Lukman Hakim (politician, born 1980)

Lukman Hakim (born 20 October 1980) is an Indonesian politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle who served as Regent of Bangkalan for the 2025–2030 term. He served since 20 February 2025 after being inaugurated by President Prabowo Subianto at the Istana Negara, Jakarta.

Early life Lukman Hakim was born on 20 October 1980 in Katol Barat village within Bangkalan Regency, East Java. He completed his basic education there, graduating from a state-funded madrasa in 1999 before he enrolled at where he graduated in 2004. He was active in the organization during his time at university. Later in 2017, he received a master's degree from Trunojoyo University in Bangkalan. He also became director at a drinking water company in addition to owning the company PT Karya Mandiri. In the 2019 Indonesian general election, Hakim unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the East Java Regional House of Representatives as a candidate for the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He made another attempt in 2024 but was again not elected.

Still in 2024, Hakim decided to run for regent of Bangkalan Regency. His running mate was Fauzan Ja'far, a provincial legislator of the National Awakening Party (PKB). In addition to PDI-P and PKB, the pair received endorsements from 10 other political parties. They were sworn in on 20 February 2025. Hakim stated that the priority of his term would be in infrastructure and public service improvements, followed by attempts to attract foreign investors.