Mochtar Mohamad (born 26 October 1964) is an Indonesian politician who was the Mayor of Bekasi between 2008 and 2012, when he was convicted of corruption and bribery and sentenced to prison.
[1] Mochtar is married to Sumiyati, and their eldest son Gilang Esa Mohamad was elected into Bekasi's DPRD in 2024.
[2][3] He joined Bekasi's city council in 1999, and he served there until 2003 when he became the deputy mayor under Golkar politician Akhmad Zurfaih.
Another bribery case occurred in 2010, when financial auditors from the Audit Board of Indonesia received money to give a positive assessment, and he later also bribed judges to win the Adipura award.
[11] Following an appeal to the Supreme Court, Mochtar was instead found guilty of corruption charges and was sentenced to six years in prison on 7 March 2012.