Yuvensius Alfonsius Biakai | |
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| 1st Regent of Asmat | |
| In office 20 October 2005 – 20 October 2015 | |
| Governor | Jacobus Perviddya Solossa Barnabas Suebu Lukas Enembe |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Elisa Kambu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1956 Asmat, Zuid Nieuw-Guinea, Netherlands New Guinea |
| Died | 5 November 2020 (aged 63) Timika, Papua, Indonesia |
Yuvensius Alfonsius Biakai (9 November 1956 – 5 November 2020) was an Indonesian politician who served as Regent of Asmat from October 2005 to October 2015 in two consecutive terms. He was the first regent of Asmat. He died in Timika on 5 November 2020.[1]
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Early life
Biakai was born on 9 November 1956 in the village of Yamas in now District of Joerat, Asmat. He attended Catholic theological school in Jayapura and later became a priest in Roman Catholic Diocese of Agats.[2]
Career
Biakai is well known as a figure who promoted Asmat culture and founded Lembaga Musyawarah Adat Suku Asmat (Asmat Tribe Tradition Consultative Council).[2] He also held Commander of war of The Asmat Tribe, a ceremonial tradition title.[3]
Political career
After the parliament and central government passed the Act of creation of several new regencies in Papua province in 2002 which Asmat in one of those regencies, Biakai nominated himself and won the election for the first regent of Asmat title.[4][2] In 2008, he began building a composite steel bridge and concrete road to replace the wooden bridge and road as an effort to protect iron wood from depletion.[3]
Biakai won for second term after Constitutional court rejected his opponent's challenge for election result in 2010.[5]
References
- ^ "Mantan Bupati Asmat Pertama Meninggal Dunia" (in Indonesian). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b c "Belajar dari Bapa Yuven Biakai" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ a b "Ini yang Mahal tapi Murah di Asmat" (in Indonesian). 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "UU No 26 Tahun 2002" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "PUTUSAN MK Nomor 156/PHPU.D-VIII/2010" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
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