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        "msgid": "profile-of-achmad-syahri-assidiqi-jember-dprd-member-who-went-viral-for-playing-games-and-smoking-during-1778694730",
        "date": "2026-05-14 00:02:00",
        "title": "Profile of Achmad Syahri Assidiqi, Jember DPRD Member Who Went Viral for Playing Games and Smoking During Health Meeting",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Achmad Syahri Assidiqi, a 26-year-old Gerindra politician and the youngest member of Jember's DPRD for the 2024-2029 term, has sparked public outrage after a video surfaced showing him playing online games and smoking during a crucial health policy hearing on issues like measles, stunting, and maternal-infant mortality rates. As a member of Commission D, which oversees health and social affairs, his behaviour during the meeting with health agencies has led to widespread criticism on social media and potential investigations by the DPRD's Honour Council and the Gerindra Party's tribunal for ethical violations. This incident highlights concerns over the professionalism of young legislators in Indonesia's regional parliaments.",
        "content": "<p>VIVA \u2013 A member of Jember\u2019s DPRD, Achmad Syahri Assidiqi, is\ncurrently under public scrutiny following a video of him playing online\ngames while smoking during a hearing (RDP) on health issues that went\nviral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred during a Commission D DPRD Jember meeting with\nseveral health agencies on Monday, 11 May 2026, in the Banmus room of\nthe Jember DPRD.<\/p>\n<p>The video has elicited various reactions from the public because the\nmeeting addressed critical issues such as measles, stunting, maternal\nand infant mortality rates (AKI\/AKB), and the Universal Health Coverage\n(UHC) programme. In the circulating footage, Syahri is seen playing a\ngame on his mobile phone while smoking in the air-conditioned meeting\nroom.<\/p>\n<p>Profile of Achmad Syahri Assidiqi<\/p>\n<p>Achmad Syahri Assidiqi is known as the youngest member of Jember\u2019s\nDPRD for the 2024-2029 period. According to the official DPRD Jember\nwebsite, the Gerindra politician was born in Jember on 21 June 1999 and\nis now 26 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Syahri is the son of former DPR RI member Achmad Fadil Muzakki Syah.\nHe also hails from the Al Qodiri Islamic Boarding School environment in\nPatrang Subdistrict, Jember, which is managed by his extended\nfamily.<\/p>\n<p>In his political career, Syahri ran as a legislative candidate from\nElectoral District 6 of Jember, covering Puger, Gumukmas, Kencong, and\nJombang subdistricts, in the 2024 elections. Although a newcomer to\npolitics, he successfully garnered 12,102 votes and secured a seat in\nJember\u2019s DPRD.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Syahri serves on Commission D of Jember\u2019s DPRD, which\nhandles health, education, social affairs, employment, youth and sports,\nas well as women\u2019s empowerment and child protection.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official DPRD Jember profile, Syahri holds a\nBachelor of Economics (SE) degree. He pursued higher education at the\nInstitut Agama Islam (IAI) Al Qodiri, now renamed Universitas Islam KH\nAchmad Muzakki Syah (UNIKHAMS).<\/p>\n<p>Syahri attended pesantren education in Genggong-Probolinggo up to\nhigh school and continued his studies in Jember. He was active in campus\norganisations before entering politics, eventually joining the Gerindra\nParty and being inaugurated as a Jember DPRD member.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video of Syahri during the meeting has now made his name\nwidely discussed by the public. In addition to criticism from netizens,\nhis actions are reportedly set to be addressed in a session by the\nJember DPRD\u2019s Honour Council and the Gerindra Party\u2019s tribunal regarding\nalleged ethical violations.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/profile-of-achmad-syahri-assidiqi-jember-dprd-member-who-went-viral-for-playing-games-and-smoking-during-1778694730",
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