Asip Kholbihi (born 1 February 1966) is an Indonesian politician who served as regent of Pekalongan Regency, Central Java from 2016 to 2021. He was elected as regent in 2015.
Asip Kholbihi | |
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Regent of Pekalongan | |
In office 27 June 2016 – 27 June 2021 | |
Preceded by | Amat Antono |
Succeeded by | Fadia A. Rafiq |
Member of Central Java Provincial Council | |
In office 2014–2016 | |
Speaker of Pekalongan Regency Council | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Member of Pekalongan Regency Council | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Banjarnegara, Central Java, Indonesia | 1 February 1966
Asip Kholbihi was born in Banjarnegara on 1 February 1966. He had graduated from University of Pekalongan and later on getting a masters from Diponegoro University. Prior to becoming regent, he had served two terms in Pekalongan Regency Council as its speaker and was elected in 2014 to Central Java Provincial Council.[1]
He participated in Pekalongan's 2015 local election with Ariani Antono, wife of the previous regent Amat Antono, as running mate.[2] The couple won with 250,523 votes, and the Constitutional Court of Indonesia upheld their win following a lawsuit by their competitor.[3] The pair was sworn in on 27 June 2016.[4]
While regent, he visited Moscow to promote Pekalongan's batik crafts.[5] During his term, the regency's government set up a 1,600-hectare industrial zone, centered on textiles.[6][7] He also launched a program granting benefits to schoolchildren from low-income families.[8]