Sohibul Iman

Muhammad Sohibul Iman (born 5 October 1965) is an Indonesian politician and a member of the Prosperous Justice Party. He succeeded Anis Matta as Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian People's Representative Council when Anis was appointed President of the Prosperous Justice Party by its Syura Assembly.

Sohibul Iman
President of the Prosperous Justice Party
In office
10 August 2015 – 5 October 2020
Preceded byAnis Matta
Succeeded byAhmad Syaikhu
Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council
In office
1 February 2013 – 20 October 2014
PresidentSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded byAnis Matta
Succeeded byTaufik Kurniawan
Personal details
Born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965
Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Political partyProsperous Justice Party
Alma materWaseda University
Takushoku University
JAIST
Websitewww.sohibuliman.com

Early life and education

Iman was born in Tasikmalaya on 5 October 1965. He áttended Bogor Agricultural University for three terms until he received a scholarship and moved to Waseda University, Japan, where he earned a Bachelor of Engineering, then a Master of Engineering from Takushoku University and a PhD from the Graduate School of Science Knowledge at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST).[1]

Political career

In 1998, Sohibul joined the Justice Party and became the head of its Department of Technology and Environment. In 2005, he became head of the party's Economy, Finance, Industry, and Technology Department, a position he held until 2010.[2] He was elected to the People's Representative Council in 2009, became a member of the People's Representative Council's State Financial Accountibility Agency in 2010 and 12 February 2013, became Deputy Speaker of the Council after Matta was promoted, replacing Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq who was convicted of corruption.

In the People's Consultative Assembly, he is one of 35 members of the Four Pillars of National Socialization team.

He was reelected to the council for 2014-2019, but he resigned in 2017.[3]

Other Activities

Sohibul is active in organizations, such as ISTECS (Institute for Science and Technology Studies), YPNF (Nurul Fikri Education Foundation), HSF (Hokuriku Scientific Forum), MITI (Indonesian Scientist and Technologist Society), YIT (Technology Innovation Foundation), ISSS (International Society for System Sciences), JSSPRM (Japan Society for Science Policy and Research Management), and IEEE (Institute of Electric and Electronics Engineers).[4]

References
  1. "Profil Wakil Ketua DPR Sohibul Iman" (in Indonesian). Metro TV News. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013.
  2. "Mohamad Sohibul Iman" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.
  3. Prasetia, Andhika (10 April 2017). "Presiden PKS Sohibul Iman Mundur dari DPR". detiknews (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  4. "Mohamad Sohibul Iman profil". sohibuliman.com (in Indonesian).
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