Anas Urbaningrum's Career In Politics: Always Moncer Only Contains Mega Corruption

Anas Urbaningrum welcomes the visitors to be free from the Sukamiskin Bandung Prison. (Between)

YOGYAKARTA - Anas Urbaningrum, a politician from Blitar, East Java, has had his political career tested with allegations of Hambalang Gratification.

The man who was born on July 15, 1969, does not seem to have had a straight career. Many stories color his political world.

Starting a career at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Anas Urbaningrum served as Chairman of PBHMI to the general chairman of the Democratic party.

Becoming PBHMI Chair

Being the first political office start, ANAS Urbaningrum seems to have a bright future by entering as a member of Team Seven. He served as PBHMI in 1997 and became a member of Team Seven in 1998. Team Seven is the Political Law Revision Team.

Team Seven was led by Ryaas Rasyid at that time. The members were also quite famous including Affan Gaffar, Andi Malarangeng, Djohermansyah Djohan, Luthfi Mutty, and Ramlan Surbakti.

Not Only being Team Seven, Anas Urbaningrum is also Team Eleven. The Eleven Team is the Preparation Committee for the Establishment of the General Elections Commission on February 3, 1999.

The team was led by Nurcholish Madjid, consisting of Adi Andojo Sutjipto, Adnan Buyung Nasution, Affan Gaffar, Andi Mallarangeng, Eep Saefulloh Fatah, Kastorius Sinaga,ttaman Budiardjo, Mulyana W. Kusumah, and Rama Pratama.

The eleven team, which was attended by Anas Urbaningrum, was tasked with verifying the fulfillment of party administrative requirements in participating in the election.

Tim Sebelas kemudian mengumumkan 48 partai yang berhak mengikuti pemilu 1999.

Anas Urbaningrum Was A Member Of The KPU

Anas Urbaningrum became a member of the General Elections Commission for the period 2000-2007 after being sworn in on April 24, 2001.

Anas did his job with Mulyana W Kusumah, Nazaruddin Syamsuddin, Ramlan Surbakti, Rusadi Kantaprawira, Valina Singka Subekti, Chusnul Mar'iyah, Daan Dimara, Hamid Awaludin, Imam Prasodjo, and Mudji Sutrisno.

Nazaruddin Syamsuddin was then appointed as Chairman of the KPU. The task of the KPU Anas cs at that time was to carry out the presidential election directly.

The direct presidential election will be the first in Indonesia. After being deemed finished doing his job, Anas Urbaningrum joined the Democratic party.

In the Democratic Party, Anas immediately received a position as Head of the Regional Politics and Autonomy.

Continuing his political career seems to be always smooth. In 2009 Anas Urbaningrum became a member of the Indonesian Parliament from the city of Blitar. The area coverage includes Blitar Regency, Kediri City, Kediri Regency and Tulungagung Regency.

After becoming a member of the DPR Anas, it seemed as if he had a successful career that year. On October 1, Anis was appointed chairman of the Democratic Party. However, only as long as corn served in the DPR. Anas resigned from the DPR because he participated in the PD general chairman election on July 23, 2010.

Serving As Chairman Of The Democratic Party

Anas was elected as the General Chair of PD on July 23, 2010. In the election, Anas had to compete with other strong candidates, namely Andi Mallarangeng and Marzuki Alie.

Anas quit his position as chairman of PD and left the party on February 23, 2013. The decision was taken the day after the KPK named Anas as a suspect in the alleged gratification of the Hambalang project on February 23, 2013.

Anas Urbaningrum Becomes A Suspect In The Hambalang Mega Corruption Case

11 months after being named a suspect, Anas was finally detained by the KPK on January 10, 2014. Anas was detained at the KPK detention center along with Andi Mallarangeng. Former Chairman of the Democratic Party Anas Urbaningrum was released from Sukamiskin Prison on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at around 14.00 WIB.

Anas Urbaningrum Will Join PKN

Didapuk will become the chairman of the PKN (Nusantara Awakening Party) which has been prepared for a long time to participate in the 2024 election. Of course this will be interesting to see Anas Urbaningrum's journey which is not always beautiful in having a strategic political position.