Arteria Dahlan
{{Short description|Indonesian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arteria Dahlan
| image = KPU Arteria Dahlan.jpg
| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_end = 1 October 2024
| predecessor = Djarot Saiful Hidayat
| constituency = East Java VI
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Jakarta, Indonesia
| education = University of Indonesia
Trisakti University
| party = PDI-P
| parents = Zaini Dahlan (mother)
Wasniar (father)
}}
Arteria Dahlan, (born 7 July 1975) is an Indonesian lawyer and politician from the PDIP.{{Cite web |last= |title=Arteria Dahlan Gantikan Wagub DKI Djarot Jadi Anggota DPR dari PDIP |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-2866583/arteria-dahlan-gantikan-wagub-dki-djarot-jadi-anggota-dpr-dari-pdip |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}} He served as a member of House of Representatives between 2015 and 2024.
Arteria is a former Interim Substitute (PAW) for Djarot Saiful Hidayat who was appointed as Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta to accompany Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama in 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-24 |title=Arteria Dahlan Gantikan Djarot di DPR |url=https://republika.co.id/berita/koran/politik-koran/15/03/24/nlpfgp10-arteria-dahlan-gantikan-djarot-di-dpr |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Republika Online |language=id}}
Early life and education
Arteria's parents are Minang migrants from Kukuban, Maninjau, West Sumatra. They migrated to Jakarta in the 1950s and worked as teachers.{{Cite web |last=Zikri |first=Fuadi |date=2020-09-09 |title=Keluarga: Kakek Arteria Dahlan Bukan Bachtarudin Pendiri PKI Sumbar |url=https://padangkita.com/keluarga-kakek-arteria-dahlan-bukan-bachtarudin-pendiri-pki-sumbar/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Padangkita.com |language=id}}{{Cite web |last=Toriq |first=Ahmad |title=Arteria Dahlan: Mba Puan Orang Minang, Kebanggaan Orang Minang |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5159385/arteria-dahlan-mba-puan-orang-minang-kebanggaan-orang-minang |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}
According to Arteria, he comes from a Masyumi family.{{Cite web |last=Astuti |first=Nur Azizah Rizki |title=Arteria Dahlan: Tidak Benar Saya Cucu Pendiri PKI! |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5165900/arteria-dahlan-tidak-benar-saya-cucu-pendiri-pki |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}} Arteria's paternal grandparents were Dahlan bin Ali and his wife Dahniar Yahya, (called Ibu Nian), a Quran teacher in Kukuban, Maninjau, also a Masyumi figure. Dahniar was once detained during the Sukarno administration because she was suspected of being involved in the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia (PRRI). Arteria's maternal grandparents were Wahab Hasyim, a textile merchant in Tanah Abang whose house was often used as a transit point for Minang migrants, and his wife Lamsiar. Arteria's paternal grandparents were Wahab Hasyim.
Arteria claimed that his father once tried to enter the Police Academy, but was rejected in the final test because of "indications of Masyumi and PRRI".
Politics
On March 28, 2018, Arteria once cursed the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia with the word bangsat during a DPR Commission III working meeting. A day later, he apologized for his remarks.{{Cite web |last=Devi |first=Rizky Wika Shintya |title=Kontroversi Arteria Dahlan: Maki Kemenag hingga Sebut Emil Salim Sesat |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4740573/kontroversi-arteria-dahlan-maki-kemenag-hingga-sebut-emil-salim-sesat |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}{{Cite web |last=Maharani |first=Tsarina |title=Arteria: Kalau Tersinggung Kata Bangsat, Saya Minta Maaf |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3943607/arteria-kalau-tersinggung-kata-bangsat-saya-minta-maaf |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}
He was reelected for his first full term in the 2019 legislative election, placing second out of two elected PDI-P candidates from his district and fourth overall with 108,259 votes.{{cite news |title=Amankan Kursi Keempat, Arteria Dahlan Dipastikan Melenggang ke Senayan Bersama Guruh Soekarno Putra |url=https://jatim.tribunnews.com/2019/05/14/amankan-kursi-keempat-arteria-dahlan-dipastikan-melenggang-ke-senayan-bersama-guruh-soekarno-putra |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Tribunjatim.com |date=14 May 2019 |language=id-ID}} In October 2019, Arteria drew controversy regarding his attitude during an argument with senior economist Emil Salim. He interrupted Emil when he was speaking, then stood pointing at Emil and accusing his thinking of being misguided.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Kompas Cyber |date=2019-10-10 |title=Sebut Emil Salim "Prof Sesat", Ini Penjelasan Arteria Dahlan |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2019/10/10/11092601/sebut-emil-salim-prof-sesat-ini-penjelasan-arteria-dahlan |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}} Although he received a lot of criticism, he called his attitude a form of ideological struggle and refused to apologize to Emil.{{Cite web |last=Indonesia |first=C. N. N. |title=Arteria soal Emil Salim Sesat: Ini Perjuangan Ideologi |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20191010092010-32-438275/arteria-soal-emil-salim-sesat-ini-perjuangan-ideologi |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=nasional |language=id-ID}}
