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{{Short description|Indonesian politician}} | {{Short description|Indonesian politician (born 1961)}} | ||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = Tifatul Sembiring | | name = Tifatul Sembiring | ||
|image = Tifatul | | image = File:Wakil Ketua Badan Pengkajian Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Republik Indonesia Tifatul Sembiring.jpg | ||
|imagesize = 180 px | | imagesize = 180 px | ||
|caption = | | caption = | ||
|office = Member of [[People's Representative Council]] | | office = Member of [[People's Representative Council]] | ||
|term_start = 1 October 2014 | | term_start = 1 October 2014 | ||
|term_start1 = 1 October 2009 | | term_start1 = 1 October 2009 | ||
|term_end1 = 22 October 2009 | | term_end1 = 22 October 2009 | ||
|constituency1 = North Sumatra I | | constituency1 = North Sumatra I | ||
|office2 = Minister of | | office2 = [[Ministry of Communications and Informatics|Minister of Communications and Informatics]] | ||
|order2 = | | order2 = | ||
|term_start2 = 22 October 2009 | | term_start2 = 22 October 2009 | ||
|term_end2 = | | term_end2 = 1 October 2014 | ||
|president2 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] | | president2 = [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] | ||
|predecessor2 = [[Muhammad Nuh]] | | predecessor2 = [[Muhammad Nuh]] | ||
|successor2 =[[Rudiantara]] | | successor2 = [[Rudiantara]] | ||
|office3 = President of | | office3 = 4th [[List of presidents of the Prosperous Justice Party|President of Prosperous Justice Party]] | ||
|order3 = | | order3 = | ||
|term_start3 = 11 October 2004 | | term_start3 = 11 October 2004 | ||
|term_end3 = 22 October 2009 | | term_end3 = 22 October 2009 | ||
|president3= | | president3 = | ||
|predecessor3 = [[Hidayat Nur Wahid]] | | predecessor3 = [[Hidayat Nur Wahid]] | ||
|successor3 = [[Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq]] | | successor3 = [[Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq]] | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|28| | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|28|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place = [[Bukittinggi]], [[West Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] | | birth_place = [[Bukittinggi]], [[West Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] | ||
|death_date = | | death_date = | ||
|death_place = | | death_place = | ||
|nationality = Indonesian | | nationality = Indonesian | ||
|party = [[Prosperous Justice Party]] | | party = [[Prosperous Justice Party]] | ||
|spouse = | | spouse = | ||
|relations = | | relations = | ||
|children = | | children = 7 | ||
|alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
|occupation = | | occupation = | ||
|profession = | | profession = | ||
|signature = | | signature = | ||
|website = | | website = | ||
|footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tifatul Sembiring''' (born 28 September 1961) is an Indonesian politician. He was chairman of the | '''Tifatul Sembiring''' (born 28 September 1961) is an Indonesian politician. He was chairman of the [[Prosperous Justice Party]] and Minister of Communication and Information in the [[Second United Indonesia Cabinet]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== Life and Family === | === Life and Family === | ||
His father is [[Karo people (Indonesia)|Karo]] and moved to [[Bukittinggi]] where he married a [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/national/cabinet-2009-communications-and-it-tifatul-sembiring/338580 |title=Cabinet 2009: Communications and IT, Tifatul Sembiring |publisher=The Jakarta Globe |date= |accessdate=2011-01-29}}</ref> | His father is of [[Karo people (Indonesia)|Karo]] descent and moved to [[Bukittinggi]] where he married a [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]] woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/national/cabinet-2009-communications-and-it-tifatul-sembiring/338580 |title=Cabinet 2009: Communications and IT, Tifatul Sembiring |publisher=The Jakarta Globe |date= |accessdate=2011-01-29}}</ref> Sembiring is the head of a big family in Guguak Tabek Sarojo, [[Agam Regency|Agam]], [[West Sumatra]] by the title Datuk Tumangguang.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nasional.vivanews.com/news/read/132640-tifatul_sembiring_kini_bergelar_datuk |title=''Tifatul Sembiring Kini Bergelar Datuk'', Vivanews.com |access-date=2010-11-02 |archive-date=2010-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812001324/http://nasional.vivanews.com/news/read/132640-tifatul_sembiring_kini_bergelar_datuk |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is married to Sri Rahayu and has seven children: Sabrina, Fathan, Ibrahim, Yusuf, Fatimah, Muhammad, and Abdurrahman Sembiring. | ||
=== Education === | === Education === | ||
Sembiring has a degree in [[computer engineering]] from the Jakarta STI&K Information and Computing Management School ({{langx|id|Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer Jakarta STI&K}}), [[Jakarta]], and was active in several Indonesian Islamic organisations from his student days, such as the Indonesian Student's Association (PII).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/t/tifatul-sembiring/index.shtml |title=Tifatul Sembiring | Ensiklopedi Tokoh Indonesia |website=www.tokohindonesia.com |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20061121114709/http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/t/tifatul-sembiring/index.shtml |archive-date=21 November 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= United Indonesia Cabinet 2009-2014|newspaper= [[The Jakarta Post]]|date= 2009-10-22|page= 3}}</ref> | |||
