Hamdan Zoelva
Indonesian politician and lawyer (born 1962)
Hamdan Zoelva (born 21 June 1962 in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara) is an Indonesian politician and lawyer. He was the Chief Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court from 2013 to 2015, succeeding Akil Mochtar whose appointment was terminated after he was implicated in a bribery case related to an election dispute of Lebak Regency, Banten.2
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Born Jun 21, 1962.1
About
Prior to his appointment as a Justice of the Constitutional Court, Zoelva served as a former leader of the Crescent Star Party. After stepping down as a Chief Justice, he works as a legal consultant and a lecturer at several universities. He is currently a chairman of Syarikat Islam, an Islamist organisation.
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Companies
- Sarekat IslamChair 2016 to now9
Early life and education
Zoelva was born to TG. KH. Muhammad Hasan, the leader of Al-Mukhlisin boarding school in Bima, and Hj. Siti Zaenab. Zoelva spent his childhood in the village of Parado, located about 50 kilometers from the city of Bima. He grew up in a tradition that valued family and community values, and attended public schools.
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Career
Occupation: politician, judge.5
- Since 2016Chairperson, Sarekat Islam4
Personal life
Zoelva married to R.A. Nina Damayanti and has three children, namely Muhammad Faris Aufar, Arya Ahmad Hanafi, A. Adib Karamy. Zoelva has a hobby of playing golf and speak English active and passive Arabic.
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Legal issues and controversies
In 2013, Zoelva was appointed Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia, replacing Akil Mochtar, who was dismissed due to his involvement in a bribery scandal over a local election dispute. Zoelva was selected by his peers through two rounds of voting mechanism. Eight constitutional judges participated in this selection, namely Zoelva, Harjono, Arief Hidayat, Anwar Usman, Ahmad Fadhil Sumadi, Patrialis Akbar, Muhammad Alim, and Maria Farida Indrati, and chaired by Hamdan Zoelva himself.
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- 1WikidataHamdan Zoelva on Wikidata
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