AA La Nyalla (LANYALLA) Mahmud Mattalitti has been elected as Chairman of the Indonesian Regional Representative Council (DPD RI) for a term of office
2019-2024. Previously, La Nyalla was appointed as Chair of the DPD through a voting mechanism carried out by 134 DPD members who were present.

His father Mahmud Mattalitti is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Airlangga University (Unair) Surabaya. While his grandfather, Haji Mattalitti, was a big merchant from Bugis, South Sulawesi, who was quite influential in Surabaya.

However, young La Nyalla had worked as odd jobs and was also religious, before eventually turning into an influential businessman in Surabaya (East Java). He has also been the Chairman of PSSI (Indonesian Football Union) and Chairman of the East Java Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) before.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) plans to hold elections for president and members of the legislature in February 2024.


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