Muhammad Rudi (born 20 October 1963) is the mayor of Batam, the largest city in the Riau Islands province after being elected in 2015 where he won 185,845 votes (60.40%) in the 2-candidate race.[1] Previously, he had served as deputy mayor for 5 years. During his tenures in the city governance, he had been member of three political parties: National Awakening Party until 2013, Democratic Party until 2016, and currently he is a member of the Nasdem Party.[2] He was reelected for a second term in the 2020 mayoral election with 267,497 votes (73%).[3]

Muhammad Rudi
3rd Mayor of Batam
Assumed office
14 March 2016
PresidentJoko Widodo
GovernorMuhammad Sani
Nurdin Basirun
DeputyAmsakar Achmad
Preceded byAhmad Dahlan
Deputy Mayor of Batam
In office
1 March 2011 – 1 March 2016
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
GovernorMuhammad Sani
Preceded byRia Saptarika
Succeeded byAmsakar Achmad
Personal details
Born (1963-10-20) October 20, 1963 (age 60)
Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands
NationalityIndonesian
Political partyNasdem Party
SpouseMarlin Agustina

References edit

  1. ^ "Pilkada Kota Batam" (in Indonesian).
  2. ^ "Dari Demokrat Rudi Loncat ke Nasdem". Batam Pos (in Indonesian). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Rekap Tuntas, KPU Tetapkan Rudi-Amsakar Menangi Pilkada Batam". detiknews (in Indonesian). 18 December 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2024.