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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama

1966 - Today

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Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Chinese: 鐘萬學; pinyin: Zhōng Wànxué, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chûng Van-ho̍k; born 29 June 1966) is an Indonesian businessman, and former governor of Jakarta. He is colloquially known by his Hakka Chinese name, Ahok (Chinese: 阿學). He was the first ethnic Chinese governor of Jakarta and the first non-Austronesian governor of Jakarta and also of the Protestant faith, following Henk Ngantung, who was the sole Catholic and Austronesian Minahasan governor to hold office from 1964–65. Ahok was a legislator in the Indonesian People's Representative Council (DPR) and Regent of East Belitung. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is the 17,977th most popular politician (down from 15,907th in 2024), the 104th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 86th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Indonesian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ranks 17,977 out of 19,576. Before him are Mariya Gabriel, Amr Khaled, Bernard Makuza, David Amess, Mike Waltz, and Jewel Taylor. After him are Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Judit Varga, Thomas Hart Benton, Stuart Symington, Luis Fortuño, and Lubomír Zaorálek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ranks 556. Before him are Samir Rifai, Steve Valentine, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Artis Pabriks, Mike Inez, and Stefano Eranio. After him are Patrick Volkerding, Wang Xiaoshuai, Valeri Kamensky, Nayim, Nancy Carell, and Diedrich Bader.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ranks 104 out of 158. Before him are Susi Pudjiastuti (1965), Sri Mulyani (1962), Siti Musdah Mulia (1958), Alan Budikusuma (1968), Gibran Rakabuming Raka (1987), and Taufik Hidayat (1981). After him are Luna Maya (1983), Munir Said Thalib (1965), Ganjar Pranowo (1968), Susi Susanti (1971), Emil Audero (1997), and Joe Taslim (1981).

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Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama ranks 32. Before him are Ali Sastroamidjojo (1903), Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), Retno Marsudi (1962), Anies Baswedan (1969), Susi Pudjiastuti (1965), and Gibran Rakabuming Raka (1987). After him are Ganjar Pranowo (1968), Marty Natalegawa (1963), Lilies Handayani (1965), and Utut Adianto (1965).

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