Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto | |
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Mayor of Makassar | |
Assumed office 26 February 2021 | |
President | Joko Widodo |
Governor | Nurdin Abdullah Sudirman Sulaiman |
Deputy | Fatmawati Rusdi |
Preceded by | Rudy Djamaluddin (acting) |
In office 8 May 2014 – 8 May 2019 | |
President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Joko Widodo |
Governor | Syahrul Yasin Limpo Soni Sumarsono (acting) Nurdin Abdullah |
Deputy | Syamsu Rizal |
Preceded by | Ilham Arief Sirajuddin |
Succeeded by | Iqbal Samad Suhaeb (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia | 30 January 1964
Political party | PDI-P |
Other political affiliations | Nasdem (until 2023) |
Spouse | Indira Jusuf Ismail |
Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto, also known as Danny Pomanto, (born 30 January 1964) is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Makassar,[1][2] the fourth largest extended metropolitan area in Indonesia.
Pomanto is a graduate of the faculty of engineering at Hasanuddin University, where he also served as a lecturer prior to holding office.[3] He has developed over six hundred architectural designs in over seventy cities and regencies.[3] He was elected as Mayor of Makassar following local elections in 2013, where he won 31.18% of the votes (182,484 votes).[4] He tried to run for a second term in the 2018 election, but his candidacy was disputed and he was declared ineligible to run, with his competitor Munafri Arifuddin facing and losing to an empty ballot.[5][6]
He ran again in 2020 with the support of Nasdem Party and Gerindra Party,[7] and won a second term after securing 41.3% of votes.[8]