Basirun was born in the subdistrict of Moro, Karimun Regency, on 7 July 1957.

[2] Prior to his provincial executive posts, Basirun was deputy regent of Karimun Regency between 2001 and 2005 under Muhammad Sani.

[1] He was initially part of Golkar, being the deputy chairman for its Riau Islands provincial branch in 2014,[5] but he later moved to Nasdem, becoming the chairman of the party's provincial office.

[8] He has also come into conflict with the rest of the province's administration - with a sudden job rotation in November 2016 causing the provincial legislative body to exercise its first interpellation since the province's formation in 2002.

[3] He was accused of having received bribes amounting SGD 5,000 and Rp 45 million to issue a permit for a reclamation project in a protected zone.