Saldi Isra

Saldi Isra (born 20 August 1968) is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra. Throughout his academic career, he received awards in connection to his efforts against corruption in Indonesia.

Biography Early life and education Saldi was born on 20 August 1968 in Paninggahan, Solok Regency, West Sumatra. His father Ismail was a farmer and his mother was Ratina (both deceased), and he was the sixth child of seven siblings.

In 2004, he was awarded the Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption Award for his role in uncovering a corruption scandal in West Sumatra's provincial legislature. In 2012 he was given the Megawati Soekarnoputri Award for his anti-corruption efforts. On 21 February, President Joko Widodo appointed a committee to select a replacement. The committee drew up a list of 45 candidates and then interviewed 12 shortlisted candidates. On 3 April, the committee recommended three candidates to the president, and Saldi was the first choice. and on 11 April he was sworn in at the Merdeka Palace.

Personal life Saldi is married to Leslie Annisa Taufik and they have three children.