Saying goodbye after 20 years of being a member of the DPR, Cak Imin’s political career journey

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Uncle IminDeputy Chairman General of the DPR, greetings from Senayan. His term of office as a member of the DPR for the period 2024-2029 will end on Monday, September 30 2024.

Of the five DPR leaders, Cak Imin and Lodewijk Freidrich Paulus did not continue as leaders a member of the DPR for the next time. In his joke to the Deputy President of the DPR Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, Cak Imin said that the pension he would receive is IDR 3.2 million per month.

“We said goodbye, especially Mr. Lodewijk and I said goodbye not to join the DPR again. Entering the MPP, the Retirement Preparation Period. I have signed a added to the pension, Mr. Dasco, Rp. 3,200,000,” said Cak Imin at the Parliament Center, Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Cak Imin’s political career journey

Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar or Cak Imin is also a politician from Jombang, East Java. Currently, the man born on 24 September 1966 is the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives for the period 2019-2024. He is also the General Chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) since 2005.

Cak Imin was born and raised in a religious environment. His father, Muhammad Iskandar, was a teacher at the Mamba’ul Ma’arif Islamic Boarding School. Meanwhile, his mother, Muhasonah Iskandar, is the director of the Islamic boarding school. Even from childhood, Cak Imin was close to the former fifth president of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid or Gus Dur.

Cak Imin or Muhaimin Iskandar, is an Indonesian politician who has extensive educational and work experience. He completed a master’s degree in Communication Management from the University of Indonesia in 2001. Before that, he studied at Mambaul Ma’arif Denanyar Primary and Middle School, Denanyar Jombang, continued to SMA MAN I Yogyakarta, and earned Bachelor’s degree in Social and Political Sciences from Gadjah Mada University in 1991.

In his career, Cak Imin has held several important positions, including as Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in Indonesia (2009-2014), Vice-Chairman of the DPR RI (2004-2009), and member of the DPR RI (1999-2004). In addition, he was also the Head of the Research Department at LPU Jakarta (1992-1994) and the teaching staff at Denanyar Jombang Islamic Boarding School (1980-1983). Other experience includes working at Helen Keller International Jakarta until 1998, being the Secretary of the Semesta Ciganjur Foundation, and the Chairman of the FPKB DPR RI in 1999.

Cak Imin is also active in several organizations. He has been the General Chairman of PKB DPP since 2014 and held the same position from 2005 to 2010. In addition, he was the General Secretary of PKB DPP (2004-2005) and the Chairman of Tanfidziah Council (2002 -2007). In his youth, Cak Imin was active in student organizations, including as the General Chairman of the PMII Executive Board (1994-1997) and as the General Chairman of the Yogyakarta Branch of PMII (1991-1997).

When he was the Minister of Manpower and Transfers during the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono government, Cak Imin’s name was highlighted in the “cardboard durian” scandal. This scandal refers to the discovery of IDR 1.5 billion in a cardboard box at the office of the Ministry of Manpower and Transfer in 2011 by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

On 25 August 2011, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested two ministry officials, namely the Secretary of the Director General of Development of Transfer Areas I Nyoman Suisnaya and the former Head of the Department of Planning and Evaluation of Programs of the Ministry of Personnel and Transmission. , Dadong Irbarlawan. They are suspected of receiving a bribe of IDR 1.5 billion from a businessman named Dharnawati, who is associated with the Program for the Acceleration of Regional Infrastructure Development of Transmigration (PPIDT). Dharnawati, who is a proxy for PT Alam Jaya Papua leaders, was also arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission.

Dadong Irbarelawan said in the 2012 lawsuit that the money was said to be given to Muhaimin Iskandar. He revealed that in May 2011 Nyoman called him to a meeting where Dharnawati and Dhany S. Nawawi, who was a Special Staff to the President, were also present.

Muhaimin admitted he was disturbed by how the bribery case unfolded, but denied involvement, saying he was not aware of anyone who might have tried to frame him. . Dharnawati’s lawyer, Farhat Abbas, said that the money was aimed at Muhaimin, and that there was evidence in the form of short messages in his name.

Muhaimin Iskandar denied this claim, saying that the short message only used his name without his knowledge, and emphasized that he had never met the suspects to discuss the project 500 billion Rp.

In the 2024 presidential election, Cak Imin will be fixed Ann Baswedan progress in the presidential election contest. Even though Anies-Cak Imin was nominated later, even though they had filed a lawsuit against the election results at the Constitutional Court (MK), they were still nominated without they were defeated.

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Editor’s Choice: Is it true that Cak Imin’s retirement salary is IDR 3.2 million, this is the amount of retirement salary of former presidents, ministers and members of the DPR