Mohammad Masduki

Mohammad Masduki (7 July 1944 – 22 June 2023) was an Indonesian civil servant and politician who served as the mayor of Depok from 1991 until 1992 and the Vice Governor of Banten from 2007 until 2012. Masduki had previously worked in West Java's provincial government and held various offices inside the regional government of Bogor, Tangerang, and West Java.

Early life and education Masduki was born on 7 July 1944 in Tangerang, a district with a strong Islamic education background, during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. His father, Sya’ban Salim, was a kyai and the chief of Tangerang's Islamic court, while his mother, Siti Aminah, was a religious teacher.

As a child, Masduki began his education at the Tangerang State Elementary School in 1956 and continued studying at the Tangerang Junior High School. He also pursued religious education at the Al-Husna madrasa, where graduated in 1960. He then studied at the Tangerang Public High School until his graduation in 1963.

Career Masduki started his career as a staff member in the training and development Ministry of Home Affairs in 1965. He was then transferred to the Tangerang regional government a year after and became the head of licensing section in the regional government. Upon completing his education at APDN, Masduki was assigned to various subdistricts in Tangerang as the chief's subdistrict. He became the chief of Krojo subdistrict from 1969 to 1971, Balaraja subdistrict from 1971 to 1972 and from 1977 to 1978, and the Batu Ceper subdistrict from 1972 to 1977. Despite his position as mayor, the city's status as an administrative city meant that he was still subordinate to the Regent of Bogor. Masduki did not hold this position for long, as he was already replaced in June 1992. He then became the regional secretary of Bogor and was elevated to the position of Bogor's vice regent—a newly established position—in December 1994. Three other candidate pairs rejected the results and filed lawsuits against various government bodies, including a legal action by Marissa Haque against president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. However, the government rejected the lawsuits and confirmed the election results. Masduki was installed as vice governor, along with Ratu Atut, on 11 January 2007. As the vice governor, Masduki oversaw the relocation of Situ Gintung residents displaced by flooding in 2009. He was replaced by Rano Karno on 11 January 2012.

Personal life and death Masduki was married to Dedeh Syahrawati. Dedeh died in Serpong, South Tangerang, on 26 May 2020 at the age of 73.

Masduki died on the morning of 22 June 2023 at a private hospital in Alam Sutera, South Tangerang, due to liver complications. He was 78. His body was interred at a family cemetery in Karawaci, Tangerang.