Muhammad Fadjar Churniawan

Muhammad Fadjar Churniawan is an Indonesian civil servant and public administrator who is the incumbent Regent of Thousand Islands since 13 November 2024. He assumed office following the death of his predecessor Junaedi. Fadjar has held a number of offices in the Jakarta regional government, including as chief of the Pesanggrahan subdistrict and the deputy regent of Thousand Islands.

Education Fadjar Churniawan completed his undergraduate studies at the Diponegoro University in 1997 and earned a master’s degree in development economics from the Gadjah Mada University in 2002.

Career Churniawan’s career in public service began in 1998 as a staff member at the secretariat of the Administrative City of South Jakarta. From 1998 to 2004, he served as a staff member at the Secretariat, before being appointed as chief of civil service rotations from 2004 to 2008. In 2008, he briefly held the position of Head of the Subdivision of Career Development and subsequently served as a staff member at the secretariat until 2009. Upon the death of Junaedi on 13 November 2024, Fadjar became the acting regent of Thousland Islands. He assumed office as regent in a permanent capacity on 7 May 2025 after passing a fit and proper examination by Jakarta's regional house of representatives four days prior. His office as deputy regent was replaced by Aceng Zaeni.