Djarot Saiful Hidayat
{{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Djarot Saiful Hidayat
| image = KPU Djarot Saiful Hidayat.jpg
| caption = Portrait for 2024 election
| order = 13th
| office = Governor of Jakarta
| term_start = 15 June 2017
| term_end = 15 October 2017
Acting: 9 May – 15 June 2017
| vicegovernor = Vacant
| predecessor = Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
| successor = {{ubl|Saefullah (interim)|Anies Baswedan}}
| order1 = 13th
| office1 = Vice Governor of Jakarta
| term_start1 = 17 December 2014
| term_end1 = 9 May 2017
| governor1 = Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
| predecessor1 = Basuki Tjahaja Purnama
| successor1 = Sandiaga Uno
| office2 = Member of House of Representatives
| constituency2 = North Sumatra III
| term_start2 = 1 October 2019
| term_end2 = 1 October 2024
| constituency3 = East Java VI
| term_start3 = 1 October 2014
| term_end3 = 16 December 2014
| successor3 = Arteria Dahlan{{cite news|last1=Maulidar|first1=Indri|title=DPR Lantik Pengganti Wagub Djarot Saiful Hidayat di DPR|url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/news/2015/03/23/078652135/dpr-lantik-pengganti-wagub-djarot-saiful-hidayat-di-dpr|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=Tempo Nasional|agency=Tempo|date=23 March 2015|language=id}}
| office4 = 21st Mayor of Blitar
| deputy4 = Endro Hernowo
| term_start4 = 3 May 2000
| term_end4 = 3 August 2010
| predecessor4 = Istijono Soenarto
| successor4 = Samanhudi Anwar
| office5 = Member of East Java Provincial Council
| term_start5 = 1999
| term_end5 = 2004
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Magelang, Indonesia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nationality = Indonesian
| party = PDI-P
| spouse = Happy Farida
| partner =
| children = 3
| alma_mater = Brawijaya University
Gadjah Mada University
}}
Djarot Saiful Hidayat (born 6 July 1962) is an Indonesian politician who is currently a member of the People's Representative Council. He was the governor of Jakarta, in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (commonly known as Ahok) when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam.{{cite news|title=Jakarta governor Ahok found guilty of blasphemy|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39853280|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=BBC News|date=9 May 2017}} He was appointed by Basuki as Deputy Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.{{cite news|title=Djarot Saiful Hidayat, Cawagub DKI yang Sukses Bangun Blitar Selama 10 Tahun|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/2779739/djarot-saiful-hidayat-cawagub-dki-yang-sukses-bangun-blitar-selama-10-tahun|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=DetikNews|date=17 December 2014|language=id}}
Member of PDI-P, his political career began as a member of East Java's Regional Parliament between 1999 and 2000, before he was elected as Mayor of Blitar where he served a 10-year tenure. He was later elected into the People's Representative Council before his move into the capital's governance.{{cite news|title=Profil Djarot Saiful Hidayat|url=https://tirto.id/m/djarot-saiful-hidayat-kD|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Tirto.id|language=id}}
Personal life
=Early life=
Born as Saiful Hidayat in Magelang, Central Java on 6 July 1962 as son of an army veteran,{{cite news|title=Profil Djarot Saiful Hidayat|url=http://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/124-djarot-saiful-hidayat|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=VIVA.co.id|language=id}} he received his forename Djarot from a merchant in a traditional market in his hometown.{{cite news|last1=Parwito|title=Lewat Magelang, Djarot nostalgia dibesarkan sebagai anak pasar|url=https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/lewat-magelang-djarot-nostalgia-dibesarkan-sebagai-anak-pasar.html|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Merdeka|date=4 March 2017|language=id}}
=Education=
He earned his bachelor's degree in 1986 from Brawijaya University in Malang, majoring in administrative science. He continued to Gadjah Mada University for his Masters in Political Science and graduated in 1991. Before he entered politics, he was a lecturer in the 17 August 1945 University in Surabaya.
