Amiruddin Maula

Baso Amiruddin Maula (12 July 1952 – 10 March 2015) was an Indonesian politician who served as the mayor of Makassar between 1999 and 2004.

Amiruddin Maula
Mayor of Makassar
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byAndi Malik Baso Masry
Succeeded byIlham Arief Sirajuddin
Personal details
Born(1952-07-12)12 July 1952
Sengkang, Wajo, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Died10 March 2015(2015-03-10) (aged 62)
Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Biography

Amiruddin was born in the town of Sengkang, Wajo Regency on 27 June 1952.[1] Before becoming Makassar's mayor, Amiruddin had become a civil servant and was head of the city's revenues department.[2]

He was elected as Makassar's mayor in 1999. In August that year, the city government issued a regulation regarding birth certificates, increasing the administrative fees to make one. The policy was reverted in 2002.[3] In 2000, he also repurposed a colonial-era Dutch administrative building as a city museum.[4]

He attempted to run for reelection in 2004, but he was defeated 24-21 in the city council vote by Ilham Arief Sirajuddin.[5][6] His party then, Golkar, did not support his reelection and instead endorsed Sirajuddin.[7] He later joined Hanura, and in 2007 he was the provincial chairman of the party in South Sulawesi.[8]

Amiruddin was convicted of corruption in 2008, with accusations of having been directly involved in a 2003 purchase of firetrucks despite a lack of budgets and profiting Rp 600 million (USD 65,000) from the purchase.[9] He was sentenced to 4 years in prison and fined Rp 200 million on top of returning the Rp 600 million, with appeals up to the Supreme Court upholding the sentence and increasing his prison term to five years.[10][11] Prior to this, Amiruddin had been accused of corruption in a separate, land-sale case, but was found not guilty in 2006.[12] In a defense of Amiruddin, a law professor from Hasanuddin University noted that the city government was acting on the instructions of the Home Affairs Ministry which issued specific instructions to purchase a specific build of firetrucks, which had limited suppliers.[13] The same instruction also resulted in the conviction of other regional leaders - including the former governors of West Java and Riau and the mayor of Medan - for corruption.[14]

On August 2010, Amiruddin was released from prison.[15] After the sentencing, Amiruddin managed to obtain a doctorate in law at Hasanuddin University in March 2011.[1] He died due to lung complications in his Makassar home on 10 March 2015. At the time of his death, he had four children.[16]

References
  1. "HB Amiruddin Maula Raih Doktor Ilmu Hukum di Unhas". infodiknas.com (in Indonesian). 26 March 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Deng Ical Besuk Amiruddin Maula, Sekalian Mappatabe'". rakyatsulsel.co (in Indonesian). 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. "Mengenang HB Amiruddin Maula". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 11 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "Balla'ta : Museum Kota Makassar". Tempo (in Indonesian). 13 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Di Depan Muspida, Ilham Sebut Tribun Koran Nekat". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). 25 December 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. Pemilu langsung di tengah oligarki partai: proses nominasi dan seleksi calon legislatif Pemilu 2004 (in Indonesian). Gramedia Pustaka Utama. 2005. p. 260. ISBN 9789792216950.
  7. Zulkifli, Sutrisno (28 October 2017). "Kader Golkar Kini Tersisih di Pilwalkot Makassar". Rakyatku (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  8. "Gubernur Sulsel: Partai Hanura Mirip Golkar". Merdeka (in Indonesian). 16 July 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  9. "Mantan Walikota Makasar Didakwa Rugikan Negara Rp4,3 Miliar". KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). 5 November 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. "Baso Amiruddin Maula". Anti-Corruption Clearing House (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. "MA Memperberat Hukuman Mantan Wali Kota Makassar". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 19 November 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. "Mantan Wali Kota Makassar Bebas". Tempo (in Indonesian). 28 December 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. "Dekan Fakultas Hukum Unhas Bela Mantan Wako Makassar". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 4 February 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  14. "Tersemprot Kasus Pemadam Kebakaran". Gatra (in Indonesian). 3 September 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  15. "2 Bekas Pejabat BI dan Eks Walikota Makassar Juga Bebas". detiknews (in Indonesian). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  16. "Eks Wali Kota Makassar Amiruddin Maula Wafat". Tempo (in Indonesian). 10 March 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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