Annas Maamun
Maamun as Governor of Riau
Governor of Riau
In office
19 February 2014 – 25 September 2014
Preceded byRusli Zainal
Succeeded byArsyadjuliandi Rachman
Regent of Rokan Hilir
In office
7 June 2006 – 19 February 2014
Preceded byWan Thamrin Hasyim
Succeeded bySuyatno
Personal details
Born (1940-04-17) 17 April 1940 (age 83)
Bagansiapiapi, Riau, Dutch East Indies
Political partyGolkar (2014–2021)
Nasdem (2021–present)

Annas Maamun (born 17 April 1940) is an Indonesian politician who was imprisoned for corruption who served as governor of Riau between February and September 2014. He was previously the regent of Rokan Hilir Regency between 2006 and 2014. His term as governor was ended by a corruption scandal, which led to him being imprisoned for six years. After his release in 2020, he was once more arrested for a bribery case from his time as governor, and sentenced to another year in prison in 2022.

Early life and education

Maamun was born at Bagansiapiapi on 17 April 1940, and entered public school there. He also studied at public schools in Bengkalis, Tanjung Pinang, and later Padang.[1]

Career

In 1960, Maamun began working as a middle school teacher in Bagansiapiapi, moving to Padang and Pekanbaru before he became a civil servant in the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1969. In 1970, he was assigned to the district office of Bangko, in Bagansiapiapi. He worked in Bangko until 1976, before being reassigned to other offices in Riau and returning to Bangko 1986 to serve briefly as district head. He continued to rise up the ranks in the province's bureaucracy, eventually being elected as a member of Bengkalis Regency's local council in 1997 as a member of Golkar, including as its speaker between 1999 and 2001. He moved to Rokan Hilir Regency's council in 2001, becoming its speaker until 2005.[1]

Maamun ran in Rokan Hilir's local election in 2006, securing 34.64 percent of votes and winning the five-candidate race,[2] and was reelected in 2011.[3] He further ran in Riau's 2013 gubernatorial election, securing 60.75 percent of votes with Arsyadjuliandi Rachman as his running mate.[4] He was sworn in as governor on 19 February 2014.[5] At that time, he was the oldest serving governor in Indonesia.[6]

Arrest, release, and rearrest

On 25 September 2014, Maamun was arrested in Jakarta by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under charges of receiving bribes related to land function conversion.[7] He was the third successive governor of Riau to be arrested under corruption charges.[8] On 24 June 2015, the Bandung Anti-corruption Court sentenced him to 6 years of prison and a fine of Rp 200 million.[9] He appealed to the Supreme Court, which increased his sentence to 7 years. However, President Joko Widodo gave him a pardon on 25 October 2019 which reverted his sentence to 6 years, citing his old age.[10][11]

After his release from prison on 21 September 2020,[11] Maamun joined the Nasdem Party in October 2021.[12] However, he was once more arrested by KPK on 30 March 2022, under charges of bribing provincial legislators to approve Riau's 2015 budget.[13] He was sentenced to one year in prison on 28 July 2022.[14] Following his second release, he joined the Ummah Party in 2023.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profil Cagubri H Annas Maamun". riauoke.com (in Indonesian). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "LSM Minta Hasil Pilkada Rokan Hilir Dibatalkan". detiknews (in Indonesian). 6 May 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Annas Masih Unggul Sementara Pilkada Rokan Hilir". ANTARA News (in Indonesian). 7 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Annas Maamun resmi jabat Gubernur Riau". ANTARA News (in Indonesian). 6 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Annas Maamun Baru Dilantik Jadi Gubernur Riau, Bupati Siak Sudah Tagih Janji". GoRiau.com (in Indonesian). 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Perjalanan Gubernur Tertua Annas Maamun Berakhir di KPK". Bisnis.com (in Indonesian). 28 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ Chandra, Bobby (25 September 2014). "Annas Maamun, dari Suap hingga Skandal Asusila". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Tiga Gubernur Riau berturut-turut terjerat korupsi". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Divonis 6 Tahun Bui, Annas Maamun: Banding, Yang Mulia". Tempo (in Indonesian). 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ Persada, Syailendra (26 November 2019). "Perjalanan Kasus Annas Maamun dari Tersangka Sampai Dapat Grasi". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Mantan Gubernur Riau Annas Maamun Bebas 21 September 2020". iNews.ID (in Indonesian). 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  12. ^ Siregar, Raja Adil (13 October 2021). "Mantan Gubernur Riau Annas Maamun Resmi Jadi Kader NasDem". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Kembali Ditahan KPK, Annas Maamun Terjerat Kasus Suap DPRD Riau". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  14. ^ "KPK Tidak Banding Vonis 1 Tahun Penjara Mantan Gubernur Riau, Alasan Kemanusiaan". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Mantan Gubernur Riau Annas Maamun Resmi Bergabung dengan Partai Ummat untuk Pilkada 2024". GoRiau.com (in Indonesian). 1 March 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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