Malkan Amin (August 11, 1948 – December 9, 2020) was an Indonesian politician who represented both the Golkar and NasDem parties.

Biography

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Amin was born on August 11, 1948, in Barru, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1][2] He did his primary and secondary schooling in Makassar.[1] Starting in 1987 he became director of a construction business in Ujung Pandang, and from 1992 onwards various businesses located in Jakarta.[1]

In 1997 he was elected as a Member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), which he held for a 2-year term. He was a Member of the People's Representative Council from 1999 to 2013, representing the Golkar party for South Sulawesi.[3] For a time he was Deputy Secretary General of the party.[4] In 2013 he decided to resign from Golkar to join the Nasdem Party (National Democrats).[5] For a time he was chairman of NasDem's regional organization in West Sumatra.[6]

Amin died from COVID-19 on December 9, 2020, at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital in Makassar, South Sulawesi. He was 72 years old. At the time he was running for office to become Bupati of Barru for Nasdem.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Profil dan program anggota DPR-RI, 2004-2009 (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. 2004. p. 491.
  2. ^ "Cabup Barru Malkan Amin wafat di hari pencoblosan". Antara News (in Indonesian). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "3 Politisi Golkar Resmi Jadi Anggota DPR". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 April 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ Tomsa, Dirk (2008). Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era. Taylor & Francis. p. 195. ISBN 9781134045754.
  5. ^ "Profil - Malkan Amin". merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Malkan Amin Meninggal Dunia di RS Wahidin Makassar". Partai Nasdem. (in Indonesian). Partai Nasdem. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Calon Bupati Barru Sulsel Meninggal di Hari Pencoblosan". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2020-12-09. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ Persada, Syailendra (9 December 2020). "Calon Bupati Barru, Malkan Amin, Meninggal di Hari Pemungutan Suara Pilkada 2020". Tempo (in Indonesian).