==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
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| accessdate = 25 Jun 2010}} | | accessdate = 25 Jun 2010}} | ||
</ref> The move | </ref> The move has the backing of then-[[President of Indonesia|president]] Dr [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] and would involve a blacklist of offensive material monitored by a special task force,<ref>{{cite news | ||
| last = Agence France-Presse | | last = Agence France-Presse | ||
| title = Indonesian leader backs Web filter on porn | | title = Indonesian leader backs Web filter on porn | ||
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| url = http://www.scmp.com | | url = http://www.scmp.com | ||
| accessdate = 25 Jun 2010}} | | accessdate = 25 Jun 2010}} | ||
</ref> which gave birth to the controversial '[[Internet in Indonesia|Internet Positif.]]' | </ref> which gave birth to the controversial ''[[Internet in Indonesia|Internet Positif.]]'' ("Positive Internet") program. | ||
He has also linked [[pornography]] to [[AIDS|HIV/ | He has also linked [[pornography]] to [[AIDS|HIV/AIDS]] and said that funding to fight the disease was a waste of money,<ref name=ArielScandal/> also stating that the widespread availability of Indonesian pornography, mostly featuring students, caused natural disasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/1259323027/immorality-has-caused-disasters-minister |title=Immorality has caused disasters : Minister |publisher=Antara News |date=2009-11-27 |accessdate=2011-01-29}}</ref> He was much criticized for quoting [[Adolf Hitler]] on his Twitter page, posting "the union between two children, when both of them complete each other, this is magic - Adolf Hitler".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/09/tifatul-quotes-adolf-hitler-twitter.html |title=Tifatul quotes Adolf Hitler on Twitter |publisher=The Jakarta Post |date= |accessdate=2011-01-29 |archive-date=2014-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003031329/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/04/09/tifatul-quotes-adolf-hitler-twitter.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was questioned by Indonesian Twitter users for shaking the hand of U.S. First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] during her husband's November 2010 trip to Indonesia.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131188597|title = Minister Admits Reluctant Michelle Obama Handshake|agency = Associated Press|publisher = [[NPR]]|date = November 9, 2010<!--, 03:54 pm ET-->}}</ref> His hesitation in condemning the [[2014 Chibok kidnapping|kidnapping of 276 girls]] by the terrorist group [[Boko Haram]] in Nigeria drew criticism and raised questions about his suitability to serve in the government.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Communications Minister Under Fire for Response to Boko Haram Query - The Jakarta Globe | url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/communications-minister-fire-response-boko-haram-query/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513072541/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/communications-minister-fire-response-boko-haram-query/ | access-date=2025-01-08 | archive-date=2014-05-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2014/05/11/078576928/Soal-Boko-Haram-Tweeps-Serang-Menteri-Tifatul| title = Soal Boko Haram, Tweeps Serang Menteri Tifatul - Nasional Tempo.co| access-date = 2014-05-17| archive-date = 2014-05-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140513013101/http://www.tempo.co/read/news/2014/05/11/078576928/Soal-Boko-Haram-Tweeps-Serang-Menteri-Tifatul| url-status = dead}}</ref> | ||
In May 2014, the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | In May 2014, the [[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]] tweeted from his account that video sharing site Vimeo would be banned. Citing Indonesia’s controversial [[Bill against Pornography and Pornoaction|anti-pornography law]], passed in 2008, the minister said the site included displays of “nudity or nudity-like features”.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Communications Minister Faces Twitter Ire After Vimeo Ban {{!}} The Jakarta Globe | url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesian-minister-tifatul-faces-twitter-ire-vimeo-ban/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513022715/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesian-minister-tifatul-faces-twitter-ire-vimeo-ban/ | access-date=2025-01-08 | archive-date=2014-05-13}}</ref> The ban came at a moment when films made in Indonesia had begun to attract attention on the world stage, with [[Joshua Oppenheimer]]’s ''[[The Act of Killing]]'' joining the ranks of the most acclaimed documentaries of all time.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Indonesia Vimeo Ban Raises Freedom Concerns - The Jakarta Globe | url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/indonesia-reels-surprise-vimeo-ban/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140516234403/http://www.thejakartaglobe.com:80/news/indonesia-reels-surprise-vimeo-ban/ | access-date=2025-01-08 | archive-date=2014-05-16}}</ref> | ||