=Family=
Djarot married Happy Farida in 1999{{cite news|title=Apa yang Membuat Djarot Terpilih Sebagai Walikota Blitar Selama 10 Tahun?|url=http://news.liputan6.com/read/2915977/apa-yang-membuat-djarot-terpilih-sebagai-walikota-blitar-selama-10-tahun-liputan6-pagi|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Liputan6|date=10 April 2017|language=id}} and has 3 children. Happy was later elected as a member of the Regional Representative Council in 2024.{{cite news |title=Profil Fahira Idris dan Happy Djarot, 2 Perempuan yang Terpilih Menjadi Anggota DPD RI dari DKI Jakarta |url=https://daerah.sindonews.com/read/1347685/170/profil-fahira-idris-dan-happy-djarot-2-perempuan-yang-terpilih-menjadi-anggota-dpd-ri-dari-dki-jakarta-1711418592/10 |access-date=31 May 2025 |work=SINDOnews Daerah |date=26 March 2024 |language=id-ID}}
Political career
After the fall of Suharto, he joined PDI-P and successfully ran for a seat in the province's Regional People’s Representative Council in 1999. During his term, he was appointed as chairman of Commission A (on government).{{cite web|title=Komisi|url=http://dprd.jatimprov.go.id/komisi|website=DPRD Jawa Timur|accessdate=4 September 2017|language=id}}
=Mayor of Blitar (2000–2010)=
After being appointed Mayor in 2000, he started his mayorship by culling nearly 300 excess government positions from the city of 100,000.{{cite news|title=Djarot Saiful Hidayat, Cawagub DKI yang Sukses Bangun Blitar Selama 10 Tahun|url=https://news.detik.com/berita/2779739/djarot-saiful-hidayat-cawagub-dki-yang-sukses-bangun-blitar-selama-10-tahun|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=detiknews|date=17 December 2014|language=id}} After his re-election in the first regional elections of the country in 2005, Djarot's governance of Blitar earned 3 consecutive Adipura (cleanliness award) awards between 2006 and 2008. In his term, he focused on organizing the local street vendors and traditional markets instead of more modern shopping centres. In addition, he provided aid of Rp 4-7 million (US$400–700) to citizens with underrenovated housing.{{cite news|last1=Kusumadewi|first1=Anggi|title=Prestasi Tiga Calon Wakil Gubernur Pilihan Ahok|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20141128165001-20-14576/prestasi-tiga-calon-wakil-gubernur-pilihan-ahok/|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=CNN Indonesia|date=28 November 2014|language=id}} The city's government was also awarded first place in the implementation of an e-government and Citizen's Charter on health.{{cite news|last1=Sunariyah|title=Djarot Saiful Hidayat, dari Blitar Menuju Ibukota|url=http://news.liputan6.com/read/2148601/djarot-saiful-hidayat-dari-blitar-menuju-ibukota|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=liputan6.com|language=id}} Djarot additionally encouraged the construction of Sukarno statues in the city, leveraging Sukarno's burial site there in order to boost tourism.{{cite news |title=Eighth Sukarno statue cements founding president's influence in Blitar |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/12/26/eighth-sukarno-statue-cements-founding-presidents-influence-in-blitar.html |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=The Jakarta Post |date=26 December 2019 |language=en}} He did not run in the 2010 elections due to a constitutional term limit.
During his tenure as mayor, he first met Ahok in 2006, when the latter was still regent of East Belitung.
=Move to Jakarta=
In the 2012 Jakarta elections which pitted later-president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) against then-governor Fauzi Bowo, Djarot was the chief adviser of Jokowi's campaign team.{{cite news|last1=Hidayat|first1=Andi Riza|title=Setelah Pelantikan, Panggung Rakyat Digelar - Kompas.com|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2012/10/15/12143818/Setelah.Pelantikan.Digelar.Panggung.Rakyat|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=KOMPAS.com|language=id}} He ran for a position in the People's Representative Council in 2014, through the East Java 6 election district which included Blitar and Kediri (city and regency) in addition to Tulungagung Regency.{{cite web|title=Daerah Pemilihan|url=http://dprd.jatimprov.go.id/dapil|website=DPRD Jawa Timur|accessdate=4 September 2017|language=id}} He secured 69,053 votes - the fourth highest in the district out of a quota of nine - and won a seat.{{cite web|title=Penetapan Perolehan Kursi dan Penetapan Calon Terpilih Anggota Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat dalam Pemilihan Umum 2014|url=http://www.kpu.go.id/koleksigambar/SK_KPU_416_Penetapan_Kursi_Calon_Terpilih_1452014.pdf|publisher=Komisi Pemilihan Umum|accessdate=4 September 2017|language=id}}
File:Jokowi appoint Djarot.jpg with Djarot during the latter's swearing in following Basuki's removal from office.]]
