Muspandi (22 April 1975 – 1 January 2021) was an Indonesian politician, businessman and member of the National Mandate Party (PAN). He served as a member of the East Kalimantan Regional People's Representative Council from 2014 until his death in office in 2021 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.[1]
Life and career
editMuspandi was born in Long Kali district, Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, on April 22, 1975.[1]
He began his political career as the treasurer of the local Long Kali chapter of National Mandate Party (PAN) from 2007 to 2010.[1] Muspandi was elected to the Paser Regency DPRD, or regency council, in 2009, where he served one term from 2009 until 2014.[1] He simultaneously held the position of Secretary of the PAN party in Pasar from 2010 to 2015.[1] Outside of politics, Muspandi was involved in palm oil plantations in East Kalimantan.[1]
In 2014, Muspandi was elected to the provincial East Kalimantan Regional People's Representative Council (East Kalimantan DPRD). He served his first term in the DPRD from 2014 to 2019 and won re-election to a second term in the 2019 East Kalimantan provincial election.[1] During his second term, Muspandi was chairman of the DPRD's Regional Regulatory Establishment Agency.[1] His second term to due to last from 2019 to 2024, but died in office from COVID-19 on January 1, 2021.[1]
Death
editMuspandi died from COVID-19 at Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on January 1, 2021, at the age of 45.[1][2] Muspandi, who suffered from asthma, had been hospitalized since December 22, 2020, for COVID-19 treatment.[2] He was survived by his wife, Wiwin Andriani, and their two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Muspandi, Member of DPRD Kaltim From PAN Dies". Niaga.Asia. 2021-01-01. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ a b "KABAR DUKA, Ketua Bapemperda DPRD Kaltim Meninggal Akibat Terpapar Covid, Punya Riwayat Asma Akut". Tribun Kaltim. 2021-01-01. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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