Rohidin Mersyah

Rohidin Mersyah (born 9 January 1970) is an Indonesian politician who has served as governor of Bengkulu from December 2018 to November 2024.

Mersyah was born in the village of Gelumbang, in Manna, South Bengkulu, on 9 January 1970 as the fifth child of nine.

He completed his basic education in South Bengkulu, before studying veterinary medicine at Gadjah Mada University.

Initially, him and the regent candidate Reskan Effendi lost the election with just 48.06% of votes, but following a lawsuit to the Constitutional Court their opponent was disqualified as he had previously been jailed for murder and was hence ineligible as a candidate.

[3] Bengkulu's governor following the election, Ridwan Mukti, was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission in June 2017 due to alleged bribery.