Ali Mufiz was born on 21 July 1944 and is an Indonesian academician and politician who served as the governor of Central Java between September 2007 and August 2008.
14 Facts About Ali Mufiz
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Ali Mufiz worked as a journalist in his youth, becoming a journalist for the Nahdlatul Ulama affiliated Duta Masyarakat daily newspaper in 1966.
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Ali Mufiz worked there until 1969, when he moved to become a secretary for the editor of the Dinamika Baru weekly in Semarang.
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Ali Mufiz later studied at Diponegoro University, graduating in 1971 and later becoming a lecturer at the university starting in 1975.
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Ali Mufiz was appointed head of program for public administration in 1984, and held the position until 1993.
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Ali Mufiz obtained a masters in public administration from the University of Southern California in 1987.
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Ali Mufiz later became deputy chairman of NU's provincial branch in Central Java.
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In 1997, Mufiz had run as a legislative candidate under the Golkar party.
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Ali Mufiz was selected as the running mate to PDI-P's Mardiyanto in Central Java's 2003 gubernatorial election against Mardijo, another PDI-P politician.
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Mardiyanto and Ali Mufiz secured the support of the National Awakening Party, and won the election with 62 out of 99 councillor votes despite the split within PDI-P.
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Ali Mufiz was officially sworn in as governor on 28 September 2007 by Mardiyanto.
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Ali Mufiz's tenure ended on 23 August 2008, and he was replaced by Bibit Waluyo.
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Ali Mufiz became head of the advisory committee of Central Java's branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council.
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Ali Mufiz is married to Zaimatum Azam, and the couple had at least two children.