Farhat Abbas

Not to be confused with Ferhat Abbas or Farhat Abbas (senator).
Farhat Abbas
Born (1976-06-22) 22 June 1976 (age 48)
Tembilahan, Riau, Indonesia
Occupations
Years active1999–present
Political partyNusantara Awakening Party
Spouses
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(m. 2002; div. 2014)​
Ani Muryadi
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(m. 2005)​
Rita Tresnawati
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(m. 2011)​

Farhat Abbas (born 22 June 1976) is an Indonesian celebrity and lawyer who is known for representing celebrities such as Ahmad Dhani, Soimah and Caisar.

Career

Abbas was an unsuccessful candidate in the general election of Regional Head for Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi in October 2013.[1] In addition, Abbas campaigned as an independent presidential candidate with the slogan "Aku Indonesia."[2] He also ran unsuccessfully as a legislative candidate in the 2014 presidential elections to represent the third electoral district of Jakarta in Senayan.[3]

In 2020, Abbas founded his own political party, the Indonesian Sovereign Nation Party, or Pandai.[4]

Personal life

In 2002, Abbas married singer Nia Daniati. The couple divorced after 12 years of marriage in 2014. In May 2014, Abbas married widow Ani Muryadi.

Soon after, a woman named Rita Tresnawati went to the National Commission for Child Protection to reveal that Abbas did not recognize his son, Gusti Reyhan Gibayus, despite providing the child's birth certificate, which listed Abbas as the father.[5]

Controversy

Allegedly racist comments

Abbas became involved in controversy when he commented on Twitter regarding the case of car registration imposed by Jakarta's co-government Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (also known as Ahok).[6] Some parties had accused Abbas of racist comments. As a result, Abbas has reported Chairman of the Indonesian Chinese Islamic Association Anton Medan and Intellectual Community of Muda Betawi leader Ramdan Alamsyah to Polda Metro Jaya.[7] Abbas admitted that he made the comments, but denies that he is a racist.[8]

Personal disputes

After the conclusion of his case with Jakarta co-government Ahok, Abbas was involved in hostility with Ahmad Dhani's son Ahmad Al Ghazali and El Rumi, due to insulting his father on Twitter. Abbas accepted Ghazali's challenge to a boxing duel.[9] Abbas was also involved in hostility with dangdut singer Soimah, due to her kebaya appearance in @Show_imah.[10] Abbas was further involved in controversy with Arya Wiguna, involving accusations of cheating.[11]

Alleged affair

Abbas was alleged to have had an affair with his spokeswoman, Regina Andriane Saputra, the wife of politician Ilal Ferhard.[12]

References

  1. ^ Aditia Saputra (October 22, 2013). "Farhat Abbas Loses in Kolaka election". Liputan 6.
  2. ^ Ichsan Suhendra (January 15, 2013). "Diragukan jadi capres, ini kata Farhat Abbas". Kompas. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Hidayat, Edi (April 10, 2014). "Failure (in Campaign) to Senayan, Farhat Abbas was crazy?". Okezone.
  4. ^ Hermawan, Doni (28 November 2020). "Farhat Abbas Dirikan Partai Pandai, Resmi Kembangkan Sayap di Sumut". IDN Times Sumut (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  5. ^ Wahyu Aji (December 10, 2013). "Tak juga akui anak kandung, istri Farhat lapor ke Komnas PA". Warta Kota.
  6. ^ Martin Sihombing (January 28, 2013). "Ahok vs. Farhat: Anton Medan diperiksa polisi". Bisnis.
  7. ^ Desy Afrianti and Rohimat Nurbaya (January 28, 2013). "Anton Medan: Ada desakan proses hukum Farhat dilanjutkan". Viva News.
  8. ^ "Tweeting to Ahok is not racist". Liputan 6. January 9, 2013.
  9. ^ Rina Atmasari (November 26, 2013). "Farhat Abbas terima tantangan Al untuk duel tinju". Tempo.
  10. ^ "Kritik Penampilan Soimah, Farhat Abbas: Gayanya Gitu-Gitu Doang". Harian Terbit. June 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Hernowo Anggie (February 7, 2014). "Siapkan kain kafan, Arya Wiguna jalani sumpah pocong". Liputan 6.
  12. ^ "Usai sidang cerai, Farhat Abbas dan Ilal Ferhard saling sindir". DetikHot. April 23, 2014.