Thoriqul Haq
{{Short description|Indonesian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thoriqul Haq
| office = Regent of Lumajang
| term_start = 24 September 2018
| term_end = 24 September 2023
| office1 = Member of East Java Regional House of Representatives
| term_start1 = 31 August 2009
| term_end1 = 2018
| constituency1 = Lumajang and Jember
| predecessor = {{ill|As'at Malik|id}}
| successor = Indah Wahyuni (acting)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia
| party = National Awakening Party
| image = File:Thoriqul Haq Bupati Lumajang.jpg
}}
Thoriqul Haq (born 14 December 1977) is an Indonesian politician of the National Awakening Party who served as the regent of Lumajang Regency, East Java, from 2018 to 2023. He had previously represented the regency along with Jember in the East Java Regional House of Representatives from 2009 to 2018.
Early life
Thoriqul was born in the village of {{ill|Sukosari|id|Sukosari, Kunir, Lumajang}}, in {{ill|Kunir|id|Kunir, Lumajang}} district, Lumajang Regency, on 14 December 1977.{{cite news |title=Kepulangan Cak Thoriq ke Desa Sukosari Disambut Antusias Masyarakat |url=https://infopublik.id/kategori/nusantara/781169/kepulangan-cak-thoriq-ke-desa-sukosari-disambut-antusias-masyarakat |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=infopublik.id |date=24 September 2023 |language=id}}{{cite news |title=Profil Thoriqul Haq, Bupati Lumajang yang Izinkan Pembangunan Gereja Berdampingan dengan Masjid |url=https://www.liputan6.com/regional/read/5254008/profil-thoriqul-haq-bupati-lumajang-yang-izinkan-pembangunan-gereja-berdampingan-dengan-masjid |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=liputan6.com |date=6 April 2023 |language=id}} He was educated in pesantren and in Islamic schools in East Java, and graduated from a state-run Islamic school in Malang in 1996,{{cite news |title=Profil Thoriqul Haq, Santri yang Kini Bupati Lumajang |url=https://jatim.idntimes.com/news/jatim/idn-times-jatim/profil-thoriqul-haq-santri-yang-kini-bupati-lumajang?page=all |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=IDN Times |date=19 November 2021 |language=id}} moving to Surabaya for undergraduate studies at IAIN Sunan Ampel in Surabaya. He would later receive a master's degree in linguistics from Universitas Airlangga{{cite web |title=WISUDA 243 UNAIR : DARI SEMERU ANTARKAN CAK THORIQ RAIH S2 MANAJEMEN BENCANA SPS UNAIR |url=https://pasca.unair.ac.id/wisuda-243-unair-dari-semeru-antarkan-cak-thoriq-raih-s2-manajemen-bencana-sps-unair/|website=unair.ac.id |access-date=6 December 2024 |language=id |date=10 August 2024}} and the University of Malaya and a doctorate from Brawijaya University.{{cite web |title=Raih Gelar Doktor Ilmu Lingkungan, Ini Profil Pendidikan Thoriqul Haq |url=https://nu-lumajang.or.id/raih-gelar-doktor-ilmu-lingkungan-ini-profil-pendidikan-thoriqul-haq/ |website=nu-lumajang.or.id |access-date=20 March 2024 |language=id |date=16 September 2023}}
Career
Running as a National Awakening Party (PKB) candidate in the 2009 legislative election, Thoriqul was elected as a member of the {{ill|East Java Regional House of Representatives|id|Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Provinsi Jawa Timur}} after winning 32,194 votes, and was sworn in on 31 August 2009.{{cite news |title=100 Anggota DPRD Jatim Dilantik |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2009/08/31/09243862/100-anggota-dprd-jatim-dilantik |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=31 August 2009 |language=id}}{{cite web |title=KPU TETAPKAN CALON ANGGOTA DPRD JATIM |url=https://kominfo.jatimprov.go.id/read/umum/17055 |publisher=East Java Provincial Government |access-date=20 March 2024 |language=id |date=19 May 2009}} He was reelected to a second term in 2014 to represent Lumajang and Jember, winning 84,145 votes.{{cite web |title=BERIKUT 100 NAMA ANGGOTA DPRD JATIM TERPILIH PERIODE 2014–2019 |url=https://kominfo.jatimprov.go.id/read/khusus/39790 |publisher=East Java Provincial Government |access-date=20 March 2024 |language=id |date=13 May 2014}} In the 2018 regency election, Thoriqul ran for the regency of Lumajang with Indah Amperawati Masdar as his running mate. The pair was supported by PKB and Gerindra, and defeated the incumbent regent {{ill|As'at Malik|id}} in a three-way race after winning 247,555 votes (42.65%) to Malik's 201,324 (34.69%).{{cite news |title=Koalisi PKB dan Gerindra Tumbangkan PDIP di Pilkada Lumajang |url=https://pilkada.tempo.co/read/1104028/koalisi-pkb-dan-gerindra-tumbangkan-pdip-di-pilkada-lumajang |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=Tempo |date=5 July 2018 |language=id}} The pair was sworn in as regent on 24 September 2018.{{cite web |title=Pelantikan Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Lumajang, H. Thoriqul Haq, M.ML dan Ir.Hj. Indah Amperawati, M.Si Masa Jabatan 2018-2023 |url=https://e-gallery.lumajangkab.go.id/main/detail_foto/2490/pelantikan-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-lumajang-h-thoriqul-haqmml-dan-irhj-indah-amperawatimsi-masa-jabatan-2018-2023/2/5 |publisher=Lumajang Regency Government |access-date=20 March 2024 |language=id}}
