Arsyadjuliandi Rachman

Arsyadjuliandi Rachman (born 8 July 1960) is an Indonesian politician. He was governor of Riau between 2016 and 2018 and was a member of the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2024. He was previously the province's vice-governor, although he acted in the governor's capacity following Annas Maamun's arrest in 2014.

Arsyadjuliandi Rachman
Rachman as Governor of Riau
Governor of Riau
In office 25 May 2016 – 20 September 2018 Acting governor since October 2014
Preceded by	Annas Maamun
Succeeded by	Wan Thamrin Hasyim
Vice Governor of Riau
In office 19 February 2014 – 25 May 2016
Preceded by	Mambang Mit
Succeeded by	Wan Thamrin Hasyim
Member of People's Representative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2019
Personal details
Born	(1960-07-08) 8 July 1960 (age 65) Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Political party	Golkar
Alma mater	Sebelas Maret University Oklahoma City University

Early life and education

Rachman was born on 8 July 1960 in Pekanbaru,^[1] as the fifth of ten children of Abdul Rachman Syafei, the owner of a bus transport company. He completed primary school in Pekanbaru before moving to Bukittinggi and later Yogyakarta to pursue higher education. Between 1980 and 1985, he studied at Sebelas Maret University in Surakarta, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture, then an MBA at Oklahoma City University between 1986 and 1987.^[2]

Career

In 2009, he was appointed deputy chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN), having previously been the chairman of Aceh's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.^[3] He ran as the running mate of Annas Maamun in the 2013 Riau gubernatorial election, the pair winning with 60.75% of votes after a runoff election.^[4] In October 2014, he was appointed as acting governor following Maamun's arrest for bribery charges.^[5] He was appointed as full governor on 25 May 2016.^[2] He contested the 2018 gubernatorial election, but lost to Syamsuar.^[6] He resigned on 20 September 2018 in order to run as candidate for the People's Representative Council in the 2019 legislative election.^[7] Rachman proceeded to win a seat representing Riau's 1st electoral district after winning 31,854 votes.^[8]