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Indonesian politician (born )

Zaini Abdullah (born 24 April ) is an Indonesian politician and former separatist activist of the Free Aceh Movement (or GAM, Gerakan Aceh Merdeka) in Indonesia who was elected as the governor of the province of Aceh in the election for a five-year period from to ^[1] Elected with 56% of the vote, Zaini Abdullah is the second governor directly chosen by the electors of Aceh since the granting of restricted autonomy to the area by the Indonesian government in ^[2] His predecessor Irwandi Yusuf, who was elected in for the period from to , was the first governor chosen in the province by direct elections.^[3]

Zaini Abdullah was sworn into office as governor in a ceremony held in conjunction with a plenary session of the Aceh Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRA or Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Aceh) in Banda Aceh, 25 June The ceremony and other official arrangements were, however, marred by a personal assault