The Regent of Thousand Islands, officially the Administrative Regent of Thousand Islands, is the highest office in the regency of Thousand Islands. Unlike regents in other regencies in Indonesia, the regent is appointed directly by the governor. The regency has no regional parliament, thus making the regent responsible to the governor.
Background Prior to the formation of the office, the Thousand Islands was a kecamatan (district) and was governed by a camat (head of district). The camat's office was located in the Pramuka Island. The Thousand Islands was previously under the administration of North Jakarta City, making the camat responsible to the mayor of the city.
On 31 August 1999, the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, enacted the Law No. 34 of 1999, which upgraded the status of the Thousand Islands from a district to a regency. The law mandated that the status upgrade should be done not later than 2001.
Preparations were held by the Jakarta province and the North Jakarta City. After preparations, President Abdurrahman Wahid enacted a decree that confirmed the establishment of the regency on 3 July 2001.
The original plan was that the regency, along with its first acting regent, would be formed and inaugurated on 19 June 2001. However, six days before the event, Jakarta government officials stated to reporters that the event was cancelled due to several reasons, such as insufficient preparations, the absence of names put forward as the first acting regent, and the conflict between the legislative and governor about the legal basis for the establishment of the regency.
The government announced another plan, stating that the first regent of the island would be inaugurated on 21 August 2001. Governor Sutiyoso put forward M. Rahardjo as his candidate for the regent. However, on the night before the inauguration, the government announced a delay after a meeting with the Speaker of the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council. The Speaker, Edy Waluyo, announced that the delay was due to the council's disapproval of Sutiyoso's choice. To circumvent the delay, Sutiyoso inaugurated the first vice regent and secretary of the island — Djoko Ramadhan and Fajar Augustinus Panjaitan, respectively — on 14 October 2001. Sutiyoso stated that the appointments did not require any approval from the council. Thus, the vice regent became the acting regent of the region due to the absence of a definitive regent.
On 9 November 2001, the Thousand Islands was officially upgraded to a regency. Khalil Abdul Kadir was inaugurated as the first regent of the island on the same day, while the acting regent returned to his old office as vice regent.
Appointment The Regent of Thousand Islands is the only regent in Indonesia in which the officeholder is appointed by the governor instead of being elected by the people. Before swearing in the regent, the governor requires approval from the Jakarta Regional People's Representative Council. The council also has the right to recommend or examine the candidate for the office.
List of Regents of Thousand Islands +No.PhotoRegentTook officeLeft office—Djoko Ramadhan14 October 20019 November 20011.Khamil Abdul Kadir9 November 200119 October 20042.Djoko Ramadhan19 October 200420083.Abdul Rahman Andit200821 August 20094.Burhanuddin21 August 200913 August 20105.Achmad Ludfi13 August 201013 May 2013—Djunaidi13 May 20135 June 20136.Asep Syarifudin5 June 20132 January 20157.Tri Djoko Sri Margianto2 January 20153 July 2015—Budi Utomo3 July 20157 August 20158.7 August 201513 July 20179.Irmansyah13 July 20175 July 201810.Husein Murad5 July 201827 July 2020—Junaedi27 July 20204 September 2020114 September 202013 November 2024—Muhammad Fadjar Churniawan13 November 20247 May 2025127 May 2025incumbent
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