Sahbirin Noor is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of South Kalimantan from 2016 until 2024.Jokowi inaugurates newly elected governors. Jakarta Post, 12 February 2016. Accessed 2 March 2017. His vice governor Rudy Resnawan rebounded after having initially looked poised to lose the gubernatorial election in 2015.Hans Nicholas Jong, Haeril Halim, and Fedina S. Sundaryani, Incumbents Entrench Rule. Jakarta Post, 10 December 2015. Accessed 2 March 2017. Sahbirin has taken the initiative to rehabilitate about sixty-thousand hectares of degraded land in the province.Yose Rizal, South Kalimantan to Rehabilitate 59,000 Hectares of Degraded Land. Jakarta Globe, 8 February 2017. Accessed 2 March 2017.
On 8 October 2024, Sahbirin, along with six others, were named as suspects by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), due to their involvement in a bribery case relating to the construction of a football field, a swimming pool, and an administrative services office. Unlike six others, Sahbirin is yet to be detained by the KPK, but the KPK has announced that the detention would be done within 20 days.
Honours Satyalancana Wira Karya - 2023 Satyalancana Kebaktian Sosial - 2019 Lencana Melati Gerakan Pramuka Lencana Darma Bakti Gerakan Pramuka
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