Muhammad Abud Musa'ad was born on 22 July 1965 and is an Indonesian academic and bureaucrat who is serving as the Acting Governor of Southwest Papua since 9 December 2022.
25 Facts About Muhammad Musa'ad
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Muhammad Musa'ad held office in the Ministry of Investment as the minister's expert staff for competitiveness improvement.
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Muhammad Musa'ad was a lecturer in the Cenderawasih University, with his last position in the university being the head of the university's democratic center.
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Muhammad Musa'ad finished his primary education at the YAPIS primary school in 1979, his junior high school education at the 1st Fakfak State Junior High School in 1982, and high school education at the 416th State High School in 1985.
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Muhammad Musa'ad studied governance sciences in the university and graduated in 1990.
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Muhammad Musa'ad obtained a master's degree in science from the university in 1998.
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Muhammad Musa'ad continued further studies in governance sciences at the Padjajaran University, where he obtained a doctorate in governance sciences in 2009.
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Muhammad Musa'ad returned to Irian Jaya four years later and joined Cenderawasih University as a lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences.
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Muhammad Musa'ad taught at the Silas Papare Institute of Social and Political Sciences.
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Muhammad Musa'ad became the first vice dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences from 2002 until 2003.
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Muhammad Musa'ad became the head of the university's democracy center two years later and held the position until 2011.
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Muhammad Musa'ad was appointed as a member of the Papuan branch of the General Elections Commission.
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Muhammad Musa'ad resigned from the commission in 2005 to run as a vice governor candidate alongside Lukas Enembe.
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However, two days after his name was submitted, the assembly announced that Muhammad Musa'ad was ineligible to run for election due to his ancestry.
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Solossa, had influenced the assembly's decision in order to prevent Muhammad Musa'ad from attracting Papuan Muslim voters in the election.
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Muhammad Musa'ad spent about a week visiting mosques and meeting with Muslim local figures in Papua in order to find a suitable replacement for himself.
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Muhammad Musa'ad later found Arobi Ahmad Aituarauw, a Muslim banker and former senate candidate, who agreed to replace him after no other replacement was found.
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In 2011, Muhammad Musa'ad, who was working in the Cenderawasih University, was appointed by Minister of Sports and Youth Andi Mallarangeng as acting assistant deputy for youth pioneering in the ministry.
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Suryo later dismissed one of the assistant deputy in the ministry and appointed Muhammad Musa'ad to held the post temporarily.
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Muhammad Musa'ad's former running mate, Lukas Enembe, became the Governor of Papua in April 2013 after winning the gubernatorial election.
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Muhammad Musa'ad's appointment was made definitive on 6 March 2014.
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On 20 August 2019, Muhammad Musa'ad became the acting Second Assistant to the Papuan Regional Secretary.
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Muhammad Musa'ad became the definitive officeholder on 23 January 2020.
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Muhammad Musa'ad later served as the acting regent of Waropen from 28 September until 4 December 2020.
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Muhammad Musa'ad was appointed as acting governor of Southwest Papua on 9 December 2022.