Himmatul Alyah Setiawaty

Himmatul Alyah Setiawaty (born 21 August 1958) is an Indonesian lawyer and politician of the Democratic Party who served as a member of the People's Representative Council between 2009–2014, representing Banten's 3rd electoral district. Early life Himmatul was born in Jakarta on 21 August 1958. She studied at the University of Indonesia (UI), receiving a bachelors of law in 1984. Later, she returned to UI to study for a masters in business law, graduating in 2003. In 2001, she became a legal manager at Berdikari before moving to work at a number of law firms, first as a legal consultant before becoming a managing partner. She also led a special committee to draft a law protecting traditional laws, but the law failed to pass before the end of her tenure. Himmatul blamed the government for sending expert staff who were not qualified in traditional laws.

Himmatul ran for a second term in the 2014 legislative election from the same electoral district, but was not reelected. She ran again in 2019, still in the same district, and failed to win a seat after securing 12,848 votes.

Personal life Himmatul is married to Suhartono, and the couple has two children. During her time at UI, she took part in its golfing association.