Himmatul Aliyah
Himmatul Aliyah | |
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| Member of People's Representative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2019 | |
| Constituency | Jakarta II |
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| Born | 11 June 1970 Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia |
| Political party | Gerindra |
Himmatul Aliyah (born 11 June 1970) is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party who has served as a member of the People's Representative Council, representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district, since 2019.
Early life
[edit]Himmatul was born in Tangerang, then part of West Java, on 11 June 1970. She was educated in state-funded schools there, graduating from high school in 1989. She enrolled at the Syekh Yusuf Islamic University Tangerang, graduating with a bachelors in public administration in 1996. She later also studied at the University of Indonesia, receiving a masters in communication in 2007.[1]
Career
[edit]She began working as a reporter and as a radio talk host after graduating from high school, before later becoming a civil servant at the Ministry of Education and Culture starting in 1997.[1][2]
Himmatul unsuccessfully ran as a senatorial candidate to represent Banten in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, receiving 208,296 votes and placing sixth out of 26 candidates.[2][3] In 2015, she was chairman of the association of Gerindra legislators' spouses.[4] She ran again in the 2019 Indonesian legislative election, this time as a candidate for the People's Representative Council representing Jakarta's 2nd electoral district. She received 92,289 votes, and was elected as the sole Gerindra legislator from the district.[5] She was reelected for a second term in the 2024 election with 94,543 votes.[6]
She is part of the legislature's tenth commission,[7] which covers education, sports, and tourism.[8] She has proposed that contract teachers in Indonesian state schools be given permanent positions as government employees.[7] She has also spoke out against a proposed tax on the educational sector.[9] On curriculum, Himmatul has proposed that religious studies be given more lesson slots.[10]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Ahmad Muzani, a senior Gerindra politician who had served as the party's secretary-general and as deputy speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly.[11][12] The couple have four children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hj. HIMMATUL ALIYAH, S.Sos., M.Si" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ a b c "Anggota DPR-RI Hj. Himmatul Aliyah, S.Sos., M.Si" (in Indonesian). Gerindra Party. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Hasil Rekapitulasi Penghitungan Perolehan Suara Pemilu 2014 di Provinsi Banten: DPD RI" (PDF) (in Indonesian). General Elections Commission. 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Gerindra adakan pengobatan gratis pasca asap di Palangkaraya". Antara News (in Indonesian). 7 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Ini Caleg DPR RI dari Dapil Jakarta yang Lolos ke Senayan". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 21 May 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Himmatul Aliyah Mendorong Pemerintah Mengangkat Guru Honorer Jadi PNS atau PPPK". JPNN (in Indonesian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Komisi X" (in Indonesian). People's Representative Council. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Pemerintah Berencana Memungut Pajak Jasa Pendidikan, Himmatul Aliyah Protes Keras". JPNN (in Indonesian). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Himmatul Aliyah Meminta Pemerintah Tambah Jam Pelajaran Agama". hallo.id (in Indonesian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Calon Inkumben Berebut Suara di Pusat Jakarta". Tempo (in Indonesian). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Hadiri Konsolidasi Perwakilan Gerindra Luar Negeri, Muzani Dengarkan Keluh Kesah WNI di Malaysia". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.