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and subsequent lockdowns, Thoriqul and his deputy donated their salaries to constituents impacted by the lockdowns.{{cite news |title=Isi Garasi Bupati Lumajang dan Wakilnya yang Sumbangkan Gaji ke Warga Terdampak PPKM |url=https://oto.detik.com/profil/d-5649278/isi-garasi-bupati-lumajang-dan-wakilnya-yang-sumbangkan-gaji-ke-warga-terdampak-ppkm-darurat |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=detik.com |date=19 July 2021 |language=id}} He was infected with COVID-19 and was hospitalized.{{cite news |title=Bupati Lumajang Thoriqul Haq Umumkan Positif Covid-19 |url=https://infografis.sindonews.com/photo/4012/bupati-lumajang-thoriqul-haq-umumkan-positif-covid19-1607652252 |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=SINDOnews |date=11 December 2020 |language=id-ID}} In 2023, responding to a local village's rejection of a church construction, Thoriqul earmarked Rp 1.5 billion (USD 100,000) in municipal funds to build a church and a musalla next to each other on municipal land.{{cite news |last1=Rinanda |first1=Hilda Meilisa |title=Bupati Lumajang Bangun Gereja Berdampingan dengan Masjid |url=https://www.detik.com/jatim/berita/d-6658850/bupati-lumajang-bangun-gereja-berdampingan-dengan-masjid |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=detikjatim |date=6 April 2023 |language=id-ID}}{{cite news |title=Alasan Bupati Lumajang Bangun Masjid dan Gereja Berdampingan |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20230410155030-20-935798/alasan-bupati-lumajang-bangun-masjid-dan-gereja-berdampingan |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=10 April 2023 |language=id-ID}} The houses of worship were transferred to the Pentecostal Church in Indonesia and to the local Nahdlatul Ulama branch respectively in December 2023.{{cite news |title=Pemkab Lumajang Hibahkan Musala dan Gereja di Desa Tempeh |url=https://radarjember.jawapos.com/lumajang/793525207/pemkab-lumajang-hibahkan-musala-dan-gerejadi-desa-tempeh |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=Radar Jember |date=14 December 2023 |language=id}} Thoriqul's five-year term expired on 24 September 2023, and head of the East Java government human resources unit Indah Wahyuni was appointed to replace him as acting regent.{{cite news |last1=Yuana |first1=Lely |title=Kepala BKD Jatim Indah Wahyuni Jabat Pj Bupati Lumajang |url=https://timesindonesia.co.id/pemerintahan/470088/kepala-bkd-jatim-indah-wahyuni-jabat-pj-bupati-lumajang |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=Times of Indonesia |date=24 September 2023 |language=id}} He then was appointed by his party PKB to lead the party's efforts in Anies Baswedan's 2024 presidential campaign in East Java.{{cite news |title=Thoriqul Haq Ditunjuk Jadi Ketua Timses AMIN Jatim untuk Internal PKB |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/nasional/20231026114449-617-1016173/thoriqul-haq-ditunjuk-jadi-ketua-timses-amin-jatim-untuk-internal-pkb |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=CNN Indonesia |date=26 October 2023 |language=id-ID}}
Family
Thoriqul married to Musfarina, a fellow alumni of Sunan Ampel, in 2006. The couple has three children as of 2022.{{cite news |title=Mengenal Sosok Musfarina, Istri Bupati Lumajang yang Baru Dilantik Jadi Ketua Tim Penggerak PKK |url=https://jatim.tribunnews.com/2018/09/25/mengenal-sosok-musfarina-istri-bupati-lumajang-yang-baru-dilantik-jadi-ketua-tim-penggerak-pkk |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=Tribun Jatim |date=25 September 2018 |language=id-ID}}{{cite news |title=Bupati Lumajang Eksotik Trending di Twitter, Ini Profil dan Biodata Lengkap Thoriqul Haq |url=https://www.konteks.co.id/daerah/29527/bupati-lumajang-eksotik-trending-di-twitter-ini-profil-dan-biodata-lengkap-thoriqul-haq/ |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=konteks.co.id |date=9 November 2022 |language=id}}
References
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