Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Sufmi dasco Ahmad, S.H., M.H. (born 7 October 1967) is an Indonesian politician, businessman, and academic affiliated with the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Partai Gerakan Indonesia Raya or Gerindra). He currently serves as a Deputy Speaker of the People’s Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, DPR) for the 2024–2029 term, a position he previously held during the 2019–2024 period.
Early Life and Education
Sufmi Dasco Ahmad was born in Bandung, West Java, on 7 October 1967, to Ahmad Dakyan Suud (d. 2024). He has three siblings: Eko Harsa Prihatin Suud, Irwan Suwandi, and Syuastri Reda. He completed his primary education in Palembang, junior high school in Jakarta, and senior high school in Manado.
Dasco initially pursued a degree in electrical engineering at Pancasila University, graduating in 1993. He later transitioned to the field of law, earning his bachelor’s degree from Jakarta University (2009), followed by a master’s degree from Jakarta Islamic University (2012), and a doctoral degree from Bandung Islamic University (2015).
Personal Life
Dasco is married to Raden Euis Handayani. The couple has one daughter, born in 2009.
Political Career
Gerindra and Legislative Roles
Dasco entered politics through his business association with fellow politician Fadli Zon. He was a founding member of the Gerindra Party and was appointed to its Central Executive Board in 2008. He rose through the ranks to become Deputy Chairman and later served as the party’s daily executive chairman (Ketua Harian).
In the 2014 general elections, he was elected to the House of Representatives from the Banten III electoral district with 56,323 votes. During his first term (2014–2019), he sat on Commission III, which oversees legal, human rights, and security affairs. He also served as Vice Chair of the House’s Ethics Council (Mahkamah Kehormatan Dewan).
Dasco was re-elected in 2019 with 99,002 votes and again in 2024 with 119,692 votes. His leadership roles included serving as Deputy Speaker, initially overseeing economic and financial matters (2019–2024), and later coordinating political and security affairs in his current term (2024–2029).
He has been outspoken on national issues, including law enforcement impartiality and the ideological threat of communism, which he claimed could resurface and spread internationally.
Academic Career
Dasco holds the title of Professor of Law at Pakuan University. However, his academic credentials came under public scrutiny in 2024 after a report by Tempo magazine raised questions regarding the rapid conferral of his professorship. The report alleged that he did not meet the minimum 10-year teaching requirement and cited concerns about the credibility of the journals in which his academic papers were published.
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