Abdul Ghani Kasuba

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Abdul Ghani Kasuba
Governor of North Maluku
In office 10 May 2019 – 20 December 2023
Deputy	Al Yasin Ali
Preceded by	Bambang Hermawan (acting)
Succeeded by	Al Yasin Ali (acting)
In office 5 May 2014 – 5 May 2019
Deputy	Muhammad Natsir Thaib
Preceded by	Tanribali Lamo (acting)
Succeeded by	Bambang Hermawan (acting)
Personal details
Born	21 December 1951 Bacan Islands, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia
Citizenship	Indonesian
Spouse	Faoniah Hi Djaohar
Children	Muhammad Thariq Kasuba Nazlatan Ukhra Kasuba Aminatuz Zahrah Kasuba Nurul Izzah Kasuba
Alma mater	Islamic University of Madinah
Occupation	Politician

Abdul Ghani Kasuba is an Indonesian politician and the former governor and former lieutenant governor of North Maluku.^[1]

Kasuba denoted South Halmahera Regency as a region he wanted to develop as the province's tourism hub.^[2] In 2017, he inaugurated the Widi International Fishing Tournament as one of those ways.^[3]

After visiting representatives of the Jinchun Group in Guangzhou, Kasuba successfully negotiated for the group to build a nickel smelter on Obira in the Obi Islands.^[4] He was later arrested on 20 December 2023 due to a corruption case.^[5]

On 18 December 2023 Kasuba was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) during a sting operation.^[6] He was transported back to Jakarta for interrogation and subsequently detained by the KPK. Kasuba, along with 18 other North Maluku provincial officials, faced allegation of receiving substantial funds from an Infrastructure projects in the province with budget surpassing 500 billion rupiahs.^[7]

In the course of this operation, KPK confiscated a cash totaling 725 million rupiahs as part of the suspected 2.2 billion rupiahs. Kasuba stands accused of his involvement in corrupt practices related to bidding processes for positions and the procurement of goods and service.^[8]