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| Deputy Speaker of Jakarta DPRD | |
| In office 16 September 2014 – 1 June 2022 | |
| Succeeded by | Rani Maulani |
| Member of Jakarta DPRD | |
| In office 25 August 2009 – 3 May 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-01-03)3 January 1957 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Died | 3 May 2023(2023-05-03) (aged 66) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Political party | Gerindra |
Muhammad Taufik (3 January 1957 - 3 May 2023) was an Indonesian politician from the Gerindra Party who was a member of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council (Jakarta DPRD) between 2009 and his death in 2023.
Having been convicted of corruption in 2004, he received significant attention in 2019 when he successfully filed a lawsuit against the General Elections Commission to run for his second term in the legislative body.
Background
Muhammad Taufik was born in Jakarta on 3 January 1957. He studied at an economic middle school in Banten, and later an economic high school in Jakarta, before obtaining his bachelors in accounting from Jayabaya University.
Career
He was a member, and later secretary general, of the Indonesian Maritime Workers' Association. His political career began as a member of Golkar, and he later moved to the Justice and Unity Party, but he resigned in 1999. Taufik was later appointed chairman of the Jakarta branch of the General Elections Commission (KPU), but he was sentenced guilty of corruption in 2004 and was imprisoned for 18 months.
Councillor
In the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, Taufik ran as a Gerindra candidate for the Jakarta DPRD and won a seat. He was later appointed as deputy speaker of the body. Following the 2014 presidential election, in which Prabowo Subianto lost, Taufik demanded the head of KPU be arrested, accusing him of cheating by opening ballot boxes. This statement, delivered in front of a crowd protesting the results, caused KPU officials to report Taufik to the police.
In the same year, after the resignation of previous governor Joko Widodo, Taufik was brought up as a possible candidate to replace either his gubernatorial seat or the deputy governor seat - which was held by Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok), who strongly protested Taufik's appointment. Later on, the two would come into conflict often, with Taufik boycotting Ahok during his blasphemy trial.
Taufik later proposed that the city government entirely subsidize ticket fees for the Jakarta MRT.
2019 election
For the 2019 election, KPU had introduced a new regulation barring, among others, candidates who had been convicted of graft before from running. Despite this, Taufik registered for reelection, and KPU demanded his party remove him from the candidates list. Taufik then filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Indonesia, with the Elections Supervisory Agency [id] approving him to run. Eventually, he was approved by Jakarta's KPU as one of the candidates. He was elected into the legislature, remaining as deputy speaker and chairman of the Gerindra faction. However, he was removed from both posts on 1 June 2022 following his endorsement of Anies Baswedan's presidential candidacy against party line. He was replaced the following day by fellow Gerindra legislator Rani Maulani. In October 2023, he submitted his resignation from Gerindra and the Jakarta DPRD for health reasons, as he suffered from lung cancer. Taufik died on 3 May 2023, around 9:40 PM local time. He had been receiving treatment for his lung cancer at the Siloam Hospital in Central Jakarta. His body is planned to be buried at the Al Azhar Memorial Cemetery in Karawang on 4 May.
References
- "H. Mohamad Taufik" (in Indonesian). Jakarta Council. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Profil Muhammad Taufik". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "KPU demands Gerindra remove Taufik from its candidate list". The Jakarta Post. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- Rudi, Alsadad (8 September 2014). "Ini Empat Wakil Ketua DPRD DKI Periode 2014-2019". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Muhammad Taufik". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Ini Sosok Ketua DPD DKI Gerindra Muhammad Taufik yang Dilaporkan KPU ke Polri". detikNews (in Indonesian). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Ahok ready to step down if Gerindra party gets to install Taufik as Governor". coconuts.co. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- Anya, Agnes (14 February 2017). "Ahok declines to comment on City Council's boycott". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- "Tarif Sudah Disepakati, Taufik Ngotot MRT Gratis". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- "Bawaslu lets former graft convict run in 2019 Jakarta election". The Jakarta Post. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Ikuti Putusan MA, KPU DKI Loloskan M Taufik sebagai Caleg". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Akhir Kisah M Taufik di Jajaran Pimpinan DPRD DKI, Putuskan Berlabuh di Partai Lain Setelah Jabatannya Dicopot Gerindra". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- "Wakil Ketua DPRD DKI Pengganti M Taufik Dilantik Hari Ini". detiknews (in Indonesian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- "M Taufik Mengundurkan Diri dari Partai Gerindra". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- "Mantan Kader Gerindra M Taufik Meninggal Dunia". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- Rahayu, Lisye Sri (3 May 2023). "Jenazah M Taufik Akan Dimakamkan Al Azhar Memorial Karawang Besok". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 May 2023.