Azwar Abubakar

{{Short description|Administrative Reform Minister of Indonesia}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Azwar Abubakar

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|imagesize = 200px

|caption = Abubakar in 2011

|order = 15th

|office = Ministry of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform{{!}}Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform

|term_start = 19 October 2011

|term_end = 20 October 2014

|president = Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

|predecessor = E. E. Mangindaan

|deputy =

|successor = Yuddy Chrisnandi

|office1 = Governor of Aceh
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|order1 =

|term_start1 = 19 July 2004

|term_end1 = 30 December 2005

|predecessor1 = Abdullah Puteh

|successor1 = Mustafa Abubakar (Acting)

|order2 =

|office2 = 3rd Vice Governor of Aceh

|term_start2 = November 2000

|term_end2 = 19 July 2004

|governor2 = Abdullah Puteh

|predecessor2 = Bustari Mansyur

|successor2 = Muhammad Nazar (2007)

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|06|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Banda Aceh, Indonesia

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|nationality = Indonesian

|party = National Mandate Party

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|alma_mater = Bandung Institute of Technology
Syiah Kuala University

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Hajji Azwar Abubakar (born 21 June 1952 in Banda Aceh) is an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of State Apparatus Utilization and Bureaucratic Reform from 2011 to 2014. Previously, he served as Acting Governor of Aceh from 2004 to 2005 and Vice Governor of Aceh from 2000 to 2004.

Biography

Abubakar was born in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on 21 June 1952.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Who's who in the new}} He received a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Bandung Institute of Technology, later receiving a master's degree in management from Syiah Kuala University in Aceh.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Who's who in the new}}{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}} After graduation, he began working as a consultant and entrepreneur.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}} After the resignation of President Suharto in 1998, he became active in politics, co-founding the Aceh branch of the National Mandate Party.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}}

From 2000 to 2004, Abubakar served as the deputy governor of Aceh, later becoming the acting governor from 2004 to 2005 after Governor Abdullah Puteh was convicted of corruption.{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2011, Who's who in the new}} As acting governor he handled the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, with the amount of civil servants at first thought to have been reduced by almost two-thirds.{{sfn|Sangaji 2005, Aceh bureaucracy back}} He also had to deal with the Free Aceh Movement.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}} He ran for governor in 2006 with Prosperous Justice Party member Nasir Djamil as his deputy, but lost to Irwandi Yusuf.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}}{{sfn|Afrida 2011, Eight hopefuls declared}}

Abubakar was elected to the People's Representative Council in 2009, representing Aceh.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}} He became a member of Commission I, which oversees defence and foreign affairs.{{sfn|The Jakarta Globe 2011, Meet the Six New}} On 19 October 2011, Abubakar replaced EE Mangindaan as the Administrative Reform Minister of Indonesia.{{sfn|Afrida 2011, SBY appoints 5}}

Reception

Djamil viewed Abubakar's appointment as a way for President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to strengthen his support in Aceh and from the National Mandate Party.{{sfn|The Jakarta Globe 2011, Meet the Six New}} Abubakar's appointment as minister was met warmly in Aceh, with several prominent Acehnese calling him "the best son of Aceh".{{sfn|The Jakarta Globe 2011, Meet the Six New}}

Personal life

Abubakar is married to Mutia Safrila, and together they have four children.{{sfn|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}} According to the Report on Material Wealth of State Figures (Laporan Harta Kekayaan Penyelenggara Negara) published in February 2011, Abubakar has a net worth of over Rp 1.2 billion (US$150,000), the lowest of the six ministers appointed in October 2011.{{sfn|Harian Aceh 2011, Azwar Abubakar Menteri}}

References

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{{cite news

|last1=Afrida

|first1=Nani

|date=11 July 2006

|title=Eight hopefuls declared eligible for Aceh gubernatorial race

|work=The Jakarta Post

|location=Jakarta

|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2006/11/07/eight-hopefuls-declared-eligible-aceh-gubernatorial-race.html

|accessdate=1 November 2011

|ref={{harvid|Afrida 2011, Eight hopefuls declared}}

|url-status=dead

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|archivedate=4 March 2016

|df=dmy

}}

{{cite news

|last1=Afrida

|first1=Nani

|date=17 October 2011

|title=SBY appoints 5 new ministers in ongoing reshuffle

|work=The Jakarta Post

|location=Jakarta

|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/17/sby-appoints-5-new-ministers-ongoing-reshuffle.html

|accessdate=1 November 2011

|ref={{harvid|Afrida 2011, SBY appoints 5}}

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019150949/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/17/sby-appoints-5-new-ministers-ongoing-reshuffle.html

|archivedate=19 October 2011

|df=dmy

}}

{{cite news

|date=17 October 2011

|location=Bandar Aceh

|language=Indonesian

|accessdate=1 November 2011

|archivedate=23 October 2011

|url=http://harian-aceh.com/2011/10/17/azwar-abubakar-menteri-paling-miskin

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023052158/http://harian-aceh.com/2011/10/17/azwar-abubakar-menteri-paling-miskin

|title=Harian Aceh

|ref={{harvid|Harian Aceh 2011, Azwar Abubakar Menteri}}

|url-status=usurped

|df=dmy

}}

{{cite news

| last1 =

| first1 =

| date = 18 October 2011

| title = Meet the Six New Ministerial Candidates

| work = The Jakarta Globe

| location = Jakarta

| url = http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/meet-the-six-new-ministerial-candidates/472314

| accessdate = 1 November 2011

| ref = {{harvid|The Jakarta Globe 2011, Meet the Six New}}

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111020143405/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/meet-the-six-new-ministerial-candidates/472314

| archive-date = 20 October 2011

| url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

| last1 =

| first1 =

| date =

| title = Menjulang Setelah Reformasi

| work = TokohIndonesia.com

| language = Indonesian

| trans-title = Protruding After Reformation

| url = http://www.tokohindonesia.com/biografi/article/286-direktori/3746-menjulang-setelah-reformasi

| accessdate = 1 November 2011

| ref = {{harvid|TokohIndonesia.com 2011, Menjulang Setelah Reformasi}}

| archive-date = 28 October 2011

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111028051332/http://www.tokohindonesia.com/biografi/article/286-direktori/3746-menjulang-setelah-reformasi

| url-status = dead

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{{cite news

|last1=Sangaji

|first1=Ruslan

|date=7 January 2005

|title=Aceh bureaucracy back in action less 900 {{sic|emplo|yess|nolink=y}}

|work=The Jakarta Post

|location=Jakarta

|url=http://images.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/01/07/aceh-bureaucracy-back-action-less-900-employess.html

|accessdate=1 November 2011

|ref={{harvid|Sangaji 2005, Aceh bureaucracy back}}

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406173812/http://images.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/01/07/aceh-bureaucracy-back-action-less-900-employess.html

|archivedate=6 April 2012

|df=dmy

}}