Rahmat Effendi

Rahmat Effendi (born 3 February 1964), sometimes nicknamed Pepen, is an Indonesian politician of the Golkar party who served as the mayor of Bekasi between 3 May 2012 and 7 January 2022. Previously, he had served as the acting Mayor since 2011 in place of his predecessor who was arrested on corruption charges.

Personal life Effendi was born in Bekasi on February 3, 1964 as one of six siblings. After graduating from high school, he obtained his Bachelor's (2000) and Master's (2006) in STIA (Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Administrasi, Higher Institute of Administration) Bagasasi before receiving his Doctorate from Pasundan University in 2010.

He has multiple wives, first being H.G. Guniarti and the second one being Lusiana Oktora.

Career Prior to entering politics, Effendi worked as a logistics supervisor in Halliburton Indonesia, and later as a director in a mechanical supply company.

Political career He was a member of Bekasi's Regional People's Representative Council between 1999 and 2008, and he was its speaker since 2004. In May, Effendi was elevated to mayor officially. Later, his victory was disputed by his rivals over administrative reasons, since he did not register his second wife in the election process.

He was reelected following the 2018 election, securing 67.5% of the votes. On 5 January 2022, he was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission under suspicions of receiving bribery and selling government positions.