Bonifasius Belawan Geh

Bonifasius Belawan Geh (born (1962-09-17)17 September 1962), also known popularly as "Mr. Boni", is an Indonesian businessman and politician who is currently serving as the regent of Mahakam Ulu.

Bonifasius was born in the small Dayak village of Mahamak Besar, Long Bagun District, inside the Heart of Borneo on 17 September 1962.

[1] He enrolled in primary school in his village until from 1974 to 1980 when he moved to town of Tering in West Kutai for junior high-school.

However, due to his mother's illness, he came back to the village and worked on a plantation instead of pursuing higher education, dropping out from the college.

[1] His company obtained a permit to manage around 13,000 hectares of jungle in Kutai Kartanegara Regency and he also expanded his business to heavy equipments.

[7] He stated that road constructions are needed in the regency to remove the region's remoteness and make transportation easier than previously, which consistent mostly of using boats on the river.

Official portrait as Regent, c. September 2020