{{Short description|Professor Saldi Isra}} {{Indonesian name}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Prof. Dr. | name = Saldi Isra | honorific_suffix = MPA | caption = Official portrait | image = File:Hakim Konstitusi Republik Indonesia Saldi Isra.webp | office = Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | order = 7th | appointer = | term_start = 15 March 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Aswanto | office2 = Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia | appointer2 = Joko Widodo<ref name=selection/> | term_start2 = 11 April 2017 | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = Patrialis Akbar | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|8|20}} | birth_place = Paninggahan, Solok Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia | occupation = judge, jurist, professor of constitutional law | death_date = | death_place = | party = | spouse = Leslie Annisa Taufik<ref name=liputan6/> | education = {{hlist|Andalas University (bachelor's degree)|Malaya University (Master's degree)|Gajah Mada University (doctorate)}}<ref name=MKRI>{{cite web|url=https://www.mkri.id/index.php?page=web.ProfilHakim&id=677&menu=3|title=Prof. Dr. Saldi Isra, S.H.|website=Mahkamah Konstitusi RI|last=Tim Manajemen Website|first=Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia|language=id|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> | website = {{URL|saldiisra.web.id}} (in{{nbsp}}Indonesian) }} '''Saldi Isra''' (born 20 August 1968) is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra.<ref name=MKRI>{{cite web|url=https://www.mkri.id/index.php?page=web.ProfilHakim&id=677&menu=3|title=Prof. Dr. Saldi Isra, S.H.|website=Mahkamah Konstitusi RI|last=Tim Manajemen Website|first=Mahkamah Konstitusi Republik Indonesia|language=id|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> Throughout his academic career, he received awards in connection to his efforts against corruption in Indonesia.<ref name=Antara>{{cite news|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/623476/saldi-isra-disumpah-sebagai-hakim-konstitusi|title=Saldi Isra disumpah sebagai Hakim Konstitusi|website=Antara|last=Natalia, Desca Lidya.|first=Sidik M., Jafar.|language=id|date=11 April 2017|access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref>
== Biography == === Early life and education === Saldi was born on 20 August 1968 in Paninggahan, Solok Regency, West Sumatra.<ref name=liputan6>{{cite news|url=http://news.liputan6.com/read/2915725/saldi-isra-dan-mimpi-yang-jadi-kenyataan |title=Saldi Isra dan Mimpi yang Jadi Kenyataan|author=Rinaldo|work=Liputan6|date=11 April 2017|language=id}}</ref> His father Ismail was a farmer and his mother was Ratina (both deceased), and he was the sixth child of seven siblings.<ref name=liputan6/> He failed Indonesia's national university entrance examinations in 1988 and 1989 before he passed the exam in 1990 and gained admission to the Faculty of Law at Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra.<ref name=liputan6/> While studying there he wrote about the need for a constitutional court in Indonesia (it was only established later in 2003), including it in his undergraduate thesis.<ref name=liputan6/> He completed his undergraduate degree in March 1995 with ''summa cum laude'' honors.<ref name=liputan6/>
=== Tenure in Andalas University and further education === Shortly after completing his graduation he began teaching at Andalas.<ref name=liputan6/> While a staff there he pursued further studies, and received a master's degree from the University of Malaya in Malaysia (2001) and a doctor's degree from Gajah Mada University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (2009).<ref name=liputan6/> In 2010 he became a full professor of constitutional law.<ref name=liputan6/><ref name=professor>{{cite news|url=http://www.antaranews.com/berita/173474/saldi-isra-jadi-guru-besar-unand|title=Saldi Isra Jadi Guru Besar Unand|work=Antara|date=11 February 2010|language=id}}</ref>
In 2004, he was awarded the Bung Hatta Anti-Corruption Award for his role in uncovering a corruption scandal in West Sumatra's provincial legislature.<ref name=kompas_bio>{{cite news|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/04/11/10510281/profil.saldi.isra.hakim.konstitusi.pilihan.jokowi|title=Profil Saldi Isra, Hakim Konstitusi Pilihan Jokowi|work=KOMPAS|date=11 April 2017|author=Fachri Fachrudin}}</ref> In 2012 he was given the Megawati Soekarnoputri Award for his anti-corruption efforts.<ref name=kompas_bio/> During one of the cabinet reshuffles of the Joko Widodo presidency, he was summoned to Jakarta in consideration for a cabinet appointment, but he rejected it, saying he preferred an academic career over a political one.<ref name=liputan6/>
=== Appointment as Constitutional Court Justice === On 27 January 2017 the Constitutional Court of Indonesia dismissed one of its justices Patrialis Akbar after he was arrested and named a suspect in a graft case by the Corruption Eradication Commission.<ref name=patrialis_dismissed>Yustinus Paat and Eko Prasetyo, [http://jakartaglobe.id/news/patrialis-akbar-dismissed-constitutional-court/ Patrialis Akbar Dismissed From Constitutional Court]. Jakarta Globe, 28 January 2017. Accessed 2 February 2017.</ref> On 21 February, President Joko Widodo appointed a committee to select a replacement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/02/21/18364731/ini.anggota.pansel.hakim.mk.untuk.cari.pengganti.patrialis|title=Ini Anggota Pansel Hakim MK untuk Cari Pengganti Patrialis|work=KOMPAS|date=21 February 2017|author=Ihsanuddin}}</ref> The committee drew up a list of 45 candidates and then interviewed 12 shortlisted candidates.<ref name=recommendation>{{cite news|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/04/03/11400921/tiga.calon.hakim.mk.diserahkan.ke.jokowi.saldi.isra.urutan.pertama|title=Tiga Calon Hakim MK Diserahkan ke Jokowi, Saldi Isra Urutan Pertama|work=KOMPAS|date=3 April 2017|author=Ihsanuddin|language=id}}</ref> On 3 April, the committee recommended three candidates to the president, and Saldi was the first choice.<ref name=recommendation/> A few days later, Widodo declared Saldi's selection,<ref name=selection>{{cite news|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/04/08/10341971/jokowi.pilih.saldi.isra.sebagai.hakim.mk.gantikan.patrialis.akbar|title=Jokowi Pilih Saldi Isra sebagai Hakim MK Gantikan Patrialis Akbar|work=KOMPAS|date=8 April 2017|author=Lutfy Mairizal Putra|language=id}}</ref> and on 11 April he was sworn in at the Merdeka Palace.<ref name=swearing_in>{{cite news|url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2017/04/11/10253901/saldi.isra.dilantik.sebagai.hakim.konstitusi|title=Saldi Isra Dilantik sebagai Hakim Konstitusi|work=KOMPAS|date=11 April 2017|author=Fabian Januarius Kuwado|language=id}}</ref>
==Personal life== Saldi is married to Leslie Annisa Taufik and they have three children.<ref name=liputan6/>
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