Ali Baal Masdar

Ali Baal Masdar is an Indonesian politician. He is the current governor of West Sulawesi province, and formerly the regent of Polewali Mandar Regency.[1]

Ali Baal Masdar
Governor of West Sulawesi
Assumed office
12 May 2017
DeputyEnny Anggraeni Anwar
Preceded byCarlo Brix Tewu
PresidentJoko Widodo
Personal details
Born
Ali Baal

(1960-05-29) 29 May 1960
Makassar, South and Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian
Political partyGolkar (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Gerindra (until 2019)
OccupationPolitician

Masdar's election experienced several problems. Thousands of ballots were damaged in the weeks before the election, which required them to be reprinted; weather conditions raised fears about the polls being inaccessible; and constituencies living in mountainous areas posed transportation problems for ballot delivery.[2] Due to fears of civil unrest during the public counting of ballots, the province dispatched several hundred police officers to the polls, though quick counts had already demonstrated Masdar's victory by then.[3]

References

  1. Hopes fade after Indonesia crash. BBC News, 2 January 2007. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  2. Andi Hajramurni, Thousands of ballots in West Sulawesi damaged. Jakarta Post, 27 January 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  3. Andi Hajramurni, Security heightened to anticipate post-election unrest in West Sulawesi. Jakarta Post, 17 February 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
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