
15th Governor of South Sumatra
In office
7 November 2008 – 21 September 2018
Preceded byMahyuddin N. S.
Succeeded byHerman Deru
Personal details
Born (1950-09-09) 9 September 1950 (age 73)
Palembang, South Sumatra
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyGolkar
SpouseEliza Alex

Alex Noerdin (born 9 September 1950) is a former Governor of South Sumatra[1] between 2008 and 2018.

He was born in Palembang, South Sumatra on 9 September 1950. He served as regent in Banyuasin for 2 consecutive terms (2001–2006 and 2007–2012). On 14 June 2008, in the second term, he resigned to be a candidate to be governor of South Sumatra in the local elections for the 2008 to 2013 period.

He became governor on 7 November 2008. His second term ended slightly earlier than scheduled on 21 September 2018, and he was replaced by Herman Deru.[2]

Corruption Case

On September 16 2021, Alex Nourdin was named a suspect for his involvement in purchasing of natural gas by Perusahaan Daerah Pertambangan dan Energi (PD PDE) Sumatera Selatan from 2010 to 2019. The loss caused to the state is approximately 30 million US Dollars.[3]

A week later on September 22 2021, Alex Noerdin was named a suspect in a corruption case for the construction of Palembang Sriwijaya Mosque. The losses caused by the corruption amount to 130 billion Rupiah. Alex Noerdin was named a suspect in two corruption cases when he was appointed as a DPR member for the 2019–2024 term.[4]

On 25 May 2022, Alex was given the maximum prison time amounting to 20 years in prison and fined 1 billion Rupiah. This was reduced on 16 June 2022 form 20 years to 12 years in prison.[5]

The sentence was further reduced into becoming 9 years of prison in September 2022.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Investors pick from decentralized Indonesia's best and worst regions". The New York Times. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ^ Siregar, Raja Adil (21 September 2018). "Akhiri Jabatan Gubernur Sumsel, Alex Noerdin Menangis". detikNews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ Briantika, Adi. "Kasus Korupsi Alex Noerdin: Kejahatan Sempurna Pejabat Publik". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (23 September 2021). "Saat Alex Noerdin Jadi Tersangka Dua Kasus Korupsi dalam Sepekan Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ Syahbana, Prima. "Perjalanan Kasus Alex Noerdin hingga Divonis 12 Tahun Penjara". detiksumut (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ Syahbana, Prima. "Vonis Alex Noerdin Disunat! Dari 12 Jadi 9 Tahun Bui". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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