Months after his election into the legislative body, Jokowi defeated Prabowo Subianto to become the 7th President of Indonesia. Consequentially, Basuki was elevated to the rank of governor and left his former position of vice governor vacant.{{cite news|last1=Elyda|first1=Corry|last2=Sundaryani|first2=Fedina S.|title=Ahok becomes Jakarta governor today|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/11/19/ahok-becomes-jakarta-governor-today.html|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=The Jakarta Post|date=19 November 2014|language=en}} As PDI-P sought for a replacement, his name was brought up along with that of Boy Sadikin (eldest son of late former governor Ali Sadikin).{{cite news|last1=Rastika|first1=Icha|title=Ahok: Saya Lebih Pilih Djarot daripada Boy Sadikin - Kompas.com|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2014/11/30/12045431/Ahok.Saya.Lebih.Pilih.Djarot.daripada.Boy.Sadikin|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Kompas|date=30 November 2014|language=id}} In the end, Ahok selected Djarot as his deputy and he was put into office on 17 December.{{cite news|last1=Khairany|first1=Cornea|title=Djarot resmi dilantik sebagai wakil gubernur DKI|url=http://www.antaranews.com/berita/469666/djarot-resmi-dilantik-sebagai-wakil-gubernur-dki|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=ANTARAnews|date=17 December 2014|language=id}} According to Basuki, he had set his eyes on the former mayor since before he officially became Vice Governor.{{cite news|last1=Samosir|first1=Hanna Azarya|title=Ahok Incar Djarot Jadi Wakil Sebelum Jokowi Dilantik|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20141203184123-20-15675/ahok-incar-djarot-jadi-wakil-sebelum-jokowi-dilantik/|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=CNN Indonesia|date=4 December 2014|language=id}} Upon his appointment, Djarot immediately started conducting highly publicized visits known popularly as blusukan often done by Jokowi during his term but somewhat less commonly for Basuki.{{cite news|last1=Aziza|first1=Kurnia Sari|title=Takut Jadi Hitam, Ahok Serahkan Urusan "Blusukan" kepada Djarot|url=http://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2014/12/16/12321021/Takut.Jadi.Hitam.Ahok.Serahkan.Urusan.Blusukan.ke.Djarot.|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=KOMPAS|date=16 December 2014|language=id}}
In 2017, the pair ran for Jakartan governorship until 2022 against both former Minister of Education Anies Baswedan and Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, son of former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. After failing to secure a majority in the first elections while placing first,{{cite news|last1=Jensen|first1=Fergus|last2=Danubrata|first2=Eveline|title=Election in Indonesian capital heads for run-off after tense campaign|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-election/election-in-indonesian-capital-heads-for-run-off-after-tense-campaign-idUSKBN15T2TG|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=Reuters|date=15 February 2017}} the pair was defeated by Baswedan who won 57.96 percent of the vote in the run-off elections.{{cite news|title=Anies Baswedan-Sandiaga Uno Announced as Jakarta Election Winner|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/04/30/057870946/Anies-Baswedan-Sandiaga-Uno-Announced-as-Jakarta-Election-Winner|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=Tempo|date=30 April 2017}}
Around the same time, Ahok had been accused of blasphemy against Islam during an initially obscure visit to Kepulauan Seribu Regency. The case gained widespread national and international attention, with a series of mass protests calling for the governor's prosecution. During the court proceedings, he was non-activated, with Djarot serving as acting governor in his place.{{cite news|last1=Destryawan|first1=Denis|title=Ahok Non-Aktif Jadi Gubernur DKI Jakarta|url=http://www.tribunnews.com/metropolitan/2017/05/09/ahok-non-aktif-jadi-gubernur-dki-jakarta|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=TribunNews|date=9 May 2017|language=id}} Despite accusations of political motivation behind the case{{cite news|title=Ahok: Indonesia's religious tolerance on trial?|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2017/01/ahok-indonesia-religious-tolerance-trial-170128084747099.html|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=www.aljazeera.com|date=9 May 2017|quote=Ahok was running for re-election against two Muslim candidates - and his supporters claim the "blasphemy" accusations are politically motivated.}} and international clemency requests,{{cite web|title=Indonesia: Drop blasphemy case against Jakarta Governor|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/11/indonesia-drop-case-against-jakarta-governor/|website=www.amnesty.org|date=16 November 2016 |accessdate=4 September 2017|language=en}} Basuki was found guilty and sentenced to 2 years in jail after a highly publicized trial.{{cite news|last1=Lamb|first1=Kate|title=Jakarta governor Ahok sentenced to two years in prison for blasphemy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/09/jakarta-governor-ahok-found-guilty-of-blasphemy-jailed-for-two-years|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=The Guardian|date=9 May 2017}} Djarot later offered to become a guarantor for his running mate's conditional release.{{cite news|title='If anything happens, I'll go to prison': Djarot asks to become guarantor for Ahok's conditional release from jail|url=https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/anything-happens-ill-go-prison-djarot-asks-become-guarantor-ahoks-conditional-release-jail/|accessdate=4 September 2017|work=Coconuts Jakarta|date=10 May 2017}}
