Syahrul

Syahrul, who was one of eight siblings, was born in Tarempa [id], on 30 August 1960.^[2] As a child, he sold ice and small cakes to earn extra money for his family.^[2] He graduated from Tanjungpinang Teacher Training School (SPG) in 1983 and was appointed a teacher.^[2] He later earned a bachelor of education degree from Indonesia Open University in 2008.^[2]

Syahrul served as Vice Mayor of Tanjungpinang from 2013 to 2018 under Mayor Lis Darmansyah.^[2]

In 2018, Syahrul became Mayor of Tanjungpinang, while Rahma became the city's deputy mayor.^[2][1] They were inaugurated on 21 September 2018, at the Tanjungpinang regional building for an expected term of 2018–2023.^[1][2]

Mayor Syahrul was hospitalized on 11 April 2020, for shortness of breath.^[3] A swab test confirmed that he was positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia several days later.^[3] Syahrul's wife, his grandchild, and his doctor also tested positive for COVID-19.^[3] Syahrul remained hospitalized in the intensive care unit at Tanjungpinang Regional Hospital until his death on 28 April 2020, at the age of 59.^[3] Mayor Syahrul was the second Indonesian regional leader to die due to COVID-19 in April 2020, following the death of North Morowali Regent Aptripel Tumimomor on 2 April.^[3]