Muhammad Abud Musa'ad (born 22 July 1965) is an Indonesian academic and bureaucrat who is serving as the Acting Governor of Southwest Papua since 9 December 2022. He also held office in the Ministry of Investment as the minister's expert staff for competitiveness improvement. Musaad was previously head of Papua's Regional Development Planning Agency from 2014 until 2019 and Second Assistant to the Papuan Regional Secretary from 2020 until 2022. He was also a lecturer in the Cenderawasih University, with his last position in the university being the head of the university's democratic center.
Muhammad Musa'ad | |
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 Musa'ad in 2023 | |
| Acting Governor of Southwest Papua | |
| Assumed office 9 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1965 Fakfak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
| Education |
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Early life and education
editMusa'ad was born on 22 July 1965 in Fakfak, Irian Jaya (now West Papua). His father, Abud Musa'ad, was of Arab descent and owned a construction agency in Geser, Seram Island,[1] while his mother originated from Fakfak.[2] Musa'ad's Arab ancestor had arrived in Fakfak from at least the 1800s (and later intermarried as well as assimilated into the Papuan native Muslim population, Arabs were invited from Maluku islands to become religious teachers and formed part of the aristocracy but some also migrated as traders) and contributed to the development of the region.[3]
Musa'ad spent most of his childhood in Fakfak. He finished his primary education at the YAPIS (Islamic Education Foundation) primary school in 1979, his junior high school education at the 1st Fakfak State Junior High School in 1982, and high school education at the 416th State High School in 1985.[4]
Upon finishing his high school education, Musa'ad moved to Makassar to pursue higher education at the Hasanuddin University. He studied governance sciences in the university and graduated in 1990. After several years teaching in the Cenderawasih University, Musa'ad returned to Hasanuddin University and pursued further studies in development administration. He obtained a master's degree in science from the university in 1998. He continued further studies in governance sciences at the Padjajaran University, where he obtained a doctorate in governance sciences in 2009.[5]
Academic career
editMusa'ad returned to Irian Jaya four years later and joined Cenderawasih University as a lecturer in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. He also taught at the Silas Papare Institute of Social and Political Sciences. He became the first vice dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences from 2002 until 2003. Musa'ad became the head of the university's democracy center two years later and held the position until 2011.[4] During this period, Musa'ad wrote several books about regional autonomy in Papua.[6]
Political and bureaucratic career
edit2005 gubernatorial election
editMusa'ad was appointed as a member of the Papuan branch of the General Elections Commission. He resigned from the commission in 2005 to run as a vice governor candidate alongside Lukas Enembe.[7] The pair was submitted as one of the five candidates for the gubernatorial election in 2006 by the local parliament to the Papuan People's Assembly, a legislative body which consisted of the coalition of Papuan tribal chiefs and was tasked with arbitration and speaking on behalf of Papuan tribal customs.[8] Initially, the assembly's chairman assured Musa'ad that the assembly's electoral verification committee had recommended that all candidates be declared eligible for the election.[9] However, two days after his name was submitted, the assembly announced that Musa'ad was ineligible to run for election due to his ancestry.[8]
The Papuan People's Assembly required all candidates to be ethnically Papuan as a prerequisite to run for the elections. Although Musa'ad mother is ethnically Papuan, his father is of Arab descent, therefore making him technically Orang Asli Papua (OAP) or indigenous Papuan according to special autonomy law but not according to a majority of Papuan People's Assembly members. Most of the members of the assembly argued that only those with "black skin and frizzy hair" could be considered ethnically Papuan. Despite the argument of one of the tribal chiefs in the assembly that Musa'ad is an ethnic Papuan due to another clause which is the acceptance by the local customary community, he was rejected by other members. When the matter was put into a vote, 27 out of 42 members of the assembly voted to reject Musa'ad candidacy.[8][9][10]
Musa'ad's rejection by the assembly sparked protests from his supporters, who alleged that the incumbent governor, J.P. Solossa, had influenced the assembly's decision in order to prevent Musa'ad from attracting Papuan Muslim voters in the election. Chaos ensued in the following days, with his supporters attacking the General Elections Commission as well threatening to burn down the assembly's office. Officials from the central government warned the assembly that it might overstep from its authority as a cultural advisory body.[8][9]
Upon his rejection by the assembly, the parliament asked the pair to search for an alternative vice governor candidate. Musa'ad spent about a week visiting mosques and meeting with Muslim local figures in Papua in order to find a suitable replacement for himself. Musa'ad later found Arobi Ahmad Aituarauw, a Muslim banker and former senate candidate, who agreed to replace him after no other replacement was found. Protests soon ceased after Enembe declared Aituarauw as his running mate.[8][9]
Bureaucratic career
editIn 2011, Musa'ad, who was working in the Cenderawasih University, was appointed by Minister of Sports and Youth Andi Mallarangeng as acting assistant deputy for youth pioneering in the ministry.[4] Andi Mallarangeng was arrested two years later and was replaced by Roy Suryo. Suryo later dismissed one of the assistant deputy in the ministry and appointed Musa'ad to held the post temporarily.[4]
Musa'ad's former running mate, Lukas Enembe, became the Governor of Papua in April 2013 after winning the gubernatorial election. Upon his victory, Musaad was appointed as the acting head of the province's development planning agency on 27 May 2013.[11] His appointment was made definitive on 6 March 2014.[12][13]
On 20 August 2019, Musa'ad became the acting Second Assistant to the Papuan Regional Secretary.[14] He became the definitive officeholder on 23 January 2020.[15][16] Musa'ad also later served as the acting regent of Waropen from 28 September until 4 December 2020.[17][18] Following the formation of the South Papua province in 2022, Musa'ad name was nominated as a candidate for the South Papua's regional secretary, the de facto deputy to the governor of South Papua.[19][20][21] The government did not appoint Musa'ad and instead appointed a bureaucrat from the home affairs ministry.[22]
After the formation of three new provinces in the former Papua region on 9 November 2022, the government continued the trend by establishing the Southwest Papua province. The West Papuan People's Assembly submitted seven candidates for the acting governor of Southwest Papua to the ministry of home affairs.[23] However, the central government refused to pick a name from the candidate list and instead appoint Musa'ad as the acting governor. Upon his confirmation as governor, he was transferred to the Ministry of Investment and became the minister's expert staff for competitiveness improvement.[24] He was appointed as acting governor of Southwest Papua on 9 December 2022.[25] The central government's choice for the post was criticized by Mananwir Paul Fincen Mayor, a leader from Doberay customary region, who questioned his indigenous Papuan status.[26]
Works
edit- Musa'ad, Muhammad Abud. Model Reformasi Birokrasi dalam Perspektif UU No. 21 tahun 2001 (PDF). Depok: University of Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2010.