On 26 February 2016, he tweeted from his | On 26 February 2016, he tweeted from his account quoting an Islamic hadith that promotes killing people who practice homosexuality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/indonesia/majalah/2016/02/160226_trensosial_twitter_tifatul|title=Twit Tifatul Sembiring picu debat soal agama, homoseksualitas, dan ISIS|date=26 February 2016}}</ref> This sparked criticism from the general public, some Muslim scholars, and human rights advocates due to "growing intolerance" towards the LGBT community in Indonesia. He responded to the critics by calling them anti-Prophet Mohammed and anti-Quran but eventually deleted the post yet remained unapologetic. [[Mardani Ali Sera]], Spokesperson for the [[Prosperous Justice Party]] (PKS) denied that the death penalty for homosexuality is the party’s official stance. PKS then clarified by differentiating between “LGBT victims” and “LGBT movements”.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inilah.com/pks-ogah-tanggapi-kicauan-tifatul-soal-lgbt|title=PKS Ogah Tanggapi Kicauan Tifatul Soal LGBT|date=29 February 2016|publisher=inilah.com}}</ref> | ||
==Legislator== | ==Legislator== | ||
Sembiring had been elected | Sembiring had been elected four times into the [[People's Representative Council]], firstly in the [[2009 Indonesian legislative election|2009 election]] where he represented North Sumatra's first electoral district. He was reelected there in [[2014 Indonesian legislative election|2014]], and again in [[2019 Indonesian legislative election|2019]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tifatul Sembiring, Mantan Menteri yang Kembali Menjadi Caleg di Pemilihan Umum 2019 |url=https://kumparan.com/berita-caleg/tifatul-sembiring-mantan-menteri-yang-kembali-menjadi-caleg-di-pemilihan-umum-2019-1543998060313658930 |accessdate=13 October 2019 |work=Kumparan |date=5 December 2018 |language=id}}</ref> In the 2019 legislature, Sembiring was the chair of the [[Prosperous Justice Party]]'s faction.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sudah Dilobi Golkar dan Gerindra, PKS Belum Tentukan Dukungan Calon Ketua MPR |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2019/10/03/11380691/sudah-dilobi-golkar-dan-gerindra-pks-belum-tentukan-dukungan-calon-ketua-mpr |accessdate=13 October 2019 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=3 October 2019 |language=id}}</ref> His fourth reelection was in the [[2024 Indonesian legislative election|2024 election]] with 92,704 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/08/26/09300991/daftar-para-caleg-dpr-2024-2029-terpilih-yang-ditetapkan-kpu?page=all |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=26 August 2024 |language=id}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Members of the | [[Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2014]] | ||
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[[Category:Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2024]] | |||
Latest revision as of 07:38, 19 July 2025
Tifatul Sembiring | |
|---|---|
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| Member of People's Representative Council | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2014 | |
| In office 1 October 2009 – 22 October 2009 | |
| Constituency | North Sumatra I |
| Minister of Communications and Informatics | |
| In office 22 October 2009 – 1 October 2014 | |
| President | Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Nuh |
| Succeeded by | Rudiantara |
| 4th President of Prosperous Justice Party | |
| In office 11 October 2004 – 22 October 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Hidayat Nur Wahid |
| Succeeded by | Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1961 Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Political party | Prosperous Justice Party |
| Children | 7 |
Tifatul Sembiring (born 28 September 1961) is an Indonesian politician. He was chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party and Minister of Communication and Information in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Life and Family[edit | edit source]
His father is of Karo descent and moved to Bukittinggi where he married a Minangkabau woman.[1] Sembiring is the head of a big family in Guguak Tabek Sarojo, Agam, West Sumatra by the title Datuk Tumangguang.[2] He is married to Sri Rahayu and has seven children: Sabrina, Fathan, Ibrahim, Yusuf, Fatimah, Muhammad, and Abdurrahman Sembiring.
Education[edit | edit source]
Sembiring has a degree in computer engineering from the Jakarta STI&K Information and Computing Management School (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), Jakarta, and was active in several Indonesian Islamic organisations from his student days, such as the Indonesian Student's Association (PII).[3][4]
Controversy[edit | edit source]
In 2009, he blamed immorality for a Sumatra earthquake and other natural disasters. As he addressed a Friday prayer meeting in Padang, Sumatra, the minister said "there were many television programmes that destroyed morals. Therefore, natural disasters would continue to occur."[5]
His ambition to filter the internet for 'negative' content, shelved in early 2010 in the face of broad opposition, may be revived after a celebrity sex scandal centred on Ariel (Nazril Irham), which Sembiring controversially linked to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.[6] The move has the backing of then-president Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and would involve a blacklist of offensive material monitored by a special task force,[7] which gave birth to the controversial Internet Positif. ("Positive Internet") program.
