Remembering M Taufik, Politicians Who Had Supported Jokowi And Anies

YOGYAKARTA Remembers M Taufik is endless. He is known as one of the prominent figures in the world of Indonesian politics. In fact, he is widely known, especially by supporters of Anies Baswedan because he is one of the figures who succeeded in bringing Anies to victory in the 2017 gubernatorial election.

As is known, Mohamad Taufik breathed his last on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 21.40 WIB. The cause is lung cancer. He was even treated at Siloam Semanggi Hospital, Jakarta.

M Taufik himself is an Indonesian politician who was born on January 3, 1957 in Jakarta. He is the first son of ten children from the HE Hasan Turwaedi and Enok Zahara pairs. Before becoming a member of the DKI Jakarta DPRD and entering the party, he was active in various organizations. For example, he served as secretary general of the Indonesian Maritime Workers Union, Chairman of SPSI Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta Islamic Student Association, Chairman of the Jayabaya University Student Senate.

The alumni of Jayabaya University is also listed as the General Treasurer of the DKI Jakarta Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Management (PWNU).

During his lifetime, M Taufik had drawn several highlights. For example, when he served as Chairman of the DKI Jakarta General Elections Commission (KPU) in 2003. At that time he was named a suspect in the corruption case in the procurement of props for the 2004 General Election which caused the state to suffer a loss of Rp488 million. Then on April 27, 2004 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

Di kancah perpolitian, M Taufik adalah salah satu tokoh yang memberikan dukungan kepada Joko Widodo (Jokowi) yang saat itu mencalonkan diri dalam Pilgub DKI 2012. Kala itu Jokowi maju bersama dengan Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) dengan diusung Gerindra dan PDIP.

But on the other hand, Taufik also gave his support to Anies Baswedan. He even had a role in winning Anies to win the seat of governor of DKI in the 2017 DKI gubernatorial election. At that time Anies was paired with Sandiaga Uno and his opponent Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok.

M Taufik's career in politics was also quite long. He had joined the Golkar Party (Golkar), but decided to leave in 1998. After that he decided to move the party to the Justice and Unity Party (PKP) for one year.

Then in 2008 he formed the Greater Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra) for the Jakarta area. He also served as chairman of the DPD Gerindra DKI Jakarta. In the Gerindra Party, Taufik's career was quite good. However, he decided to leave the party on the grounds of lung cancer which made him have to be treated. He expressed his gratitude to the Gerindra Party and Prabowo.

During his resignation from the party, Taufik was still a member of the DKI Jakarta parliament for the 2019-2024 period. However, his resignation has not been approved by the Head of Gerindra Prabowo Subianto.

Taufik, who had undergone several treatments, finally breathed his last. His body was buried at the Al-Azhar Memorial Garden Cemetery, Karawang, West Java, Sakura Zone Block W 32, on Thursday, May 4 at 13.00 WIB.

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