Ahmad Basarah

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Ahmad Basarah is an Indonesian politician and currently{{As of?|date=March 2023}} member of the People's Representative Council.{{Cite web|last=RI|first=Setjen DPR|title=Anggota DPR RI - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat|url=http://www.dpr.go.id/blog/profil/id/303|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.dpr.go.id|language=id|archive-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312200048/http://www.dpr.go.id/blog/profil/id/303|url-status=dead}}

In the 2019 General Election, he got elected for the fourth time by the electoral district of East Java V.

He is known as a close ally to Puan Maharani and as the deputy chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly, he is known by his ambitions to implement the Pancasila as the state ideology of Indonesia.{{Cite web|title=Specter of communism polarizes PDI-P infighting: Sources|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/07/09/specter-of-communism-polarizes-pdi-p-infighting-sources.html|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Jakarta Post|language=en}}

He was reelected for a fifth term in 2024 with 89,769 votes.{{cite news |title=Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/08/26/09300991/daftar-para-caleg-dpr-2024-2029-terpilih-yang-ditetapkan-kpu?page=all |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=26 August 2024 |language=id}}