Arsul Sani

{{short description|Indonesian politician}}

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| name = Arsul Sani

| image = Wakil Ketua MPR Arsul Sani.jpg

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| office = Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia

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| term_start = 18 January 2024

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| predecessor = Wahiduddin Adams

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| office1 = Deputy Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly

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| term_start1 = 3 October 2019

| term_end1 = 18 January 2024

| president1 = Joko Widodo

| 1blankname1 = Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly

| 1namedata1 = Bambang Soesatyo

| office2 = Secretary General of United Development Party

| 2blankname2 = Chairman

| 2namedata2 = Muhammad Romahurmuziy
Suharso Monoarfa

| term_start2 = 20 May 2016

| term_end2 = 5 January 2021

| predecessor2 = Muhammad Romahurmuziy

| successor2 = Muhamad Arwani Thomafi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|1|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia

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| nationality = Indonesian

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| signature = Tanda tangan Arsul Sani.svg

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Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician who is currently serving as a justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia. He was appointed a judge to replace Justice Wahiduddin Adams who retired in January 2024.{{cite news |last1=Indonesia |first1=C. N. N. |title=Arsul Sani Mundur dari PPP dan DPR Usai Dilantik Jadi Hakim MK |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20240118123017-32-1051170/arsul-sani-mundur-dari-ppp-dan-dpr-usai-dilantik-jadi-hakim-mk |work=nasional |language=id-ID}}

Prior to coming to the Constitutional Court, he was the secretary-general of the United Development Party, (PPP).Margareth S. Aritonang, [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/02/15/government-allies-ready-to-block-ahok-inquiry-initiative.html Government allies ready to block Ahok inquiry initiative]. Jakarta Post, 15 February 2017. Accessed 27 February 2017.[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/11/13/rejecting-jokowis-call-ppp-to-join-next-demonstration.html Rejecting Jokowi’s call, PPP to join next demonstration]. Jakarta Post, 13 November 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017. He was also a member of the People's Representative Council, sitting on the legislature's Commission III specializing in legal affairs.Marguerite Afra Sapiie, [http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/08/19/dual-citizenship-plan-needs-further-study-house-member-says.html Dual citizenship plan needs further study, House member says]. Jakarta Post, 19 August 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017.

Via his seat on the legislature's Commission III, Sani was involved in attempts to ban black magic, a move which had proven difficult since the 1990s because banning it would require the government to acknowledge that it exists.Bramaseta Janottama, [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/indonesia-tries-to-outlaw-black-magic-again Hanging Out with One of Indonesia's Celebrity Sorcerers]. Vice Media, 20 December 2016. Accessed 27 February 2017. Sani also commented on the controversy surrounding the November 2016 Jakarta protests, questioning why police had financially investigated some of the protests' backers but not the financial backers of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.[http://en.republika.co.id/berita/en/national-politics/17/02/22/ols00x414-member-of-dpr-questions-police-for-not-investigating-funds-of-teman-ahok Member of DPR questions police for not investigating funds of Teman Ahok]. Republika, 22 February 2017. Accessed 27 February 2017.

Sani studied law at University of Indonesia. He continued his Master studies in communication at London School of Public Relations. Sani holds a doctoral degree from Glasgow Caledonian University.{{cite web |title=Arsul Sani Ucap Sumpah Jabatan sebagai Hakim Konstitusi {{!}} Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia |url=https://www.mkri.id/index.php?page=web.Berita&id=19936 |website=www.mkri.id}}