H. Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah B.Sc., M.Kes.

H. Arief Rachadiono Wismansyah B.Sc., M.Kes. is the mayor of Tangerang since being elected in 2013. Supported by the Democratic Party, he is also the owner of a hospital network.

He graduated from SMA Negeri 8 Jakarta, before resuming his higher education at Western Michigan University where he earned his Bachelors of Engineering Management in 2000. Later, he completed his master’s course in Gadjah Mada University, obtaining a degree in healthcare administration in 2006.

After returning from the United States, he joined his parents’ business and later became the CEO of the hospital group. In 2008, he ran as deputy mayor under Wahidin Halim. In May 2013, Halim resigned in order to run in the 2014 legislative elections, which resulted in Wismansyah becoming the acting mayor.

In the 2013 elections, Arief ran with Sachrudin as his deputy, resulting in the pair being officially appointed as mayors.

Programs throughout his tenure included the expansion of the city’s nine waste banks and establishment of a BRT system named Trans Tangerang.