Faisol Riza
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Faisol Riza | |
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| Deputy Minister of Industry | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2024 | |
| President | Prabowo Subianto |
| Minister | Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita |
| Preceded by | Alex Retraubun |
| Member of House of Representatives | |
| In office 20 March 2018 – 20 October 2024 Interim Replacement until 30 September 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Speaker | Bambang Soesatyo Puan Maharani |
| Parliamentary group | National Awakening Party Faction |
| Constituency | East Java II |
| Majority | 72.188 (2014) 82.777 (2019) 214.779 (2024) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Malik Haramain |
| Succeeded by | Anisah Syakur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1973 |
| Party | National Awakening Party |
Other political affiliations | (previously People's Democratic Party ) |
| Relations | Dhohir Farisi (Little Brother) Hasan Aminuddin (Cousin) |
| Alma mater | Driyarkara School of Philosophy (S.S.) University of Indonesia (M.A.) |
| Profession | Politician |
Faisol Riza (born 1 January 1973) is an Indonesian politician and activist. He was once a victim of activist abductions during the New Order era. Since 21 October 2024, he has served as Deputy Minister of Industry in the Red and White Cabinet.
Riza was born on 1 January 1973 in Kraksaan, Probolinggo Regency.[1] He began his education at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah (Islamic Elementary School) Nahdlatul Ulama, continued his junior high school at Madrasah Tsanawiyah (Islamic Junior High School) Nurul Jadid, and completed his senior high school at Madrasah Aliyah (Islamic Senior High School) Nurul Jadid.[2] He then pursued higher education at the Driyarkara School of Philosophy, majoring in philosophy.[3] He later continued his master’s degree at the University of Indonesia, majoring in public administration.[4]
Activism
During his undergraduate studies, Riza served as Chairman of the Students’ Solidarity for Democracy (SMID), which was one of the organizations affiliated with the People’s Democratic Party (PRD).[5] He became one of the victims of 1997–98 activists kidnappings after attending a press conference of the National Committee for the Struggle for Democracy at the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI) on 12 March 1998, together with Herman Hendrawan and Raharja Waluya Jati.[6] After the event, he and Jati attempted to escape to Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital as they were being pursued by the abductors, but the attempt failed and they were cornered on the hospital’s second floor. They were beaten and kicked until their bodies were covered in bruises, and Riza’s glasses were shattered.[7] In addition, the abductors tortured him on a block of ice and burned him with cigarette butts. Eventually, he was released because of his background as someone who had studied within Nahdlatul Ulama.[8] The detention lasted for 2–3 days before he was sent back to Probolinggo and Jati to Semarang, while Hendrawan was declared missing. The interrogation questions revolved around their activities in SMID and PRD, as well as their connections with Amien Rais, Megawati Soekarnoputri, and Sofyan Wanandi. Alongside the three of them, others who were also detained included Pius Lustrilanang, Desmond J. Mahesa, Haryanto Taslam, Yani Afri, and Sonny.[9]
Riza also served as Vice Chairperson of the Indonesian Association of Families of the Disappeared (IKOHI) from 2005 to 2024.[10] He also served as Chairman of the Indonesian Rock Climbing Federation (FPTI) from 2015 to 2019, after which he was succeeded by Yenny Wahid.[11]