Ramlan Nurmatias

Ramlan Nurmatias (born August 10, 1964) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as mayor of Bukittinggi from 2016 to 2021 and continued from 2025 to present. He was inaugurated by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on February 20 2025 at the State Palace in Jakarta.

M. Ramlan Nurmatias
21st and 23rd Mayor of Bukittinggi
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 February 2025
President	Prabowo Subianto
Governor	Mahyeldi Ansharullah
Preceded by	Erman Safar
In office 17 February 2016 – 17 February 2021
President	Joko Widodo
Governor	Irwan Prayitno
Preceded by	Ismet Amzis
Succeeded by	Yuen Karnova (acting) Erman Safar
Personal details
Born	(1964-08-10) August 10, 1964 (age 60) Bukittinggi, West Sumatra
Nationality	Indonesia
Political party	Demokrat (since 2022)
Spouse	Yesi Endriani
Children	2
Alma mater	Muhammadiyah University of West Sumatra

Career

Ramlan owns a number of companies. These include PT Emeral Group in 2000, PT Mahkota Sakato Utama in 1989, PT Sugit Sanjaya Prima in 2000, and PT Putra Anak Nagari in 2013.^[1]

Politician

Ramlan joined the Demokrat and was appointed Chairman of the Demokrat Party Branch Leadership Council for Bukittinggi City in 2022.^[2]

In 2024, the simultaneous regional head elections throughout Indonesia including Bukittinggi City. Ramlan gave the last chance to run for mayor of Bukittinggi with the Ibnu Asis pair supported by the Demokrat, PKS and PAN. He managed to win after being defeated by incumbent candidate Erman Safar with 31,480 votes with a percentage of 51.69%.^[3]