Dr. Ir. Hetifah Sjaifudian, MPP adalah mantan aktivis kampus dan lama bergelut dalam berbagai organisasi civil society. Hetifah pernah menjadi Ketua Himpunan Mahasiswa serta Ketua Ikatan Alumni Planologi ITB, dan merupakan salah satu pendiri AKATIGA Pusat Analisis Sosial, Perkumpulan Inisiatif, serta B-Trust Advisory Group untuk Reformasi Kebijakan Publik dan Tata Pemerintahan.
Latar belakang pendidikan Hetifah adalah bidang Perencanaan Kota dan Wilayah di Institut Teknologi Bandung. Hetifah melanjutkan studi untuk Master in Public Policy dari National University of Singapore, dan meraih gelar PhD dari School of Politics and International Relations, Flinders University Adelaide Australia. Disertasi yang ditulisnya berjudul “New Voices of the Community? Citizen Forums in Reformasi Era Indonesia” menelaah bagaimana cara warga dan kelompok-kelompok marjinal mempengaruhi kebijakan publik di daerah.
Hetifah telah banyak menerbitkan artikel, laporan, dan buku. Hetifah adalah penulis buku “Inovasi, Partisipasi, dan Good Governance: 20 Prakarsa Inovatif dan Partisipatif di Indonesia” yang menjadi salah satu referensi penting dalam praktek tata kelola pemerintahan partisipatif.
Saat ini Hetifah mendedikasikan dirinya menjadi politisi dari Partai Golkar, dan pada tahun 2009 terpilih menjadi anggota DPR RI dari Daerah Pemilihan Kalimantan Timur. Pada awal pengabdiannya di DPR RI (2009-2014), Hetifah berkiprah di Komisi X bidang pendidikan, kebudayaan, kepemudaan, olah raga, dan pariwisata. Kemudian menjadi anggota Komisi V bidang infrastruktur, perhubungan, perumahan, dan pembangunan daerah tertinggal. pada periode keduanya (2014-2019), Hetifah dipercaya untuk bertugas di Komisi II yang membidangi dalam negeri, sekretariat negara, dan pemilu. Periode ketiga (2019-2024), Hetifah aktif sebagai Wakil ketua Komisi X DPR RI. Periode Keempatnya (2024-2029) di dapuk sebagai Ketua Komisi X DPR RI dengan bidang kerja, pendidikan, sains, teknologi, pemuda dan olahraga, literasi, reset dan inovasi serta statistik.
Selama di DPR, Hetifah aktif mengadvokasikan pembangunan wilayah perbatasan dan daerah pedalaman. Dalam rangka percepatan pembangunan di wilayah perbatasan Kalimantan Timur dan Kalimantan Utara, Hetifah turut aktif mendorong pembentukan Provinsi Kalimantan Utara dan Kabupaten Mahakam Ulu di wilayah Kutai Barat, yang sebagian wilayahnya memang sangat sulit dijangkau dan masih tertinggal.
Selain itu, Hetifah telah berperan aktif dalam berbagai advokasi, khususnya di bidang pendidikan, kebudayaan, pariwisata ekonomi kreatif, olah raga, serta pemberdayaan pemuda dan kaum perempuan. Beberapa inisiatif dan pencapaian pentingnya antara lain. Dari segi Pendidikan dan Beasiswa, Hetifah berperan besar dalam mensosialisasikan program beasiswa dan mendukung peningkatan akses pendidikan bagi anak-anak kurang mampu di Indonesia, terutama di daerah-daerah pedalaman.
Dari segi, Penguatan SDM Kebudayaan dan Ekonomi Kreatif, Hetifah aktif dalam memajukan sektor kebudayaan dengan memfokuskan pada inovasi dan pembinaan sumber daya manusia bagi para pelaku budaya dan ekonomi kreatif melalui kegiatan pelatihan, bimtek, dan sertifikasi. Untuk Pemberdayaan Perempuan, Hetifah konsisten mendorong kesetaraan gender, khususnya dalam bidang pendidikan dan politik. Ia juga memberikan perhatian pada perempuan dalam pariwisata dan ekonomi kreatif.
Hetifah adalah Ketua Umum DPP Pengajian Al-Hidayah, Wakil Ketua Umum Partai Golkar (2019-2024), Wasekjen Persatuan Insinyur Indonesia (PII) dan pengurus Ormas MKGR, selain juga aktif sebagai salah satu Dewan Pimpinan Kongres Wanita Indonesia (KOWANI) sebagai Ketua Bidang Pendidikan, IPTEK, dan Seni Budaya, ia aktif di Kaukus Perempuan Parlemen Republik Indonesia (KPPRI). Ia saat ini tengah giat mendorong partisipasi perempuan dalam politik dan peningkatan kapasitas perempuan di berbagai wilayah/daerah di Indonesia.
