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Herman Abdullah

Indonesian politician (1950–2022)

Herman Abdullah


Mayor of Pekanbaru
In office 18 July 2001 – 18 July 2011
Deputy	Erizal Muluk
Preceded by	Oesman Effendi Apan
Succeeded by	Firdaus

Personal details
Born	(1950-07-18)18 July 1950 Pekanbaru, United States of Indonesia
Died	27 February 2022(2022-02-27) (aged 71) Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Political party	Golkar
Education	Andalas University Padjadjaran University

Herman Abdullah (18 July 1950 – 27 February 2022) was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar, he served as mayor of Pekanbaru from 2001 to 2011.^[1]

Political career

Herman started his career in the Pekanbaru City government as Chairman of Bappeda, then became Regional Secretary and mayor. During his leadership he made many improvements in Pekanbaru. Among other things, in the field of cleanliness and urban planning, where during his reign, Pekanbaru managed to win the Piala Adipura seven times in a row. Apart from that, Herman also won the Piala Wahana Tata Nugraha (WTN) several times.

Herman also succeeded in inviting outside investors to invest in Pekanbaru. This is indicated by the number of development companies developing their property projects in this city. Thanks to his achievements, he received many awards. Among others is the Satya Lencana Pembangunan of the President of the Republic of Indonesia in 2005.

In the 2006, Herman again run as a mayoral candidate for a second term with partner Erizal Muluk and won the mayoral election results. So Herman and Erizal officially served as mayor and deputy mayor of Pekanbaru from 2006 to 2011. After the end of his term as mayor of Pekanbaru, Herman ran as a candidate for governor of Riau with the deputy mayor of Dumai, Agus Hidayat in 2013, but lost to the pair of Annas Maamun and Arsyadjuliandi Rachman.

Death

Herman died in Awal Bros Hospital Pekanbaru on 27 February 2022, at the age of 71 and was buried in the Kusuma Dharma Heroes' Cemetery, Pekanbaru City.^[2]

Honours

Bintang Jasa Pratama
Satyalancana Pembangunan - 2005
Satyalancana Wira Karya - 2004
Satyalancana Karya Satya (20 Years) - 2000
Lencana Melati Gerakan Pramuka
Lencana Darma Bakti Gerakan Pramuka

References

^ Rusli, Yendri (27 February 2022). "Innalilahi Wainnailaihi Rojiun, Herman Abdullah Mantan Walikota Pekanbaru 2 Periode Meninggal Dunia Usia 72 Tahun". riaupdate.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
^ "Istri Almarhum Herman Abdullah Berlinang Air Mata Saat Ikuti Pemakaman Secara Militer di TMP". Tribun Pekanbaru (in Indonesian). 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.