References
edit- ^ Budiman, Hikmat (17 July 2019). Ke Timur Haluan Menuju: Studi Pendahuluan tentang Integrasi Sosial, Jalur Perdagangan, Adat, dan Pemuda di Kepulauan Maluku (in Indonesian). Yayasan Pustaka Obor Indonesia. p. 113. ISBN 978-602-433-764-3.
- ^ Slama, Martin; Munro, Jenny (24 April 2015). From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities. ANU Press. pp. 263–264. ISBN 978-1-925022-43-8.
- ^ Erb, Maribeth (1 August 2003). Deepening Democracy in Indonesia? Direct Elections for Local Leaders (Pilkada). Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. p. 200. ISBN 978-981-4517-61-4.
- ^ a b c d Karouw, Donald (9 December 2022). "Profil Muhammad Musa'ad, Pj Gubernur Papua Barat Daya dari Akademisi Menjadi Birokrat". iNews. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Data Dosen". PDDikti. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Humas, Staf (18 February 2021). "Rangkaian Dies Natalis ke-60, FISIP Unhas Gelar Diskusi Buku Otsus Papua". Hasanuddin University (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "PILKADA GUBERNUR PAPUA KEMUNGKINAN DESEMBER". www.papua.go.id. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Group, International Crisis (23 March 2006). "Papua: The Dangers of Shutting Down Dialogue". International Crisis Group: 8–9.
{{cite journal}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d Mietzner, Marcus (October 2007). "Local Elections and Autonomy in Papua and Aceh: Mitigating or Fueling Secessionism?". Indonesia. 84 (84): 9–13.
- ^ Kadir, Ruba'i (21 November 2006). "MRP: Musa'ad Kalah Voting". Liputan 6. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Pogau, Oktovianus (7 January 2012). "Otsus Plus: Ide Siapa dan Untuk Siapa?". Suara Papua. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Kabinet Lukas Enembe dan Klemen Tinal (Lukmen) Rampung". Papua.us. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Gubernur Rotasi Jabatan Esalon II, III dan IV". Pemerintah Provinsi Papua. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Raya, Gusty Masan (20 August 2019). "Gubernur Papua Minta Kepala OPD Bijak dan Mampu Pertangungjawabkan Anggaran". Papua Bangkit (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Doy, Ignas (23 January 2020). "Akhirnya, Wagub Papua Klemen Tinal Lantik 28 Kepala OPD Baru". Papua Inside (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Dorong Muhammad Musa'ad Jadi Pejabat Definitif Asisten II". Cenderawasih Pos (in Indonesian). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Pjs Bupati Muhammad Musa'ad Tiba di Waropen, Ini Tugasnya". Kilas Papua (in Indonesian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "2 hari jelang akhir masa jabatan sebagai Pjs Bupati Waropen, Muhammad Musaad sambangi posko paslon peserta Pilkada". Kilas Papua (in Indonesian). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ Mayor, Richard Jakson (9 November 2022). "Nama-Nama Penjabat Gubernur DOB Papua Beredar, Ini Respons Kemendagri". merdeka.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Papua Selatan Pos - Dikabarkan Musa'ad Mengemban Tugas Sekda PPS". Papua Selatan Pos (in Indonesian). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Penunjukan Pejabat ke Provinsi Baru Tak Pengaruhi Provinsi Induk". Cenderawasih Pos (in Indonesian). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Riberu, Emanuel (17 November 2022). Sinaga, Edho (ed.). "Sugiarto Menjabat Sekda Provinsi Papua Selatan". Jubi. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Paat, Yustinus (29 November 2022). "MRPB Kirim 7 Calon Penjabat Gubernur Papua Barat Daya". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Sah! Muhammad Musa'ad dilantik sebagai Penjabat Gubernur Papua Barat Daya". PAPUAKITA.com. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Profil Muhammad Musa'ad, Penjabat Gubernur Papua Barat Daya yang Dilantik Mendagri". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Mananwir PFM : Tidak Menghargai Tokoh Pemekaran, Kenapa Bukan OAP Menjadi PJ Gubernur PBD | Warta Papua" (in Indonesian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.