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{{Short description|Indonesian  politician (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum
|image=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, Wakil Gubernur Jawa Barat.png
|office = Vice Governor of [[West Java]]
|governor = [[Ridwan Kamil]]
|predecessor = [[Deddy Mizwar]]
|successor = ''Vacant''
|term_start = 5 September 2018
|term_end = 5 September 2023
|office1 = Regent of [[Tasikmalaya Regency|Tasikmalaya]]
|term_start1 = 8 March 2011
|term_end1 = 5 September 2018
|predecessor1 = Tatang Farhanul Hakim
|successor1 = Ade Sugianto
|office2 = Speaker of [[Tasikmalaya Regency]] Council
|term_start2 = 2004
|term_end2 = 2009
|successor2 = Ruhimat
|office3 = Member of [[Tasikmalaya Regency]] Council
|term_start3 = 1999
|term_end3 = 2011
|birth_place = [[Tasikmalaya Regency]], [[West Java]]
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|5|10|df=y}}
|nationality = [[Indonesians|Indonesian]]
|alma_mater = [[Siliwangi University]]
|party = [[United Development Party|PPP]]
}}
[[File:Bupati Tasikmalaya Uu Ruzhanul Ulum.png|thumb|125px|Official portrait as Regent of Tasikmalaya (2016)]]
'''Uu Ruzhanul Ulum''' (born 10 May 1969) is an Indonesian politician who is the [[Vice Governor]] of [[West Java]]. Before, he served as [[regent]] of [[Tasikmalaya Regency|Tasikmalaya]].
Before being elected as [[Ridwan Kamil]]'s running mate, Uu spent nineteen years holding various political offices in his home regency, serving as the regent between 2011 and 2018.
==Background==
Uu Ruzhanul Ulum was born in [[Tasikmalaya Regency|Tasikmalaya]] on 10 May 1969. He graduated from highschool in 1988, having also studied in several [[pesantren]] throughout his education. Later on, he graduated from [[Siliwangi University]] in 1997 with a bachelor in economics.<ref name="kumparan">{{cite news |title=Sosok Bupati Tasikmalaya yang Jadi Cawagub Ridwan Kamil |url=https://kumparan.com/@kumparannews/sosok-bupati-tasikmalaya-yang-jadi-cawagub-ridwan-kamil |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Kumparan |date=25 October 2017 |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Uu Ruzhanul Ulum, dari Pesantren untuk Kemanfaatan Umat |url=http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2018/01/10/uu-ruzhanul-ulum-dari-pesantren-untuk-kemanfaatan-umat-417558 |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Pikiran Rakyat |date=10 January 2018 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305020601/http://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/jawa-barat/2018/01/10/uu-ruzhanul-ulum-dari-pesantren-untuk-kemanfaatan-umat-417558 |archive-date=2018-03-05 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career==
===Tasikmalaya===
His involvement in politics began in highschool, when he became a board member of a local United Development Party ([[United Development Party|PPP]]) branch office. Later on, he would take up leadership in the party's regency (1997-2010) and provincial branches (2011-).<ref name="kumparan"/>
In 1999, he was elected into the Tasikmalaya Regency Council. He was re-elected in 2004 and 2009, serving as the council speaker in his second term.<ref name="viva">{{cite web |title=Profil Uu Ruzhanul Ulum |url=https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/693-uu-ruzhanul-ulum |website=VIVA |accessdate=8 September 2018 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115213438/https://www.viva.co.id/siapa/read/693-uu-ruzhanul-ulum |archive-date=2018-01-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Running in the regency elections of 2011 with Ade Sugianto with his running mate, the pair won 263,003 votes (32.34%).<ref>{{cite news |title=Pasangan Uu Ruzhanul Ulum - Ade Sugianto Dipastikan Memenangi Pilkada Tasikmalaya |url=https://nasional.tempo.co/read/305067/pasangan-uu-ruzhanul-ulum-ade-sugianto-dipastikan-memenangi-pilkada-tasikmalaya/full&view=ok |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=Tempo |date=10 January 2011 |language=id-ID}}</ref> He was sworn in on 8 March 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gubernur Jabar lantik Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Tasikmalaya |url=http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/20110308/3/31029/gubernur-jabar-lantik-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-tasikmalaya |accessdate=8 September 2018 |work=Bisnis.com |date=8 March 2011 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164531/http://bandung.bisnis.com/read/20110308/3/31029/gubernur-jabar-lantik-bupati-dan-wakil-bupati-tasikmalaya |archive-date=2018-09-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> For his second term, Uu ran as a [[Uncontested election|single candidate]] and managed to secure a majority of the votes (around 67 percent).<ref>{{cite news |title=Calon Tunggal Pilkada Tasikmalaya Dapat 67 Persen Suara |url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/xml/2015/12/09/19212671/Calon.Tunggal.Pilkada.Tasikmalaya.Dapat.67.Persen.Suara |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=KOMPAS |date=9 December 2015 |language=id}}</ref> When sworn in for his second term on 23 March 2016, Uu declared his intention to run as governor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wiyono |first1=Andrian Salam |title=Baru dilantik jadi bupati, Uu Ruzhanul ngebet maju Pilgub Jabar |url=https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/baru-dilantik-jadi-bupati-uu-ruzhanul-ngebet-maju-pilgub-jabar.html |accessdate=8 September 2018 |work=Merdeka |date=23 March 2016 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131736/https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/baru-dilantik-jadi-bupati-uu-ruzhanul-ngebet-maju-pilgub-jabar.html |archive-date=2018-09-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
He received a [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia#Satyalancana|Development Medal]] from the [[President of Indonesia]] in 2017 for his contributions in agriculture.<ref name="kumparan"/>
===Vice governor===
Uu was appointed by his political party to become [[Bandung]] mayor [[Ridwan Kamil]]'s running mate in the [[2018 West Java gubernatorial election|2018 gubernatorial election]].<ref name="kumparan"/> The pair managed to secure 32.38 percent of votes in the four-way race, winning in 14 subdivisions although losing in Uu's home region of Tasikmalaya.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dinillah |first1=Mukhlis |title=Menang di Pilgub Jabar, Ridwan Kamil-Uu Kuasai 14 Daerah |url=https://news.detik.com/berita-jawa-barat/d-4105482/menang-di-pilgub-jabar-ridwan-kamil-uu-kuasai-14-daerah |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=detiknews |date=9 July 2018 |language=id}}</ref> The pair was sworn in on 5 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sah! Sembilan Pasang Gubernur Dilantik Presiden Jokowi Hari Ini |url=https://www.idntimes.com/news/indonesia/lia-hutasoit/sah-sembilan-pasang-gubernur-dilantik-presiden-jokowi-hari-ini |accessdate=10 September 2018 |work=IDN Times |date=5 September 2018 |language=id}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indonesian Muslims]]
[[Category:People from Tasikmalaya]]
[[Category:Regents of places in West Java]]
[[Category:Members of Regency Regional Houses of Representatives in Indonesia]]
[[Category:Vice governors of West Java]]