Ali Baal Masdar

Ali Baal Masdar
Governor of West Sulawesi
Deputy Enny Anggraini Anwar
Assumed office
12 May 2017
President Joko Widodo
Preceded by Carlo Brix Tewu
Personal details
Born Indonesia
Citizenship Indonesian
Occupation Politician

Ali Baal Masdar is an Indonesian politician. He is the current governor of West Sulawesi province, and formerly the regent of Polewali Mandar Regency.[1]

Masdar's election experienced several problems. Thousands of ballots were damaged in the weeks before the election, which required them to be reprinted; weather conditions raised fears about the polls being inaccessible; and constituencies living in mountainous areas posed transportation problems for ballot delivery.[2] Due to fears of civil unrest during the public counting of ballots, the province dispatched several hundred police officers to the polls, though quick counts had already demonstrated Masdar's victory by then.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Hopes fade after Indonesia crash. BBC News, 2 January 2007. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Andi Hajramurni, Thousands of ballots in West Sulawesi damaged. Jakarta Post, 27 January 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Andi Hajramurni, Security heightened to anticipate post-election unrest in West Sulawesi. Jakarta Post, 17 February 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.

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