Irwandi Yusuf

Irwandi Yusuf (born in Bireuën, Aceh, August 2, 1960), is the current Governor of the Indonesian province of Aceh. He won the 2006 Aceh regional election as an independent candidate (non-party), along with Muhammad Nazar, S. Ag. as his partner. Irwandi Yusuf, a veterinarian (Alumnus of Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh), joined the Free Aceh Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or GAM) in 1990, participating for three years before taking up a scholarship at Oregon State University, USA, in 1993, where he undertook a Master’s degree in Veterinary Science. After returning to Banda Aceh to teach at his alma mater, Irwandi became a founding member of the Acehnese branch of the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society (now known as Fauna...