Profile Of Ridwan Rumasukun, Who Is Now The Governor Of Papua

Illustration of Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA – Ridwan Rumasukun's profile received attention after he was appointed as Daily Executor (Plh) of the Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe who was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) regarding allegations of bribery and gratuities.

Profile of Ridwan Rumasukun

Mohamad Ridwan Rumasukun was born on October 14, 1964 in Jakarta. But he spent most of his life in Sorong district, West Papua.

Ridwan Rumasukun received his basic education at Remu Public Elementary School, Sorong. After that his junior high school at SMP Negeri II Sorong. While his senior high school was completed at SMAN 413 Sorong.

Ridwan Rumasukun continued his undergraduate education at the Ottow Geissler Jayapura High School with a concentration in management and graduated in 1992.

On the pddikti.kemdikbud.go.id page, Ridwan Rumasukun then continued his Master degree at Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi. While his doctoral degree was obtained from Brawijaya University, Malang, East Java, and was completed in 2013.

Within the Papua provincial government, Ridwan Rumasukun is not a new person. This senior official has held several positions in Papua since 1990. Ridwan's first position was the Head of Administration for the Abepura Mental Hospital. Ridwan's position continued to climb until he was finally appointed as Assistant for General Affairs at the Regional Secretariat of the Papua Province in 2019.

As quoted from papua.go.id, Ridwan Rumasukun was eventually appointed as the Regional Secretary (Sekda) of the Papua Province by the Governor of Papua Lukas Enembe in October 2021. He replaced Dance Yulian Flassy.

Ridwan's appointment as Regional Secretary for Papua did not go smoothly. The reason is that before appointing Ridwan, Governor Lukas argued with the central government regarding the appointment of the Papua Regional Secretary. According to him, Dance Yulian Flassy at that time volunteered as Acting Governor to the central government, on the other hand, Lukas is currently being treated in the hospital.

Lukas then removed Dance Yulian Flassy from the position of Regional Secretary and appointed Ridwan Rumasukun as the Acting Secretary (Plt.) of the Papua Regional Secretary. The Ministry of Home Affairs itself did not approve of Lukas' decision. Fierce discussions ensued between the center and Lukas until finally, President Jokowi allowed Lukas' decision to appoint Ridwan as the Regional Secretary of the Papua Province.

Before sitting as Acting Governor of Papua, Ridwan Rumasukun, reported his assets on the KPK's State Administration Wealth Report (LHKPN) website. The report itself is dated December 31, 2022.

Ridwan's wealth totals IDR 973,915,512 (nine hundred seventy-three million). The total wealth is only sourced from cash and cash equivalents. The LHKPN KPK website does not specify data on land assets and movable assets owned by Ridwan.

Quoted from Antara, Regional Secretary of Papua Province Muhammad Ridwan Rumasukun is currently appointed as Acting Governor of Papua after Lukas was arrested by the KPK and named a suspect. Ridwan's appointment as the Acting Governor of Papua was based on the Decree of the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Number 100/326/184/SJ dated 11 January 2023 concerning the Assignment of the Papua Secretary of Regional Office as the Executor of the Daily Tasks (Plh) of the Governor of Papua.

"I have been conveyed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Directorate General of Regional Autonomy, online or via WhatsApp. However, the new physical (SK) will be taken by the Assistant for General Affairs of the Regional Secretariat of Papua Derek Hegamur," said Ridwan Rumasukun in Jayapura, Papua, Thursday.

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