Uu Ruzhanul Ulum
{{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum
|image=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, Wakil Gubernur Jawa Barat.png
|office = Vice Governor of West Java
|governor = Ridwan Kamil
|predecessor = Deddy Mizwar
|successor = Erwan Setiawan
|term_start = 5 September 2018
|term_end = 5 September 2023
|office1 = Regent of Tasikmalaya
|term_start1 = 8 March 2011
|term_end1 = 5 September 2018
|predecessor1 = Tatang Farhanul Hakim
|successor1 = Ade Sugianto
|office2 = Speaker of Tasikmalaya Regency Council
|term_start2 = 2004
|term_end2 = 2009
|successor2 = Ruhimat
|office3 = Member of Tasikmalaya Regency Council
|term_start3 = 1999
|term_end3 = 2011
|birth_place = Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|10|df=y}}
|nationality = Indonesian
|alma_mater = Siliwangi University
|party = PPP
}}
File:Bupati Tasikmalaya Uu Ruzhanul Ulum.png
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum (born 10 May 1969) is an Indonesian politician who is the Vice Governor of West Java. Before, he served as regent of Tasikmalaya.
Before being elected as Ridwan Kamil's running mate, Uu spent nineteen years holding various political offices in his home regency, serving as the regent between 2011 and 2018.
Background
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum was born in Tasikmalaya on 10 May 1969. He graduated from highschool in 1988, having also studied in several pesantren throughout his education. Later on, he graduated from Siliwangi University in 1997 with a bachelor in economics.{{cite news |title=Sosok Bupati Tasikmalaya yang Jadi Cawagub Ridwan Kamil |url=https://kumparan.com/@kumparannews/sosok-bupati-tasikmalaya-yang-jadi-cawagub-ridwan-kamil |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Kumparan |date=25 October 2017 |language=id-ID}}{{cite news |title=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, dari Pesantren untuk Kemanfaatan Umat |url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2018/01/10/uu-ruzhanul-ulum-dari-pesantren-untuk-kemanfaatan-umat-417558 |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Pikiran Rakyat |date=10 January 2018 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305020601/http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2018/01/10/uu-ruzhanul-ulum-dari-pesantren-untuk-kemanfaatan-umat-417558 |archive-date=2018-03-05 |url-status=live }}
Career
=Tasikmalaya=
His involvement in politics began in highschool, when he became a board member of a local United Development Party (PPP) branch office. Later on, he would take up leadership in the party's regency (1997-2010) and provincial branches (2011-).
In 1999, he was elected into the Tasikmalaya Regency Council. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving as the council speaker in his second term.{{cite web |title=Profil Uu Ruzhanul Ulum |url=https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/693-uu-ruzhanul-ulum |website=VIVA |accessdate=8 September 2018 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115213438/https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/693-uu-ruzhanul-ulum |archive-date=2018-01-15 |url-status=live }}
Running in the regency elections of 2011 with Ade Sugianto with his running mate, the pair won 263,003 votes (32.34%).{{cite news |title=Pasangan Uu Ruzhanul Ulum - Ade Sugianto Dipastikan Memenangi Pilkada Tasikmalaya |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/305067/pasangan-uu-ruzhanul-ulum-ade-sugianto-dipastikan-memenangi-pilkada-tasikmalaya/full&view=ok |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tempo |date=10 January 2011 |language=id-ID}} He was sworn in on 8 March 2011.{{cite news |title=Gubernur Jabar lantik Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Tasikmalaya |url=http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/20110308/3/31029/gubernur-jabar-lantik-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-tasikmalaya |accessdate=8 September 2018 |work=Bisnis.com |date=8 March 2011 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164531/http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/20110308/3/31029/gubernur-jabar-lantik-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-tasikmalaya |archive-date=2018-09-10 |url-status=live }} For his second term, Uu ran as a single candidate and managed to secure a majority of the votes (around 67 percent).{{cite news |title=Calon Tunggal Pilkada Tasikmalaya Dapat 67 Persen Suara |url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/xml/2015/12/09/19212671/Calon.Tunggal.Pilkada.Tasikmalaya.Dapat.67.Persen.Suara |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=KOMPAS |date=9 December 2015 |language=id}} When sworn in for his second term on 23 March 2016, Uu declared his intention to run as governor.{{cite news |last1=Wiyono |first1=Andrian Salam |title=Baru dilantik jadi bupati, Uu Ruzhanul ngebet maju Pilgub Jabar |url=https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/baru-dilantik-jadi-bupati-uu-ruzhanul-ngebet-maju-pilgub-jabar.html |accessdate=8 September 2018 |work=Merdeka |date=23 March 2016 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131736/https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/baru-dilantik-jadi-bupati-uu-ruzhanul-ngebet-maju-pilgub-jabar.html |archive-date=2018-09-10 |url-status=live }}
He received a Development Medal from the President of Indonesia in 2017 for his contributions in agriculture.
=Vice governor=
Uu was appointed by his political party to become Bandung mayor Ridwan Kamil's running mate in the 2018 gubernatorial election. The pair managed to secure 32.38 percent of votes in the four-way race, winning in 14 subdivisions although losing in Uu's home region of Tasikmalaya.{{cite news |last1=Dinillah |first1=Mukhlis |title=Menang di Pilgub Jabar, Ridwan Kamil-Uu Kuasai 14 Daerah |url=https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-barat/d-4105482/menang-di-pilgub-jabar-ridwan-kamil-uu-kuasai-14-daerah |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=detiknews |date=9 July 2018 |language=id}} The pair was sworn in on 5 September 2018.{{cite news |title=Sah! Sembilan Pasang Gubernur Dilantik Presiden Jokowi Hari Ini |url=https://www.idntimes.com/news/indonesia/lia-hutasoit/sah-sembilan-pasang-gubernur-dilantik-presiden-jokowi-hari-ini |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=IDN Times |date=5 September 2018 |language=id}}
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Category:People from Tasikmalaya
Category:Regents of places in West Java
Category:Members of Regency Regional Houses of Representatives in Indonesia