[1] He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Advisory Board (Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman Nasional) and former Vice Governor of West Java.

[3] On March 28, 2009, Deddy Mizwar was selected as a candidate for President of Indonesia.

Deddy Mizwar is the son of H. Adrian Andres (Dutch-Bugis descent) and his mother Mrs. Sun'ah.

Deddy Mizwar has followed in his mother's footsteps in theater arts since 1973 and has been involved in film since 1976.

This husband and wife established the company PT Demi Gisela Citra Sinema in 1996 and focused on Islamic genre dramas even though at that time television had not yet accepted the phenomenon.