Irwandi Yusuf

Irwandi Yusuf (born in Bireuën, Aceh, August 2, 1960), is the former Governor of the Indonesian province of Aceh. He won the 2006 Aceh regional election as an independent candidate (non-party), along with Muhammad Nazar, S. Ag. as his partner, but lost his 2012 reelection campaign following a strong challenge and intensive campaigning by other local political rivals. Allegations that he may have wrongfully granted land concessions involving previously protected high conservation value land to palm oil companies also surfaced before the campaign.