Adies Kadir

Adies Kadir (born 17 October 1968) is an Indonesian politician and judges. He was a member of the House of Representatives (DPR), serving from 2014, and its deputy speaker starting in 2024. He was also a member of the Surabaya city council from 2009 to 2014. He was suspended from his DPR membership on 1 September 2025 following his comments, which fueled tensions leading to widespread protests and rioting.

Early life Adies Kadir was born on 17 October 1968 in Balikpapan. His father Abdul Kadir Mappong was chief justice in Kapuas Regency, Central Kalimantan (later a Supreme Court justice), and Kadir is of Bugis descent. He moved frequently in his youth, completing elementary school in Kapuas, middle school in Samarinda, and high school in Kupang. He then studied engineering at Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya, graduating in 1993.

His political career began when he joined Golkar in Surabaya, becoming chairman of a district office and head of the party's youth wing in the city. In 2009, he was elected to Surabaya's Regional House of Representatives, Within DPR, he was in the Third Commission, covering law and human rights, between 2014 and 2024, with a brief stint in the 9th commission in 2015. He was also briefly on the body's ethics council during the case of DPR speaker Setya Novanto in 2017. On 1 October 2024, he was elected as a deputy speaker of DPR, with Puan Maharani as speaker.

On 22 August 2025, with an ongoing controversy over an increase in allowance payments for DPR members, Kadir spoke up in defense of the increases in a media interview and noted some increases in allowances for food, fuel, and housing. In particular, in his initial interview Kadir touched on a new Rp 50 million monthly housing allowance (provided in lieu of official housing), and cited that it was based on a daily housing allowance of Rp 3 million (US$200). He would retract his statement shortly after, claiming that the allowance would be Rp 3 million per month, multiplied by twelve months in a year. His statements (described by Jawa Pos as "nonsensical") went viral on social media.

Kadir's statement, along with others made by some DPR members, triggered public outcry, resulting in protests in late August which escalated into civil unrest and rioting across the country. On 31 August, the party announced that Kadir had been suspended from his membership in DPR, including his leadership position, effective on 1 September 2025.

Family He is married to Lita Anastasia, and the couple has a son and a daughter.