After Basuki withdrew his appeal to the Supreme Court and resigned from governorship, Djarot was officially inaugurated by Joko Widodo in the State Palace as the governor of Jakarta on June 15 after serving as acting Governor for about a month.{{cite news|title=Ahok Resigns, Djarot to be Inaugurated as Jakarta Governor|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/05/24/057878390/Ahok-Resigns-Djarot-to-be-Inaugurated-as-Jakarta-Governor|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Tempo|date=24 May 2017}} He became the third governor to serve in the five-year period between 2012 and 2017, after Joko Widodo and Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.{{cite news|title=Jakarta Governor: Pak Jokowi, Pak Ahok And Myself Are One Unity|url=https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/07/11/241890525/Jakarta-Governor-Pak-Jokowi-Pak-Ahok-And-Myself-Are-One-Unity|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Tempo|date=11 July 2017}}
=As governor (2017)=
Following the prohibition of Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, the Indonesian branch of Hizb ut-Tahrir, he proposed to revoke the citizenship of Jakartan civil servants affiliated with the organization.{{cite news|last1=Riana|first1=Friski|last2=Maharani|first2=Shinta|title=Djarot Usul PNS yang Terkait HTI Dicabut Kewarganegaraannya|url=https://metro.tempo.co/read/news/2017/07/24/214894032/djarot-usul-pns-yang-terkait-hti-dicabut-kewarganegaraannya|accessdate=4 September 2017|agency=Tempo|date=24 July 2017|language=id}} He was succeeded by governor-elect Anies Baswedan on 16 October 2017.{{cite news|title=Supporters greet new Jakarta leaders at Sunda Kelapa Mosque|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/10/16/supporters-greet-new-jakarta-leaders-at-sunda-kelapa-mosque.html|accessdate=16 October 2017|work=The Jakarta Post|date=16 October 2017}}
=Post-governorship=
{{See also|2018 North Sumatra gubernatorial election}}
After his tenure ended, Djarot was assigned by his party to lead the East Kalimantan office until the 2018 local elections.{{cite news|last1=Maulana|first1=Sapri|title=Djarot Saiful Hidayat Jadi Plt Ketua DPD PDIP Kalimantan Timur|url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/1037830/djarot-saiful-hidayat-jadi-plt-ketua-dpd-pdip-kalimantan-timur|accessdate=30 November 2017|work=Tempo|date=28 November 2017|language=id}} In January 2018, PDI-P selected him as candidate for the governorship of North Sumatra, with Sihar Sitorus as running mate.{{cite news|last1=Prasetia|first1=Fransiskus Adhiyuda|title=Megawati Tunjuk Djarot Saiful Hidayat Maju di Pilgub Sumut - Tribunnews.com|url=http://tribunnews.com/nasional/2018/01/04/megawati-tunjuk-djarot-saiful-hidayat-maju-di-pilgub-sumut|accessdate=4 January 2018|work=Tribunnews.com|date=4 January 2018|language=id-ID}} He would however lose to Edy Rahmayadi and Musa Rajekshah.{{cite news |last1=Kami |first1=Indah Mutiara |title=Djarot Kalah (Lagi) |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4086944/djarot-kalah-lagi |accessdate=20 July 2018 |work=Detik |date=27 June 2018 |language=id}}
Following his defeat, he ran in the 2019 legislative election, competing for a seat in the People's Representative Council from North Sumatra 3rd electoral district{{cite news |last1=Leandha |first1=Mei |title=PDI-P Usung Djarot Saiful Hidayat sebagai Caleg di DPR |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2018/07/19/22383071/pdi-p-usung-djarot-saiful-hidayat-sebagai-caleg-di-dpr |accessdate=13 August 2018 |work=KOMPAS |date=19 July 2018 |language=id}} and got elected. He ran for a second term in the district in the 2024 election, but was not elected.{{cite news |last1=Lubis |first1=Ahmad Arfah Fansuri |title=Djarot-Junimart PDIP Gagal Lolos ke Senayan |url=https://www.detik.com/sumut/berita/d-7240840/djarot-junimart-pdip-gagal-lolos-ke-senayan/amp |access-date=25 March 2024 |work=detiksumut |date=14 March 2024 |language=id-ID}}
After that, he served as the Head of Ideology and Cadre Formation at the Central Executive Board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.{{cite news |first1=BSH |last1=BSH |title=Kader Banteng Wajib Ikuti Pendidikan Politik Berjenjang |work=Rakyat Merdeka |date=5 November 2024 |language=id-ID}}
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