Khoirudin

Khoirudin (born 8 July 1966) is an Indonesian politician and teacher. He is currently a member and the 17th speaker of the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD), first being elected in 2019 as member and in 2024 as speaker. He is also a member of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS).

Early life Khoirudin was born in Jakarta on 8 July 1966. He is of Betawi descent, with his grandfather being a Quran reading teacher. He studied in state-funded schools in Jakarta, before enrolling at the Jakarta State University in 1986. He graduated in 1992.

Career After he graduated from UNJ, Khoirudin became a teacher at a middle school in West Jakarta. He then moved to another middle school in South Jakarta, becoming the school's principal in 1999 and remaining until 2012. He also taught at an Islamic Institute in Depok. In 2013, he led a demonstration against a decision by president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to increase the price of subsidized gasoline.

Khoirudin ran for a seat in the Jakarta Regional House of Representatives (DPRD DKI) in the 2019 election from the 7th district which covered Setiabudi, Mampang Prapatan, Kebayoran Baru, Cilandak, and Pancoran. He won 16,431 votes, and was elected as PKS' sole representative in the district. On 2 June 2022, he was appointed to replace Abdurrahman Suhaimi as a deputy speaker of the body. PKS officials cited a party policy of "refreshment" for the replacement. At that time, Khoirudin was chairman of PKS' Jakarta branch.

As a legislator (Parliamentarian), Khoirudin has called for Jakarta's provincial government to increase subsidies for education, food, and to laborers, citing the high cost of living. He was reelected from the same district in 2024, winning 23,377 votes. With PKS winning the most seats within DPRD DKI in 2024, Khoirudin was elected as the new speaker of the legislature and was sworn in on 4 October 2024.

Electoral history Election Legislature Constituency Political Party Valid Votes Results 2019 Jakarta Regional House of Representatives Jakarta 7 Prosperous Justice Party 16,431 2024 Jakarta Regional House of Representatives Jakarta 7 Prosperous Justice Party 23,377