Oded Muhammad Danial

Oded Muhammad Danial (born 15 October 1962) is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Bandung. He had previously served as the deputy mayor of Ridwan Kamil, and a city councilor before that.

Oded Muhammad Danial
Mayor of Bandung
Assumed office
20 September 2018
Acting: 6–16 September 2018
GovernorRidwan Kamil
DeputyYana Mulyana
Preceded byRidwan Kamil
Deputy Mayor of Bandung
In office
16 September 2013 – 16 September 2018
MayorRidwan Kamil
Preceded byAyi Vivananda
Succeeded byYana Mulyana
Member of Bandung City Council
In office
2004–2013
Personal details
Born (1962-11-15) 15 November 1962
Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Political partyProsperous Justice Party

Originating from Tasikmalaya, he had worked at Indonesian Aerospace before starting his own business. After entering politics as part of the Prosperous Justice Party, his eventually became the mayor of Bandung after winning the 2018 mayoral election.

Background

Oded was born on 15 November 1962 in Tasikmalaya Regency, where he completed his basic education. He went to SMK Tasikmalaya vocational school for his high school. Later on, he studied at Universitas Pasundan, graduating in 2017.[1]

Career

Business

After graduating in 1983 Oded worked at Indonesian Aerospace – at the spare parts division – for 16 years until 1999, when the company laid off most of its employees.[2][3] Oded operates a convection manufacturing baby clothing and Islamic dresses, in addition to selling ice cream from his own home until 2016.[3][4]

Politics

He was elected to Bandung's City Council in 2004 and 2009, in which he had been the deputy chairman of the B commission. In 2013, however, he participated in the mayoral election as architect Ridwan Kamil's running mate, and the pair won with 45.24 percent of the vote. As Kamil's deputy, he established a "Dakwah on the Bus" program, which involved religious speeches on buses.[1][5][6]

He also headed the Bandung office of the Prosperous Justice Party between 2010 and 2015.[7]

Oded ran as a mayoral candidate in 2018, winning a slim majority (50.1 percent) in the three-candidate race.[8] Following Kamil's victory in the gubernatorial election, Oded became acting mayor briefly starting on 6 September 2018.[9] His term as deputy ended on 16 September 2018, although just several days later he was sworn in as Bandung's mayor by Kamil.[10][11]

References
  1. "Daftar Riwayat Hidup Calon Wali Kota Bandung" (PDF). kpu.go.id. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. Pasha, Yogi (22 September 2018). "Oded M Danial, Wali Kota Bandung yang Pernah Jadi Anak Buah BJ Habibie". iNews.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. "Oded M Danial, Mantan Penjual Es Tongtong Itu Kini Jadi Wali Kota Bandung..." KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 21 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  4. Hayati, Istiqomatul (16 September 2013). "Wakil Wali Kota Bandung Akan Tetap Jualan Es Krim". Tempo (in Indonesian). Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. "Oded M Danial tak Lupakan Dakwah di Manapun". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  6. Ispranoto, Tri (16 September 2013). "Ini Profil Singkat Wakil Wali Kota Bandung yang Baru". Okezone (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. "Oded Terpilih Jadi Ketua DPD PKS Kota Bandung". Pikiran Rakyat (in Indonesian). 6 November 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. "Pilkada Kota Bandung, Oded-Yana Unggul Telak". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. "ODED M DANIAL MENJADI PLT WALI KOTA BANDUNG". City of Bandung (in Indonesian). 7 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. "Masa Jabatan Berakhir Oded Kembali Jadi Warga Biasa". RMOL Jabar (in Indonesian). 17 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  11. "Lantik Oded M Danial, Ridwan Kamil Berlinang Air Mata". KOMPAS (in Indonesian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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