11 Facts About Rusdy Mastura

Rusdy Mastura was chairman of the Pancasila Youth organization in Central Sulawesi.

In 1997, Rusdy Mastura was elected into the city council for Palu, and then between 1999 and 2004 he chaired the city council.

Rusdy Mastura was reelected following the 2010 election, winning 32 percent of votes in a six-candidate race.

Rusdy Mastura's family was affiliated with Masyumi, which during 1965 was actively conducting violence against the communists.

Rusdy Mastura initiated a plan, in conjunction with the central government, to establish a special economic zone in Palu, which would include investments in port and road facilities.

Rusdy Mastura began a work program which employed some 5,000 poor residents of the city.

Rusdy Mastura resigned as mayor in August 2015 to participate in the gubernatorial elections for the province.

Rusdy Mastura was a member of Golkar until late 2017, when he moved to the Nasdem Party, citing political reasons.

Rusdy Mastura was chairman of Golkar's Donggala Regency branch in 2017 before his move.

Rusdy Mastura participated in the 2015 gubernatorial elections, but lost to Longki Djanggola and his lawsuit to the Constitutional Court was rejected.

Rusdy Mastura ran again in 2020 and, this time, won the election after securing 891,334 votes.