Andi Harun

Andi Harun (born 12 December 1972) is an Indonesian politician of the Gerindra Party who has served as the mayor of Samarinda, East Kalimantan since 2021. Before being elected as mayor, he had been elected for five terms as a member of East Kalimantan's Provincial Regional House of Representatives.

Early life Andi Harun was born in Bone Regency, in South Sulawesi, on 12 December 1972. His parents were rice farmers and merchants at a local market. After completing high school in Sinjai,

He would later receive a bachelor's degree in law from the Indonesian Muslim University and a master's degree in economics from Mulawarman University. During his time at PAN, he was deputy chairman of the provincial branch between 1998 and 2001, and chairman between 2001 and 2006.

Harun ran in the 2010 mayoral election for Samarinda with the support of Patriot, Golkar, and Gerindra, placing third out of seven candidates with 57,979 votes (19%). By 2013, he had moved to Golkar and became the party's branch chairman in Bontang the following year. He was elected for a fifth term in 2019 as a Gerindra legislator, becoming deputy speaker for a second time. The ticket won the election after securing 102,592 votes (36.12%) in the three-way race. Harun was sworn in as mayor on 26 February 2021. During his term as mayor, the city developed a new water treatment facility for freshwater needs and worked with the provincial government to improve infrastructure and housing in the city's slums. He also started the construction of Samarinda Tunnel. He ran for reelection unopposed in the 2024 election, securing 88.1% of votes against an empty ballot.

Family Harun married Rinda Wahyuni in 1995, His eldest child Muhammad Afif Reyhan became a member of the Samarinda City Regional House of Representatives in 2021 as a Gerindra member replacing a resigning member.