[2] He graduated from SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta, before resuming his higher education in Western Michigan University where he earned his bachelor's in engineering management on 2000.

[3] In 2008, he ran as deputy mayor under Wahidin Halim, and the couple won 576,894 votes (88.22%) placing them in the 2008-2013 tenure.

[4] Later, in May 2013, Halim resigned in order to run in the 2014 legislative elections, which resulted in Wismansyah becoming the acting mayor.

[5] In the 2013 elections, he ran with Sachrudin as his deputy, after initially failing to pass KPU's verification process due to administrative reasons.

[8] His programs throughout his tenure included the expansion of the city's waste banks[9] and establishment of a BRT system, named Trans Tangerang.