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Muhammad Farhan

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Muhammad Farhan
Official portrait, 2025
18th Mayor of Bandung
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 February 2025
Preceded byYana Mulyana
A. Koswara (act.)
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
1 October 2019 – 1 October 2024
Parliamentary groupNational Democratic Party Faction
ConstituencyWest Java I
Majority52,033[1]
Personal details
Born (1970-02-25) 25 February 1970 (age 55)
Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Political partyNasDem (2019–present)
Alma materPadjadjaran University

Muhammad Farhan (born 25 February 1970) is an Indonesian politician from the NasDem Party and former television and radio presenter who is currently served as the 18th mayor of Bandung since February 2025. He had previously been a member of the House of Representatives between 2019 and 2024 representing Bandung and Cimahi.

Born in Bogor, Farhan spent his childhood in Bandung where he began to work at a radio station. He then moved to Jakarta and worked for private radio and TV stations until the 2010s, when he retired from media and began to enter politics. Joining Nasdem, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2019 legislative election, and while he failed to win reelection in 2024, he was instead elected mayor of Bandung in the 2024 mayoral election.

Early life

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Muhammad Farhan was born in Bogor on 25 February 1970 to Yahid Hamzah and Nani Rubiyani. He is of mixed Acehnese–Sundanese descent.[2] He studied in Bandung, completing elementary school in 1982, middle school in 1985, and high school in 1988. He studied economics at Padjadjaran University and received his bachelor's degree in 1995.[3] During his time in Bandung, he briefly worked as an announcer at a radio station, and also became a vegetables supplier to Pizza Hut to fund his studies.[4]

Media career

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Farhan in 2013, presenting for Voice of America.

After graduating from Padjadjaran, Farhan began to work as a radio presenter. He moved to Jakarta's Mustang FM and Hard Rock FM, then to Delta FM.[1] In 2001, Farhan along with co-presenter Indy Barends continually broadcast from Hard Rock FM for 32 hours to commemorate the station's fifth anniversary, becoming the Indonesian national records, and they held it until Gofar Hilman [id] broadcast nonstop for 34 hours in 2019.[5]

Farhan also worked as a television presenter, working for RCTI, SCTV, and Indosiar between 1996 and 2002.[4] Later, Farhan joined Trans TV, where he was involved with the Extravaganza variety show.[1] In March 2006, Farhan moved to ANTV, which offered him higher pay,[6] and then to tvOne.[1] At tvOne, Farhan presented the Tatap Muka talkshow, which began in 2008.[7] He stated that he was retiring from presenting in 2015, although he still took on MC work in events.[8] In 2016, Farhan returned to presenting, joining Metro TV and presenting the Nite Time program.[9]

Farhan have also played supporting roles in the several films, namely Jakarta Undercover (2007), Crush (2014), Dilan 1990 (2018), and Dilan 1991 (2019).[9]

Politics

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Between 2009 and 2016, Farhan was involved at Persib Bandung, and during the period prospective Bandung mayor Ridwan Kamil considered picking Farhan as a running mate in his 2013 mayoral bid. While Farhan did not take his offer, he explored running as mayor in 2017, but withdrew his bid due to poor polling. He later joined Ridwan Kamil's campaign team in the 2018 West Java gubernatorial election.[4]

In 2018, he joined the Nasdem Party to run in the 2019 Indonesian legislative election.[10] In the election, he ran for a House of Representatives (DPR) seat representing West Java's 1st electoral district covering Bandung and Cimahi, securing 52,033 votes and winning a seat.[1][11] He was appointed to DPR's First Commission.[1] Farhan failed to secure a second term in his 2024 reelection bid, with Nasdem winning no seats in the district.[12]

Mayor of Bandung

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After the legislative election, Farhan registered to run as mayor of Bandung in the 2024 Bandung mayoral election. Erwin, a Bandung city legislator and chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB)'s local branch, became his running mate. Aside from Nasdem and PKB, the pair was also endorsed by the Labour Party and Gelora Party.[13] Farhan and Erwin won the election with 523,000 votes (44.6%) in the a four-way race, winning in 23 out of 30 districts of the city.[14] They were sworn in on 20 February 2025.[15]

As mayor, Farhan claimed that he would avoid new "monumental" construction projects, stating that he would focus on maintaining existing Art Deco buildings and infrastructure maintenance.[16] Responding to flooding in May 2025, he requested that the city's inhabitants living on riverbanks voluntarily relocate.[17]

Personal life

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He married Aryatri in September 1998, and the couple had two children.[3] His eldest son, Muhammad Ridzky Khalid, died in 2015 from leukemia.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Perjalanan Karier Muhammad Farhan, Calon Wali Kota Bandung". Tempo (in Indonesian). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Profil Muhammad Farhan, Pembawa Acara Lawas yang Siap Duel pada Pilwakot Bandung 2024". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 6 September 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b Ramdani, Dian Nugraha (28 November 2024). "Profil M Farhan, Presenter Kondang yang Unggul Versi QC Pilwalkot Bandung". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Sutrisno, Debbie (24 December 2024). "5 Fakta Farhan, Jadi Penyuplai Pizza Hut Hingga Aktif di Persib". IDN Times Jabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Gofar patahkan rekor siaran Indy-Farhan, kumpulkan donasi Rp174 juta". Antara News (in Indonesian). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Pindah ke antv, Farhan Matre". detikNews (in Indonesian). 13 December 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. ^ "tvOne Luncurkan Tayangan Talkshow Terbaru". KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). 8 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Mundur Jadi Penyiar, Farhan Sibuk di YCAB dan Persib". beritasatu.com (in Indonesian). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b Kuswara, Eris (24 August 2024). "Perjalanan Karir Muhammad Farhan, Dari Penyiar Radio ke DPR RI - Berita Parlemen". Berita Parlemen (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  10. ^ Dinillah, Mukhlis (30 April 2018). "Gagal Maju di Pilwalkot Bandung, Farhan Nyaleg Lewat NasDem". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Farhan: Status Artis dan Ayah Milea Tak Signifikan ke Pencalonan Saya". Kumparan (in Indonesian). 14 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Fathi Lolos ke Senayan Lewat Dapil Jabar 1, Farhan Gagal". Rmol.id (in Indonesian). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  13. ^ Bagaskara, Bima (1 September 2024). "Profil Farhan-Erwin, Kandidat yang Bertarung di Pilwalkot Bandung". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  14. ^ Bagaskara, Bima (7 December 2024). "Farhan-Erwin Menang, Ini Sebaran Suaranya di 30 Kecamatan". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  15. ^ Alhamidi, Rifat (20 February 2025). "Profil Farhan dan Erwin yang Resmi Dilantik Jadi Walkot-Wawalkot Bandung". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Farhan: Selama 5 Tahun ke Depan Tak Ada Pembangunan Monumental di Kota Bandung". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 30 April 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  17. ^ Ranawati, Nur Khansa (20 May 2025). "Farhan Minta Warga Bandung di Bantaran Sungai untuk Pindah!". detikjabar (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Anak pertama Farhan meninggal dunia". Antara News (in Indonesian). 20 December 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
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