Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, has a leadership structure that begins with the mayor. In 1918, the position of assistant resident, who previously led the Makassar government, was finally changed to mayor. The first mayor was J.E. Dambrink, a man of Dutch descent. Initially, a mayor could also serve as chairman of the city council, assisted by an assistant mayor elected by popular vote.
List The following is a definitive list of Mayors of Makassar since 1918 during the Dutch East Indies era until now under the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. <onlyinclude> Burgemeester van Makassar Mayor Portrait Party Beginning End Term of office Period Vice Mayor 1 J. E. Dambrink Non Party 15 August 1918 April 1927 years 1(1918) J. Rutgers 2 J. H. de Groot Non Party April 1927 1931 years 2(1927) D. Eskes 3 G. H. J. Berckenkamp Non Party 1931 1932 years 3(1931) 4 F. C. van Lier Non Party 1932 28 January 1933 years 4(1932) 5 Ch. H. ter Laag Non Party 1933 1934 years 5(1933) 6 J. Leewis Non Party 1934 1936 years 6(1934) 7 H. F. Brune Non Party 1936 1942 years 7(1936) N. H. Leepel マカッサル市長 Mayor Portrait Party Beginning End Term of office Period Vice Mayor 1 B. Yamasaki Non Party 1942 1945 years 8 There isn't any Mayor of Makassar Mayor Portrait Party Beginning End Term of office Period Vice Mayor 1 Nadjamuddin Parindra 17 August 1945 11 September 1945 9 Jusuf Samah 2 D. M. van Zwieten Non Party 1945 24 December 1946 years 10 There isn't any 3 Abdul Hamid Masyumi 24 December 1946 27 December 1949 11 4 Salawati Daud PKI 27 December 1949 17 August 1950 12 5 J. M. Qaimuddin Independent 1950 1951 years 13 6 J. Mewengkang Independent 1951 1951 years 14 7 Sampara Daeng Lili Independent 1951 1952 years 15 8 Achmad Dara Syachruddin Independent 1952 1957 years 16 9 Mohammad Junus Daeng Mile Independent 1957 1958 years 17 10 Abdul Latif Daeng Masikki ABRI–AD 1958 6 February 1960 years 18 11 Aroeppala PSII 6 February 1960 7 May 1965 19(1960) 12 Muhammad Daeng Patompo ABRI–AD 8 May 1965 1968 years 20(1965) 1968 1973 years 21(1968) 1973 1978 years 22(1973) 13 Abustam ABRI–AD 1978 1983 years 23(1978) 14 Jancy Raib ABRI–AD 1983 1988 years 24(1983) 15 Suwahyo ABRI–AD 1988 1993 years 25(1988) 16 Malik Baso Masry Non Party 1994 1999 years 26(1994) 17 Amiruddin Maula Non Party 8 May 1999 8 May 2004 27(1999) Sjamsu Ridjal 18 Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Golkar 8 May 2004 8 August 2008 28(2003) Herry Iskandar 19 Herry Iskandar Non Party 8 August 2008 8 May 2009 Vacant (18) Ilham Arief Sirajuddin Demokrat 8 May 2009 8 May 2014 29(2008) Supomo Guntur 20 Independent(until 2018) 8 May 2014 8 May 201930(2013)Syamsu RizalNasdem(2018–2023)26 February 202120 February 202531(2020) Fatmawati Rusdi PDI-P(since 2023) 21 Munafri Arifuddin Golkar 20 February 2025 Incumbent 32(2024) Aliyah Mustika Ilham
Temporary replacement In the government stack, a regional head who submits himself to leave or temporarily resigns from his position to the central government, then the Minister of Home Affairs prepares a replacement who is a bureaucrat in the regional government or even a vice mayor, including when the mayor's position is in a transition period. Portrait MayorParty Beginning End Duration PeriodDefinitive Ref. H. F. Brune(1894–1974)(ad interim)Non Party 11 September 1945 1945 years 9(1945) Nadjamuddin Muhammad Ghalib(1946–2016)(Acting)ABRI–AD 1993 1994 years — Transition (1993–1994) Alwy Rum(1944–2021)(Action Officer)Non Party 1999 8 May 1999 years — Transition (1999) Syamsu Rizal(born 1973)(Action Officer)Non Party 15 February 2018 23 June 2018 30(2013) Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto Muhammad Anshar(born 1963)(Daily Executive)Non Party 8 May 2019 13 May 2019 — Transition (2019–2021) Muhammad Iqbal Samad Suhaeb(born 1966)(Acting)Non Party 13 May 2019 13 May 2020 Yusran Jusuf(born 1969)(Acting)Non Party 13 May 2020 26 June 2020 Rudy Djamaluddin(born 1970)(Acting)Non Party 26 June 2020 26 February 2021 Andi Arwien Azis(born 1976)(Acting)Non Party 24 September 2024 23 November 2024 31(2020) Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto
See also Makassar List of incumbent regional heads and deputy regional heads in South Sulawesi
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