Annas Maamun

Annas Maamun (born 17 April 1940) is an Indonesian politician who was imprisoned for corruption who served as governor of Riau between February and September 2014.

[1] In 1960, Maamun began working as a middle school teacher in Bagansiapiapi, moving to Padang and Pekanbaru before he became a civil servant in the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1969.

[1] Maamun ran in Rokan Hilir's local election in 2006, securing 34.64 percent of votes and winning the five-candidate race,[2] and was reelected in 2011.

[3] He further ran in Riau's 2013 gubernatorial election, securing 60.75 percent of votes with Arsyadjuliandi Rachman as his running mate.

[6] On 25 September 2014, Maamun was arrested in Jakarta by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) under charges of receiving bribes related to land function conversion.