Muhammad Romahurmuziy

Muhammad Romahurmuziy (born 10 September 1974 in Sleman)^[2] is an Indonesian politician who was chairman of the United Development Party (PPP). Shortly after the beginning of Romahurmuziy's leadership, the PPP joined the ruling coalition as well as the Working Cabinet of President Joko Widodo.^[3] Under Romahurmuziy, the party participated in the November 2016 Jakarta protests against Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama despite President Widodo's view that the protests were a "waste of time."^[4] Despite their diverging views on the protests, Romahurmuziy claimed that they didn't signal a split in the ruling coalition,^[4] and that the presence of the PPP would assure protesters that the blasphemy case against Purnama would be fair and transparent.^[5]

Muhammad Romahurmuziy
Romahurmuziy in 2014
Leader of the United Development Party
In office 20 May 2016 – 16 March 2019
Preceded by	Suryadharma Ali
Succeeded by	Suharso Monoarfa
Personal details
Born	(1974-09-10) 10 September 1974 (age 50) Sleman, Indonesia
Political party	PPP
Spouse	Henny Widiyanti
Children	Nurul Izzah Khairunnisa[1]
Alma mater	Bandung Institute of Technology
Occupation	politician

References

1. Dudy Novriansyah (1 June 2016). "See What Does PPP Chairman to His Daughter". Sindo News. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
2. "Profil Muhammad Romahurmuziy - VIVA". VIVA (in Indonesian). 27 October 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
3. Carool Kersten, Islam in Indonesia: The Contest for Society, Ideas and Values, pg. 293. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 9780190247775
4. Ina Parlina and Nurul Fitri Ramadhani, Jokowi moves to bolster govt coalition. Jakarta Post, 14 November 2016. Accessed 21 February 2017.
5. Rejecting Jokowi’s call, PPP to join next demonstration. Jakarta Post, 13 November 2016. Accessed 21 February 2017.