Arlan | |
|---|---|
 Portrait as mayor, 2025 | |
| 3rd Mayor ofPrabumulih | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Ridho Yahya Elman (act.) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1975-04-30)30 April 1975 (age 50) Ogan Komering Ulu, South Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Political party | Gerindra |
Arlan (born 30 April 1975) is an Indonesian businessman and politician of theGerindra Party who has served as the mayor ofPrabumulih,South Sumatra since February 2025. Prior to becoming mayor, he engaged in natural rubber trading.
Arlan was born on 30 April 1975 in the village of Bandar Jaya, inOgan Komering Ulu Regency of South Sumatra. He was the third of seven children of Basri and Husiah. He completed elementary and middle school in Ogan Komering Ulu before he moved toPrabumulih where he completed high school.[1]
Arlan initially entered the natural rubber trading business, but his initial attempt failed and he went bankrupt in 1997. He spent some time working for others in the rubber business before restarting his own business in 2003 with more success. His business would have several hundred employees, purchasing rubber from several thousand farmers. He also started a construction company.[2]
Politically, Arlan had joined theGerindra Party shortly after the party was founded.[3]
In 2024, Arlan ran as mayor of Prabumulih with the backing of ten parties led by Gerindra, withHanura politician Franky Nasril as his running mate.[4] Arlan and Nasril won the three-way race with 59,492 votes (53.3%),[5] and they were sworn in on 20 February 2025.[6]
As mayor, Arlan designated 800 hectares of land within the city as agricultural land, which could be used by farmers at no charge.[7] He also announced an increase in payments and benefits tocommunity security officers in Prabumulih.[8]
On 5 September 2025, a car carrying Arlan's daughter was stopped from entering his school at Prabumulih's State Middle School No. 1 (SMPN 1 Prabumulih). Shortly thereafter, the school's headmaster Roni Ardiansyah and the involved security guard, Ageng Winoto, were transferred away from the school.[9] A farewell ceremony for Ardiansyah went viral on social media, and the transfer was soon reversed.[10] Following an investigation, theMinistry of Home Affairs announced that Arlan had been at fault due to bypassing procedures in removing Ardiansyah, and issued a written warning.[11] Arlan's daughter later moved to another middle school in Prabumulih.[12]
Arlan is in a polygamous relationship, with four wives which he introduced to the public during his 2024 mayoral campaign.[13] His eldest daughter from his first wife Linda Apriliana, Leoni Ayu Pratiwi, was elected into Prabumulih'sRegional House of Representatives in the2024 legislative election.[14][15]