Ilham Arief Sirajuddin

Ilham Arief Sirajuddin (born 16 September 1965) is an Indonesian former politician who was the mayor of Makassar between 2004 and 2014.

Born in Gowa on 16 September 1965 with his father having been regent there, Sirajuddin received his education in Makassar and studied in Hasanuddin University.

[5] Sirajuddin ran for governorship of the province in the 2013 gubernatorial election, but he lost to incumbent Syahrul Yasin Limpo.

[6] After the expiry of his mayorship, Sirajuddin was investigated by the Corruption Eradication Commission and in July 2015 was arrested and later sentenced to four years in prison for a graft case involving the city's water utility company.

[7] His wife Aliyah Mustika Ilham is a member of the People's Representative Council (DPR) from the Democratic Party and his son is a legislative candidate for DPR in the 2019 election, also from the Democratic Party.