Sufmi Dasco Ahmad

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (born 7 October 1967) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He currently serves as a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad
Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2024
Speaker	Puan Maharani
Member of the Indonesia House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2014
Constituency	Banten III
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-07) 7 October 1967 (age 57) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Spouse	Raden Euis Handayani
Children	1

Early life and education

Ahmad was born on 7 October 1967 in Bandung, West Java, as the son of Ahmad Dakyan Suud. He completed elementary school in Palembang, middle school in Jakarta, and high school in Manado. After graduating from high school, he enrolled in the engineering department of Pancasila University, studying electrical engineering. He obtained a bachelor's degree from there in 1993, and he later studied law in several other universities.^[1]

Personal life

Ahmad is married to Raden Euis Handayani and has had a daughter, Dinda Ghania Althafunnisa, a singer.^[2]

Career

In Gerindra

After working for some time, Ahmad had done some business with Fadli Zon, and from this connection, he entered politics. Ahmad became a founding member of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), and in 2008 he was appointed as the chairman of its central committee.^[3] Following the 2014 elections, Ahmad was elected into the People's Representative Council, representing the Banten III electoral district with 56,323 votes.^[4] In his first term, he was part of the council's third commission on law, human rights, and security,^[3] in addition to chairing the body's ethics council.^[5] Within Gerindra, he later became a deputy chairman.^[6]

In October 2017, Ahmad accused the Indonesian Police of bias against Gerindra.^[7] He also stated that communism in Indonesia had the potential to "revive and spread overseas".^[8]

Ahmad was reelected to the council from the same district with 99,002 votes following the 2019 elections,^[4] and he was appointed one of the body's deputy speakers.^[9] He was reelected in 2024 with 119,692 votes.^[10]

Academics

He is a professor at Pakuan University.^[11] In 2024, Tempo magazine reported that he "earned his professorship without fulfilling the 10-year teaching requirement, while his papers were published in journals that were either discontinued or not indexed by Scopus."^[12]

Honours

•  Indonesia
  • Star of Mahaputera (2nd Class) (Indonesian: Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana) (14 august 2024)^[13]

References

1. "Ir. SUFMI DASCO AHMAD, SH, MH" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
2. Insertlive. "Profil dan Agama Dinda Ghania Penyanyi Muda yang Diproduseri Nagita Slavina". film-dan-musik (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
3. "Mengenal Sufmi Dasco, Pengganti Fadli Zon di Jajaran Pimpinan DPR". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
4. Saragih, Samdysara (2 October 2019). "Perbandingan Kiprah Puan Maharani dan 4 Wakil Ketua DPR di Dapil". Kabar24 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
5. "Ethics council to confirm whether Herman Hery involved in assault". The Jakarta Post. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
6. Ramadhani, Nurul Fitri (29 May 2019). "Prabowo flies to Dubai, Vienna amid simmering tension after May 22 riots". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
7. "Sufmi Dasco Ahmad: Kenapa Polisi Sangat Tendensi kepada Gerindra dan Keluarga Pak Prabowo?". Tribun Medan (in Indonesian). 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
8. "Sufmi Dasco Ahmad: Jika Kita Lengah, Komunisme Bisa Bangkit di Indonesia". Indopolitika (in Indonesian). 22 September 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
9. "House gets first female speaker". The Jakarta Post. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
10. "Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
11. "Sufmi Dasco Ahmad Dikukuhkan Sebagai Guru Besar Bidang Ilmu Hukum Universitas Pakuan".
12. Suhenda, Dio. "Pressure rises on Indonesia to curb illicitly gained professorships". asianews.network. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
13. Media, Kompas Cyber (2024-08-14). "Jokowi Berikan Gelar Tanda Kehormatan untuk 64 Tokoh, Ada Prabowo, Airlangga hingga Surya Paloh". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-08-14.