Arinal Djunaidi

Arinal Djunaidi (born 17 June 1956) is an Indonesian politician and former civil servant who is the current Governor of Lampung.

Arinal Djunaidi
Governor of Lampung
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2019
Preceded by	Muhammad Ridho Ficardo
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-17) June 17, 1956 Bandar Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia
Political party	Golkar
Alma mater	Lampung University

Early life and education

Djunaidi was born in Tanjungkarang, Bandar Lampung on 17 June 1956. After completing his first nine years of education, he entered an agriculture trade school and later further studied agriculture at Lampung University.[1]

Career

Djunaidi began working for Bandar Lampung's municipal government in 1986, moving to the provincial government by 1990. He worked in the agricultural department until 2005 - when he was the department head - before becoming head of the forestry department until 2010. Djunaidi then became assistant to the provincial secretary until 2014, when he himself became provincial secretary.[1]

In April 2016, Djunaidi threatened a local news reporter when the latter approached him over accusations of Djunaidi having abused a Garuda Indonesia staff, though Djunaidi later apologized for the threats.[2][3] Djunaidi retired from being a civil servant on 30 June 2016.[4] After his retirement, Djunaidi became the head of Golkar's provincial office in 2017.[1][5]

During the 2018 gubernatorial elections, Djunaidi ran as a gubernatorial candidate with the support of Golkar, PKB, and PAN with East Lampung regent Chusnunia Chalim as his running mate.[6] The ticket secured 37.78% of the votes in a four-way contest to defeat incumbent Muhammad Ridho Ficardo,[7] and the pair was sworn in on 12 June 2019.[8]

References

1. "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Calon Gubernur Lampung Tahun 2018" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
2. "Pejabat Pemprov Lampung Diduga Aniaya Pegawai Garuda". Republika (in Indonesian). 18 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
3. "Usai Lecehkan Wartawan, Sekdaprov Lampung Akhirnya Minta Maaf". Republika (in Indonesian). 20 April 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
4. "Arinal Djunaidi Pensiun, Sutono Jadi Plt Sekda Provinsi Lampung". teraslampung.com (in Indonesian). 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
5. "Arinal Ajak Kader Golkar Pringsewu Hadiri Pelantikan DPD I". Tribun Lampung (in Indonesian). 14 January 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
6. "Pasangan Arinal-Nunik Daftar Pilgub Lampung Siang Ini, Bagaimana dengan Ridho-Bachtiar?". Tribun Lampung (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
7. Ratya, Mega Putra (8 July 2018). "Raih 37,78% Suara, Arinal-Nunik Menangi Pilgub Lampung". detiknews (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
8. "President Jokowi Installs New Lampung Governor, Deputy Governor". setkab.go.id. Cabinet Secretary of Indonesia. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.