On 17 January 2022, Arteria questioned the Chief Prosecutor of West Java Asep Nana Mulyana who spoke in Sundanese during a working meeting of Commission III of the House of Representatives with the Attorney General's Office.{{cite web |last1=Budi |first1=Candra Setia |title=Arteria Dahlan Minta Jaksa Agung Copot Kajati Rapat Berbahasa Sunda, Dedi Mulyadi: Apa Salahnya? |url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2022/01/19/082605778/arteria-dahlan-minta-jaksa-agung-copot-kajati-rapat-berbahasa-sunda-dedi |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id |date=19 January 2022}}{{Cite web |last=Syarifah |first=Feby |date=2022 |title=Inikah yang Dimaksud Arteria Dahlan? Kajati Jabar Asep Nana Mulyana yang Tuntut Hukuman Mati Herry Wirawan? |url=https://deskjabar.pikiran-rakyat.com/jabar/pr-1133511427/inikah-yang-dimaksud-arteria-dahlan-kajati-jabar-asep-nana-mulyana-yang-tuntut-hukuman-mati-herry-wirawan |access-date=5 July 2023 |website=DeskJabar}} This caused polemics among the Sundanese ethnic community,{{Cite web |title=Baliho 'Arteria Dahlan Musuh Orang Sunda' Muncul di Bandung |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20220119160656-20-748661/baliho-arteria-dahlan-musuh-orang-sunda-muncul-di-bandung |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=CNN Indonesia |language=id-ID}}{{Cite web |title=Dianggap Menghina Masyarakat Sunda, Paguyuban Seni Bakal Laporkan Arteria Dahlan ke MKD DPR RI |url=https://bogor.tribunnews.com/2022/01/19/dianggap-menghina-masyarakat-sunda-paguyuban-seni-bakal-laporkan-arteria-dahlan-ke-mkd-dpr-ri |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Tribunnewsbogor.com |language=id-ID}} including West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil who asked him to apologize.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-18 |title=Ridwan Kamil Sarankan Politikus PDIP Arteria Dahlan Minta Maaf ke Masyarakat Sunda |url=https://republika.co.id/share/r5woq2436 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Republika Online |language=id}} He had refused to apologize on 19 January 2022 because he considered that there was nothing wrong with his statement.{{Cite web |title=Arteria Dahlan Tolak Minta Maaf: Apakah Pernyataan Saya Salah? |url=https://kumparan.com/kumparannews/arteria-dahlan-tolak-minta-maaf-apakah-pernyataan-saya-salah-1xL2k76hon5 |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}} In fact, he had linked this to the issue of the existence of the Sunda Empire's fictitious imperial element in the prosecutor's institution,{{Cite web |last=Safitri |first=Eva |title=Dikritik soal Usul Ganti Kajati, Arteria Dahlan Singgung Sunda Empire |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-5903824/dikritik-soal-usul-ganti-kajati-arteria-dahlan-singgung-sunda-empire |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}} so that one of the Sunda Empire officials, Rangga Sasana, had planned to run over him at the Indonesian Parliament Building, although it was eventually canceled.{{Cite web |title=Mau Labrak Arteria Dahlan, Lord Rangga Sunda Empire Datangi Gedung DPR |url=https://www.kompas.tv/nasional/253572/mau-labrak-arteria-dahlan-lord-rangga-sunda-empire-datangi-gedung-dpr |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=KOMPAS.tv |language=id}} He finally apologized to the Sundanese and West Javanese community on January 20, 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=Sempat Menolak dan Pilih Dilaporkan ke MKD Soal Bahasa Sunda, Kini Arteria Dahlan Meminta Maaf |url=https://www.suara.com/news/2022/01/20/135438/sempat-menolak-dan-pilih-dilaporkan-ke-mkd-soal-bahasa-sunda-kini-arteria-meminta-maaf |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=suara.com |language=id}}
Following the 2024 election, Dahlan did not qualify for a second term, placing third among PDI-P candidates in his electoral district where PDI-P won two seats. The second place winner, incumbent {{ill|Sri Rahayu|id}}, resigned before she could be sworn in. Instead of replacing her, Dahlan also resigned from the seat, hence fourth-place winner Romy Soekarno (grandson of first Indonesian president Sukarno) was sworn in instead.{{cite news |title=Cucu Bung Karno maju ke Senayan usai Sri Rahayu-Arteria Dahlan mundur |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/4366883/cucu-bung-karno-maju-ke-senayan-usai-sri-rahayu-arteria-dahlan-mundur |access-date=3 October 2024 |work=Antara News |date=30 September 2024 |language=id}}