Sufmi Dasco Ahmad

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad (born 7 October 1967) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who is currently serving as a deputy speaker of the House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Gerindra Party, he has served in the House of Representatives from the Banten III electoral district since 2014. Dasco is widely regarded as one of the most trusted confidants of President Prabowo Subianto and he has been instrumental in steering Prabowo's legislative initiatives in the House.

Early life and education Dasco was born on 7 October 1967 in Bandung, West Java. Dasco completed elementary school in Palembang, middle school in Jakarta, and high school in Manado. Following the 2014 elections, Dasco was elected into the People's Representative Council, representing the Banten III electoral district with 56,323 votes. Within Gerindra, he later became a deputy chairman.

In October 2017, Dasco accused the Indonesian Police of bias against Gerindra. He also stated that communism in Indonesia had the potential to "revive and spread overseas".

Dasco was reelected to the council from the same district with 99,002 votes following the 2019 elections, and he was appointed one of the body's deputy speakers. He was reelected in 2024 with 119,692 votes.

Academics Since 2021, he has been a Lecturer of Law at Pakuan University and was appointed Professor of Law in 2022.

Tempo magazine reported that he "earned his professorship without fulfilling the 10-year teaching requirement, while his papers were published in journals that were either discontinued or not indexed by Scopus."

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