Abdul Wahid (governor)
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Abdul Wahid
|image = File:Abdul Wahid, Gubernur Riau 2025.jpg
|caption =
|office = Governor of Riau
|term_start = 20 February 2025
|predecessor = S.F. Hariyanto (act.)
Edy Nasution
|office1 = Member of the House of Representatives
|term_start1 = 1 October 2019
|term_end1 = 23 September 2024
|constituency1 = Riau II
|majority1 = 55,770
|successor1 = {{ill|Mafirion|id}}{{cite news |title=Sempat Dipecat, Mafirion Akhirnya Jadi PAW Abdul Wahid di DPR RI |url=https://www.riauonline.co.id/kota-pekanbaru/read/2024/09/29/sempat-dipecat-mafirion-akhirnya-jadi-paw-abdul-wahid-di-dpr-ri |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=RiauOnline |date=29 September 2024 |language=id}}
|office2 = Member of the Riau DPRD
|term_start2 = 2009
|term_end2 = 2019
|party = National Awakening Party
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|11|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = Indragiri Hilir, Riau, Indonesia
}}
Abdul Wahid (born 21 November 1980) is an Indonesian politician of the National Awakening Party who is the governor of Riau, serving since February 2025. He was previously a legislator, representing Riau's 2nd electoral district in the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2024, and a member of the Riau Regional House of Representatives for two terms in 2009–2019.
Early life
Abdul Wahid was born on 21 November 1980 in the hamlet of Anak Peria, in Indragiri Hilir Regency of Riau. After completing Islamic middle school in Indragiri Hilir, he studied at an Islamic boarding school in Agam. He then studied Islamic education at the Sultan Syarif Kasim II State Islamic University in Pekanbaru, graduating in 2004.{{cite news |title=Profil Abdul Wahid, Pemimpin Baru Riau yang Raih Kemenangan Telak |url=https://halloriau.com/read-politik-14603345-2025-01-09-profil-abdul-wahid-pemimpin-baru-riau-yang-raih-kemenangan-telak.html |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=halloriau.com |date=9 January 2025 |language=id}}
Career
By 2002, while studying at Syarif Kasim, he had become a member of the Muslim Students' Association and joined the National Awakening Party (PKB). He was elected into the Riau Regional House of Representatives as a PKB member in the 2009 Indonesian legislative election, and became chair of PKB's fraction in the legislature. He was reelected in 2014.{{cite news |title=Sejak Umur 29 Tahun Sudah di Legislatif, Saatnya Abdul Wahid Masuk Eksekutif |url=https://riaubernas.com/news/detail/13373/sejak-umur-29-tahun-sudah-di-legislatif-saatnya-abdul-wahid-masuk-eksekutif |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=riaubernas |date=23 September 2024 |language=id}}
In the 2019 election, Wahid ran for a seat in the national House of Representatives (DPR) in Riau's 2nd district. He won 55,770 votes and secured a seat, the majority of his voters coming from his home regency of Indragiri Hilir.{{cite news |title=Abdul Wahid Ketua PKB Riau Lolos ke Senayan |url=https://www.cakaplah.com/berita/baca/37462/2019/05/06/abdul-wahid-ketua-pkb-riau-lolos-ke-senayan#sthash.NXOoS5st.dpbs |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=cakaplah.com |date=6 May 2019 |language=id}} He was reelected in the 2024 election from the same district, with 101,400 votes.{{cite news |title=Abdul Wahid Raih Suara Terbanyak Pemilu 2024, Pengamat : Layak Maju Gubernur Riau |url=https://www.cakaplah.com/berita/baca/107725/2024/02/23/abdul-wahid-raih-suara-terbanyak-pemilu-2024-pengamat-layak-maju-gubernur-riau#sthash.n9GKWOef.dpbs |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=cakaplah.com |date=23 February 2024 |language=id}} He resigned from his DPR seat on 23 September 2024 to run as governor of Riau in the 2024 gubernatorial election, fellow PKB member {{ill|Mafirion|id}} replacing him for the remainder of his term.
With former acting governor {{ill|Sofyan Franyata Hariyanto|id}} as his running mate,{{cite news |title=Profil SF Hariyanto, Bacawagub Riau yang Mendampingi Abdul Wahid pada Pilkada 2024|url=https://www.beritasatu.com/bersatu-kawal-pilkada/2837303/profil-sf-hariyanto-bacawagub-riau-yang-mendampingi-abdul-wahid-pada-pilkada-2024 |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=Berita Satu |date=22 August 2024 |language=id}} Wahid won 1,224,193 votes(44.3%) in the three-way gubernatorial election, and was elected.{{cite news |title=Abdul Wahid-SF Hariyanto Raih Kemenangan di Pilkada Riau 2024 |url=https://infopublik.id/kategori/nusantara/891708/abdul-wahid-sf-hariyanto-raih-kemenangan-di-pilkada-riau-2024 |access-date=5 February 2025 |work=infopublik.id |date=8 December 2024 |language=id}}
References
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Category:National Awakening Party politicians
Category:Members of the Riau Regional House of Representatives
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019