Dharma Pongrekun

Early life and career Dharma Pongrekun was born in Palu City, Central Sulawesi Province. He attended elementary and middle school before going to Jakarta for high school. He graduated from Indonesian Police Academy, Bandung in 1988. He had a Master of Police Sciences from Indonesian Police College in 1995 and moving on to get a Master of Management at Universitas Bhayangkara Jakarta Raya, a private university affiliated with the National Police, in 2002. He studied again and earning a Master of Law at Gajah Mada University in 2006. In 2023, Pongrekun received an honorary doctorate in humanitarian studies from MBC University, Depok.

He is also an evangelist at Bethany Indonesian Church Sunter Jakarta, a Protestant church from 2017. He has been interviewed by people and has gained attention as a media personality. Some of these interviews are posted on YouTube.

Political views He is an Independent politician. He has questioned the mainstream education system. He warned the Indonesian government and public of rethinking their acceptance on the International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, "because it is against the stance of pro-people".

Being an evangelist, Pongrekun preached about the need of simple life and to some extent spreading luddite and even fear of technology. In the preaching. Based on the wealth report that he required to submit for his candidacy, Pongrekun does not have a single car.

Pongrekun also held views similar to far-right politicians. He often disseminated many fringe science and conspiracy theories against government policies in vaccines and healthcare.

Honours National honours During his service in the police force, Dharma Pongrekun received the following awards and decorations:

Foreign honours