Jialyka Maharani

Jialyka Maharani (; born 20 September 1997) is an Indonesian politician who is among the elected members of the 2019–2024 Regional Representative Council (DPD) and the youngest member of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) from South Sumatra. Becoming the youngest senator elected for the 2019–2024 term, allowed her to receive media attention.

Education Jialyka received her early education at Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 17 Palembang from 2009 to 2012, Sekolah Menengah Atas Negeri 17 Palembang 2012 to 2015, and Sekolah Dasar Islam Al-Azhar Palembang from 2003 to 2009).

Career Soon after receiving her degree, Jialyka was elected to the DPD RI. Since Jialyka and Sabam Sirait were the DPD's youngest and oldest members, they were chosen to serve as the organization's temporary leaders in October 2019. After garnering 337,954 votes in the South Sumatra Electoral District (Dapil), she was able to become a senator. She then asked for consent from all present DPD members, and the session was adjourned for five minutes. After that, she read the planned DPD agenda to carry on with the trial. Senators' interruptions, with some went so far as to call Jialyka by name without mentioning the chairman of the court.

Personal life Jialyka was born in Palembang on 20 September 1997, daughter to Ilyas Panji Alam, the former Regent of Ogan Ilir. At 23 years old in June 2021, she wed National Police member Fahat Bafadal.

Awards Jialyka was given the Bumi Sriwijaya Local Youth Lantern Award on 28 October 2022, as she was regarded as an accomplished and inspirational young woman on both a local and national level. She claims that receiving this honour is a sign of the public's confidence in her and would be reminded to work for Indonesia at all times by this. Moeslim Choice Award's Democracy Award Bumi Sriwijaya Local Youth Lantern Award (2022)