Syahrial Oesman

Syahrial Oesman (born 25 May 1955) is an Indonesian politician currently of the Nasdem Party who served as the governor of South Sumatra between 2003 and 2008 and previously as regent of Ogan Komering Ulu Regency between 2000 and 2003.

Prior to the expiration of his term there, he ran as governor of South Sumatra in 2003, again defeating the incumbent Rosihan Arsyad, again with a single vote's margin.

He was a member of Golkar until 2004, when he moved to PDI-P.[1] As governor, Oesman promoted investment in the energy sector, attracting investors to the province.

He was the first governor to establish direct transfers from the regional budget to villages, and he also lobbied the national government to develop the Port of Tanjung Api-Api, designed as an international seaport.

[3] In 2009, he was convicted of bribery related to land acquisition for Tanjung Api-Api's development, and was sentenced to one year's imprisonment by Jakarta's Corruption Court.