He has also linked pornography to HIV/AIDS and said that funding to fight the disease was a waste of money,[6] also stating that the widespread availability of Indonesian pornography, mostly featuring students, caused natural disasters.[8] He was much criticized for quoting Adolf Hitler on his Twitter page, posting "the union between two children, when both of them complete each other, this is magic - Adolf Hitler".[9] He was questioned by Indonesian Twitter users for shaking the hand of U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama during her husband's November 2010 trip to Indonesia.[10] His hesitation in condemning the kidnapping of 276 girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria drew criticism and raised questions about his suitability to serve in the government.[11][12]
In May 2014, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology tweeted from his account that video sharing site Vimeo would be banned. Citing Indonesia’s controversial anti-pornography law, passed in 2008, the minister said the site included displays of “nudity or nudity-like features”.[13] The ban came at a moment when films made in Indonesia had begun to attract attention on the world stage, with Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing joining the ranks of the most acclaimed documentaries of all time.[14]
On 26 February 2016, he tweeted from his account quoting an Islamic hadith that promotes killing people who practice homosexuality.[15] This sparked criticism from the general public, some Muslim scholars, and human rights advocates due to "growing intolerance" towards the LGBT community in Indonesia. He responded to the critics by calling them anti-Prophet Mohammed and anti-Quran but eventually deleted the post yet remained unapologetic. Mardani Ali Sera, Spokesperson for the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) denied that the death penalty for homosexuality is the party’s official stance. PKS then clarified by differentiating between “LGBT victims” and “LGBT movements”.[16]
Legislator[edit | edit source]
Sembiring had been elected four times into the People's Representative Council, firstly in the 2009 election where he represented North Sumatra's first electoral district. He was reelected there in 2014, and again in 2019.[17] In the 2019 legislature, Sembiring was the chair of the Prosperous Justice Party's faction.[18] His fourth reelection was in the 2024 election with 92,704 votes.[19]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Cabinet 2009: Communications and IT, Tifatul Sembiring". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ↑ "Tifatul Sembiring Kini Bergelar Datuk, Vivanews.com". Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ↑ "Tifatul Sembiring | Ensiklopedi Tokoh Indonesia". www.tokohindonesia.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "United Indonesia Cabinet 2009-2014". The Jakarta Post. 2009-10-22. p. 3.
- ↑ "Disasters 'caused by immorality'". 28 November 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Agence France-Presse (23 Jun 2010). "Pop star detained in Indonesia's first celebrity sex video scandal". SCMP. Retrieved 25 Jun 2010.
- ↑ Agence France-Presse (19 Jun 2010). "Indonesian leader backs Web filter on porn". SCMP. Retrieved 25 Jun 2010.
- ↑ "Immorality has caused disasters : Minister". Antara News. 2009-11-27. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ↑ "Tifatul quotes Adolf Hitler on Twitter". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ↑ "Minister Admits Reluctant Michelle Obama Handshake". NPR. Associated Press. November 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Communications Minister Under Fire for Response to Boko Haram Query - The Jakarta Globe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ "Soal Boko Haram, Tweeps Serang Menteri Tifatul - Nasional Tempo.co". Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ↑ "Communications Minister Faces Twitter Ire After Vimeo Ban | The Jakarta Globe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ "Indonesia Vimeo Ban Raises Freedom Concerns - The Jakarta Globe". Archived from the original on 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
- ↑ "Twit Tifatul Sembiring picu debat soal agama, homoseksualitas, dan ISIS". 26 February 2016.
- ↑ "PKS Ogah Tanggapi Kicauan Tifatul Soal LGBT". inilah.com. 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Tifatul Sembiring, Mantan Menteri yang Kembali Menjadi Caleg di Pemilihan Umum 2019". Kumparan (in Bahasa Indonesia). 5 December 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "Sudah Dilobi Golkar dan Gerindra, PKS Belum Tentukan Dukungan Calon Ketua MPR". KOMPAS.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ↑ "Daftar Para Caleg DPR 2024-2029 Terpilih yang Ditetapkan KPU". KOMPAS.com (in Bahasa Indonesia). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Muhammad Nuh |
Minister of Communication and Information 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Rudiantara |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Hidayat Nur Wahid |
Chairman of Prosperous Justice Party 2004–2009 |
Succeeded by Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq |