Sahbirin Noor Explained

Sahbirin Noor
Office:Governor of South Kalimantan
Term Start:12 February 2016
Term End:8 October 2024
President:Joko Widodo
Predecessor:Tarmizi Abdul Karim
Successor:TBA
Birth Date:12 November 1967
Birth Place:Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Citizenship:Indonesian
Spouse:Hj. Raudatul Jannah, SKM

Sahbirin Noor is an Indonesian politician and served as the governor of South Kalimantan from 2016 until 2024.[1] His vice governor Rudy Resnawan rebounded after having initially looked poised to lose the gubernatorial election in 2015.[2] Sahbirin has taken the initiative to rehabilitate about sixty-thousand hectares of degraded land in the province.[3]

On 8 October 2024, Sahbirin, along with six others, were named as suspects by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), due to their involvement in a bribery case relating to the construction of a football field, a swimming pool, and an administrative services office. Unlike six others, Sahbirin is yet to be detained by the KPK, but the KPK has announced that the detention would be done within 20 days.[4] [5]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/02/12/jokowi-inaugurates-newly-elected-governors.html Jokowi inaugurates newly elected governors
  2. Hans Nicholas Jong, Haeril Halim, and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Incumbents Entrench Rule. Jakarta Post, 10 December 2015. Accessed 2 March 2017.
  3. Yose Rizal, South Kalimantan to Rehabilitate 59,000 Hectares of Degraded Land. Jakarta Globe, 8 February 2017. Accessed 2 March 2017.
  4. Web site: KPK Belum Tahan Gubernur Kalsel yang Jadi Tersangka Korupsi. nasional.kompas.com. 2024-10-08.
  5. Web site: KPK Tetapkan Gubernur Kalsel Sahbirin Noor Jadi Tersangka Suap. news.detik.com. 2024-10-08.