Kamrussamad
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{{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1974)}}
{{Indonesian name}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kamrussamad
| office = Member of the People's Representative Council
| term_start = 1 October 2019
| constituency = Jakarta III
| party = Gerindra
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|7|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ma'rang, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
| image = Ir. H. KAMRUSSAMAD.jpg
}}
Kamrussamad (born 20 July 1974) is an Indonesian politician who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council since 2019. He is part of the Gerindra Party.
Early life
Kamrussamad was born in {{ill|Ma'rang|id|Ma'rang, Pangkajene dan Kepulauan}}, a district located in South Sulawesi north of the provincial capital of Makassar, on 20 July 1974. He was the fifth of seven children. He moved to Makassar for middle school, and studied industrial engineering at the {{ill|Indonesian Muslim University|id|Universitas Muslim Indonesia}} in Makassar. He moved to Jakarta in 1999. He later obtained a master's degree in international business from the University of Indonesia.{{cite web |title=H. Kamrussamad |url=https://www.fraksigerindra.id/anggota-fraksi/h-kamrussamad/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=id}}
Career
In 2017, he was elected as the Coordinating President for the Alumni Corps of the Muslim Students' Association. In 2022, he was elected as president of the Alumni Corps' entrepreneurs' association.{{cite news |title=Tantangan Berat Menghadang Ketua Umum HIPKA Kamrussamad |url=https://beritaind.com/2022/12/17/anggota-komisi-xi-dpr-ri-dari-fraksi-partai-gerindra-h-kamrussamad/ |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Beritaind |date=17 December 2022 |language=id}}
=Politics=
In the 2004 Indonesian legislative election, he unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the People's Representative Council (DPR) as a Golkar candidate. In the 2009 election, he ran for a seat at the Regional Representative Council and again did not win a seat. His third failed attempt was in the 2014 election, when he ran for a DPR seat under Gerindra in South Sulawesi's 2nd electoral district.{{cite news |title=Profil Kamrussamad: Koordinator Presidium KAHMI periode 2017-2023 |url=https://www.aktualita.co/2017/11/profil-kamrussamad-koordinator.html |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Aktualita.co |date=20 November 2017 |language=id}} Additionally, he also ran in the 2010 and 2015 regency elections for Pangkajene and Islands Regency, as a regent candidate in 2010 and as a vice-regent candidate in 2015. He received 6.49% of votes in 2010 and 41.78% in 2015, losing in both elections.{{cite news |title=Lawan Kamrussamad, Ini Jumlah Suara Syamsuddin Hamid di Pilkada 2010 |url=https://makassar.tribunnews.com/2015/08/26/lawan-kamrussamad-ini-jumlah-suara-syamsuddin-hamid-di-pilkada-2010 |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Tribun Timur |date=26 August 2015 |language=id-ID}}{{cite news |last1=Abidien |first1=Zed |title=Penetapan Ditunda, Calon Bupati Pangkep Unjuk Rasa |url=https://pilkada.tempo.co/read/729883/penetapan-ditunda-calon-bupati-pangkep-unjuk-rasa |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Tempo |date=22 December 2015 |language=id}} During the 2014 election, Kamrussamad had become chairman of Gerindra's branch in Pangkejene and Islands.{{cite news |title=Pemilu - Kamrussamad : Kalau Tidak Diproses Saya ke Prabowo |url=https://makassar.antaranews.com/berita/54447/pemilu--kamrussamad--kalau-tidak-diproses-saya-ke-prabowo |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Antara News Makassar |date=13 April 2014 |language=id}} He still holds the chairmanship as of 2023.{{cite news |title=Prabowo Digugat Kader Gerindra Pangkep yang Dipecat ke Pengadilan |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20230606082127-12-958056/prabowo-digugat-kader-gerindra-pangkep-yang-dipecat-ke-pengadilan |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=6 June 2023 |language=id-ID}}
Kamrussamad ran again as a DPR member in the 2019 election, this time from Jakarta's 3rd electoral district. He won 83,562 votes, the fourth highest in the district and the highest of Gerindra candidates, winning a seat in the legislature.{{cite news |title=Ranking Perolehan Suara Caleg DPR Dapil DKI Jakarta III |url=https://nasional.sindonews.com/berita/1407103/12/ranking-perolehan-suara-caleg-dpr-dapil-dki-jakarta-iii |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=SINDOnews.com |date=24 May 2019 |language=id-ID}} He was sworn in as a legislator on 1 October 2019.{{cite news |last1=Maharani |first1=Tsarina |title=Nama 575 Anggota DPR 2019-2024 yang Dilantik Hari Ini |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-4728481/nama-575-anggota-dpr-2019-2024-yang-dilantik-hari-ini |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=detiknews |date=1 October 2019 |language=id-ID}} Within the council, Kamrussamad is a member of its eleventh commission on finance and banking.{{cite web |title=Daftar Anggota Komisi XI |url=https://www.dpr.go.id/akd/index/id/Daftar-Anggota-Komisi-XI |website=dpr.go.id |access-date=4 July 2023 |language=id}} He was reelected for a second term in the 2024 election with 70,309 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}}
He has promoted carbon emission trading in Indonesia, citing potential revenues from Indonesian rainforests.{{cite news |title=Komisi XI DPR: RI berpotensi raih Rp8.000 triliun dari ekonomi karbon |url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3533397/komisi-xi-dpr-ri-berpotensi-raih-rp8000-triliun-dari-ekonomi-karbon |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=Antara News |date=11 May 2023 |language=id}} He has also supported a ban by the Indonesian Trade Ministry on the import of secondhand clothes.{{cite news |last1=Rahmawati |first1=Dwi |title=Legislator Bicara 4 Kerugian Impor Baju Bekas, Salah Satunya Gatal-gatal |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-6624329/legislator-bicara-4-kerugian-impor-baju-bekas-salah-satunya-gatal-gatal |access-date=4 July 2023 |work=detiknews |date=17 March 2023 |language=id-ID}}{{cite news |title=No More Thrifting? Indonesia Slays The Imports of Secondhand Fashion |url=https://www.liputan6.com/global/read/5238563/no-more-thrifting-indonesia-slays-the-imports-of-secondhand-fashion |access-date=12 August 2023 |work=Liputan6 |date=20 March 2023 |language=en}}
References
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{{Members of People's Representative Council from Jakarta, 2019}}
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019
Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2024
Category:People from South Sulawesi