Nur Alam

Nur Alam (born July 9, 1967) is a former Governor of South East Sulawesi.[1] He was inaugurated for his first five-year term in 2008, and for his second in 2013.

Nur Alam
Governor of Southeast Sulawesi
In office
18 February 2008 – 5 July 2017
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byZainal Arifin
Succeeded bySaleh Lasata
Personal details
Born9 July 1967
Konda, South Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
CitizenshipIndonesian
Political partyNational Mandate Party

The inauguration of Alam's second term proved controversial. Student groups protested due to Alam's implication in a graft case by the Corruption Eradication Commission, though the Supreme Court of Indonesia upheld the victory when Alam's election rival filed a legal challenge.[2] Formal graft accusations by the Commission in 2017 eventually led Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo to promote Alam's deputy Saleh Lasata to acting governor in July that year.[3]


He was sentenced by the Jakarta Corruption Court in April 2018 to 12 years in prison, with official estimated losses of the state at Rp 1.5 trillion.[4]

References
  1. http://www.sulawesitenggaraprov.go.id/pemerintahan/eksekutif/gubernur.html
  2. Farouk Arnaz, Protest Turns Violent at Southeast Sulawesi Governor’s Swearing In. Jakarta Globe, 19 February 2013. Accessed 10 June 2018.
  3. Lasata appointed as acting SE Sulawesi governor. Antara, 7 July 2017. Ed. Heru Purwanto. Accessed 10 June 2018.
  4. Chairunnisa, Ninis (2 October 2018). "KPK Minta Hakim Tolak Gugatan Nur Alam terhadap Saksi Ahli". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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