Track Record of Ahmad Sahroni as He Returns to Commission Leadership
Ahmad Sahroni has returned as Deputy Chairman of Commission III representing NasDem, replacing Rusdi Masse Mappasessu. The two had previously swapped positions when Sahroni was deactivated for six months by the Parliamentary Ethics Court following his controversial remarks.
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Sufmi Dasco Ahmad said Sahroni’s appointment was based on a letter from the NasDem Party faction leadership numbered FNasdem107/DPR RI/ii/2026, dated 12 February 2026, regarding the change of the deputy chairman of Commission III.
Sahroni replaces Rusdi Masse Mappasessu, who had resigned from both the DPR and the NasDem Party.
Sahroni stated he would carry out the same duties as before his deactivation. He claimed he intended to focus on defending members of the public facing legal issues. “There are plenty of issues — cases involving ordinary people that need to be championed,” he said.
Ahmad Sahroni had previously been deactivated as Deputy Chairman of Commission III due to controversial statements deemed offensive to the public. The following is a profile and track record of Sahroni.
According to the mpr.go.id website, Sahroni began his career as a driver at PT Niaga Gemilang Samudra in 1998. The following year, he became a driver at PT Millenium Inti Samudra.
At that company, Sahroni worked his way up to become Director of Operations in 2002. During the period from 2003 to 2008, Sahroni held the position of President Director at several companies, namely PT Sagakos Intec, PT Ekasamudra Lima, and PT Ruwanda Satya Abadi.
Sahroni then began his political career in 2014 by becoming a member of the DPR from the NasDem Party faction. In 2019, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the DPR. Sahroni also served as Chairman of the Formula E organising committee in 2021.
Controversial Remarks
Ahmad Sahroni had previously described criticism calling for the dissolution of the DPR as excessive, even labelling those who promoted the idea as “idiots.”
“Does dissolving the DPR really assure the public that the current governance process can continue? Not necessarily,” Sahroni said after a working visit to North Sumatra on Friday, 22 August 2025.
He added that criticism was perfectly acceptable but urged people not to resort to verbal abuse. The statement subsequently went viral on the social media platform X, making Ahmad Sahroni’s name a trending topic.
Sahroni then uploaded a photograph to his personal Instagram account @ahmadsahroni88. The image showed a figure wearing an anonymous mask with the caption: “More and more idiots are proud of their idiocy.”
Sahroni’s Home Ransacked
Sahroni’s residence in the Tanjung Priok area of North Jakarta was stormed by a mob on Saturday afternoon, 30 August 2025. The ransacking occurred amid demonstrations against the parliamentary pay increase, during which an ojek driver died after being run over by a Mobile Brigade armoured vehicle.
Sahroni’s house was pelted with heavy objects by hundreds of protesters. A number of people also seized valuable items belonging to Sahroni.
Sahroni Deactivated
During the wave of demonstrations in August 2025, Sahroni was deactivated by the NasDem Party Court because his statements were deemed offensive and injurious to the public’s feelings. Sahroni was given an ethical sanction by the Parliamentary Ethics Court of six months’ deactivation.
On 4 September 2025, NasDem appointed Rusdi Masse to replace Sahroni’s position on Commission III. Rusdi has since switched allegiance to the Indonesian Solidarity Party.
Sahroni Found Guilty of Ethics Code Violation
The Parliamentary Ethics Court ruled that Ahmad Sahroni was proven to have violated the parliamentary code of ethics in a hearing held on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. As a result, the NasDem politician was deactivated for six months.
“We sentence the fifth respondent, Dr Ahmad Sahroni SE, M.I.Kom, to deactivation for six months, effective from the date this ruling is read out,” said Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Ethics Court Adang Daradjatun, reading out the verdict at the parliamentary complex in Jakarta on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.
Adang added that the deactivation period was calculated from when Sahroni was deactivated by the NasDem Party leadership on 1 September 2025. The NasDem Party Treasurer General was deactivated because his remarks were deemed improper when responding to demands for the dissolution of the DPR.
The Ethics Court stated that Sahroni should have responded to the demands with appropriate and judicious language. The court disagreed with Sahroni’s use of the word “idiot,” uttered by the former Deputy Chairman of Commission III.