Deddy Mizwar (born 5 March 1955) is an Indonesian actor, director, and politician born of an Indo (Dutch-Betawi) father and Betawi-Bugis mother.[1] He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Advisory Board (Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman Nasional) and former Vice Governor of West Java. He also ran for governorship of the province in the 2018 election. His 2010 film How Funny (This Country Is) was selected as the Indonesian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[2] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[3]
Political career
On March 28, 2009, Deddy Mizwar was selected as a candidate for President of Indonesia. 13 parties signed the declaration of "Koalisi Merak" (Mengutamakan Rakyat) and chose Deddy Mizwar and Mej Jen (B) Saurip Kadi as their presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 8 July 2009 presidential election. 171 million Indonesians will vote in the April 9, 2009 general election (Pemilu 2009) to elect 560 representatives to the House of Representatives (DPR) or Parlimen.
The 13 parties are Parti Pengusaha dan Pekerja Indonesia (PPPI), Parti Peduli Rakyat Nasional (PPRN), Parti Kedaulatan, Parti Pemuda Indonesia (PPI), Parti Nasional Indonesia Marhaen (PNI Marhaen), Parti Penegak Demokrasi Indonesia (PPDI), Parti Pelopor, Parti Damai Sejahtera (PDS), Parti Bintang Reformasi (PBR), Parti Indonesia Sejahtera (PIS), Parti Merdeka, Parti Persatuan Nahdlatul Ummah Indonesia (PPNUI) and Parti Buruh.
Family
Deddy Mizwar is the son of H. Adrian Andres (Dutch-Bugis descent) and his mother Mrs. Sun'ah. His mother was heavily involved with Betawi theater arts activities at the Jakarta Youth Theater. Deddy Mizwar has followed in his mother's footsteps in theater arts since 1973 and has been involved in film since 1976. Lately he has devoted himself to Islamic da'wah films with his wife Giselawati. This husband and wife established the company PT Demi Gisela Citra Sinema in 1996 and focused on Islamic genre dramas even though at that time television had not yet accepted the phenomenon. This kind of drama should not be limited to the month of Ramadan.
