Oded Muhammad Danial


Oded Muhammad Danial is an Indonesian politician who is the mayor of Bandung. He had previously served as the deputy mayor of Ridwan Kamil, and a city councilor before that.
Originating from Tasikmalaya, he had worked at Indonesian Aerospace before starting his own business. After entering politics as part of the Prosperous Justice Party, his eventually became the mayor of Bandung after winning the 2018 mayoral election.

Background

Oded was born on 15 November 1962 in Tasikmalaya Regency, where he completed his basic education. He went to SMK Tasikmalaya vocational school for his high school. Later on, he studied at Universitas Pasundan, graduating in 2017.

Career

Business

After graduating in 1983 Oded worked at Indonesian Aerospace – at the spare parts division – for 16 years until 1999, when the company laid off most of its employees. Oded operates a convection manufacturing baby clothing and Islamic dresses, in addition to selling ice cream from his own home until 2016.

Politics

He was elected to Bandung's City Council in 2004 and 2009, in which he had been the deputy chairman of the B commission. In 2013, however, he participated in the mayoral election as architect Ridwan Kamil's running mate, and the pair won with 45.24 percent of the vote. As Kamil's deputy, he established a "Dakwah on the Bus" program, which involved religious speeches on buses.
He also headed the Bandung office of the Prosperous Justice Party between 2010 and 2015.
Oded ran as a mayoral candidate in 2018, winning a slim majority in the three-candidate race. Following Kamil's victory in the gubernatorial election, Oded became acting mayor briefly starting on 6 September 2018. His term as deputy ended on 16 September 2018, although just several days later he was sworn in as Bandung's mayor by Kamil.