Hetifah meraih berbagai macam penghargaan bergengsi, Wakil Rakyat Paling Berpengaruh dari Newstara (2017), Tokoh Penggerak Pembangunan dan Kepedulian Tinggi di Dapil dari DPRD Balikpapan (2021), Anggota DPR RI dengan Program Paling Kreatif dari Kemenparekraf RI (2022), Tokoh Penggerak Pengembangan Pemuda dari Kemenpora RI (2022), Ganesha Wirya Jasa Adiutama dari ITB (2022), Honorary Fellow Awards dari AFEO-ASEAN (2022), Mahkamah Kehormatan Dewan Awards dari MKD DPR RI (2023), 'Legislator Informatif di Media Sosial' dalam ajang KWP Award (2023), dan Tokoh Cermat Berbahasa Indonesia dari Kemendikdasmen RI (2024).
Hetifah bersuamikan Dr. Ir. Siswanda Harso Sumarto, MPM, dan telah dikaruniai empat puteri: Amirah Kaca, Amanda Kistilensa, Asanilta Fahda, dan Nahla Tertrimulya dan satu cucu: Araya Katalistia. Bagi Hetifah, kerelaan dan dukungan keluarga telah menambah keyakinannya untuk menempuh jalan politik dalam memperjuangkan kepentingan publik serta mewujudkan tantanan kehidupan yang lebih berkeadilan dan berkeadaban.
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Dr. Ir. Hetifah Sjaifudian, MPP, a former college activist, has been actively engaged in numerous civil society organizations. She served as the chairperson of Student Committee and of Bandung Institute of Technology Planology Alumni Association; she is also one of the founders of AKATIGA Center for Social Analysis, Indonesian Partnership on Local Governance Initiative, and Bandung Trust Advisory Group (B-Trust) for Public Policy and Government Reforms.
She graduated from the Department of Regional and City Planning—Bandung Institute of Technology and received her Master in Public Policy from the National University of Singapore. She was awarded her PhD from School of Politics and International Studies—Flinders University, Australia. Her dissertation, titled “New Voices of the Community – Citizen Forums in Reforms Era Indonesia”, explores how citizens and marginalized groups influence public policies.
Hetifah has published many articles, reports, and books. She is the author of the book “Innovation, Participation, and Good Governance: 20 Participatory Initiatives in Indonesia”, an important reference in participatory governance practices.
Hetifah is currently dedicated to her role as a politician with the Golkar Party. In 2009, she was elected as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) from the East Kalimantan electoral district. During her first term in the DPR RI (2009-2014), Hetifah served on Commission X, which focuses on education, culture, youth, sports, and tourism. She then became a member of Commission V, which deals with infrastructure, transportation, housing, and the development of underdeveloped regions. In her second term (2014-2019), Hetifah was entrusted with a position on Commission II, overseeing domestic affairs, the state secretariat, and elections. In her third term (2019-2024), she actively served as the Deputy Chair of Commission X. For her fourth term (2024-2029), Hetifah has been appointed as the Chairwoman of Commission X, with responsibilities in education, science, technology, youth and sports, literacy, research and innovation, and statistics.
While in the Parliament, Hetifah is active on advocating development of border regions and hinterlands. In order to accelerate development in the border region of East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan, she actively encouraged the establishment of North Kalimantan Province and Mahakam Ulu Regency in West Kutai Area, where several parts of the area is inaccessible and deprived.
In addition, Hetifah has actively participated in various advocacy efforts, particularly in the fields of education, culture, creative economy, sports, and the empowerment of youth and women. Some of her key initiatives and achievements include her significant role in promoting scholarship programs and supporting efforts to increase access to education for underprivileged children in Indonesia, especially in remote areas.
Hetifah is actively engaged in enhancing human resources within the cultural and creative economy by prioritizing innovation and the development of practitioners through training programs, workshops, and certification initiatives. In the realm of women's empowerment, Hetifah consistently promotes gender equality, with a particular emphasis on politics and education. She is also particularly attentive to the needs of women in the creative economy and tourism sectors.
Hetifah is the chairwoman of DPP Pengajian Al-Hidayah, the Deputy General Chair of the Golkar Party (2019-2024), the Secretary-General of the Indonesian Engineers Association (PII), and a member of the MKGR organization. She is also actively involved as a member of the Indonesian Women's Congress (KOWANI), serving as the Chair of the Education, Science and Technology, and Arts and Culture division, and participates in the Indonesian Parliamentary Women’s Caucus (KPPRI). Currently, she is focused on promoting women's participation in politics and enhancing women's capacities across various regions in Indonesia.
Hetifah has received a variety of prestigious awards, including the Most Influential Representative from Newstara (2017), the Development and High Concern Figure in her electoral district from the Balikpapan Regional Legislative Council (2021), the Most Creative DPR RI Member from the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (2022), the Youth Development Advocate from the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports (2022), the Ganesha Wirya Jasa Adiutama from ITB (2022), the Honorary Fellow Award from AFEO-ASEAN (2022), the Council Honorary Awards from the DPR RI Honorary Council (2023), the 'Informative Legislator on Social Media' at the KWP Awards (2023), and the Prudent Figure in Indonesian Language from the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture (2024).
Hetifah is married to Dr. Ir. Siswanda Harso Sumarto, MPM, and has four daughters: Amirah Kaca, Amanda Kistilensa, Asanilta Fahda, and Nahla Tetrimulya; and one granddaughter: Araya Katalistia. For Hetifah, compliance and support from the family has added her confidence to tread the path of politics in struggling for public interest and realizing a more equitable and civilized order of life.
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