Mahyeldi Ansharullah was born on 25 December 1966 and is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra.
11 Facts About Mahyeldi Ansharullah
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah was made mayor of Padang in 2014, following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
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In March 2020, Mahyeldi said he will waive his six months' salary amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah began showing interest in dawah in his teen years, when he was studying in a local junior high school.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah began his political activity following the fall of Suharto, joining the newly formed Prosperous Justice Party where he became the provincial chairman between 2002 and 2005.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah took part in the 2004 elections and won a seat in the provincial council as deputy speaker.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah then resigned to run in the 2008 local elections as deputy mayor with Fauzi Bahar as his running mate.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah established pesantren in the ramadhan in public schools on 2015 where it had formerly been held in mosques, and offered scholarships to students who had memorized sufficient Juz' of the Quran.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah was elected as governor in the 2020 West Sumatra gubernatorial election, winning 32.43 percent of votes.
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Mahyeldi Ansharullah was sworn in as governor on 25 February 2021.
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In 2024, Mahyeldi Ansharullah will run again as a candidate for governor of West Sumatra for the second time with his partner Vasko Ruseimy supported by the parties Prosperous Justice Party, Great Indonesia Movement Party, Democratic Party, National Awakening Party and other parties.