Jeje Govinda is one of the Indonesian celebrities who decided to seek his fortune in politics. How could he not, Syahnaz Sadiqah's husband is running in the 2024 Pilkada by nominating himself as the Regent of West Bandung from the National Mandate Party (PAN).
Previously in the Legislative Election in February 2024, the drummer Govinda and actor had run as a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives for the West Java II electoral district. However, unfortunately, based on the vote results, Jeje Govinda has not been able to advance to Senayan.
Now not wanting to give up on his political career , Jeje Govinda is again running for Regent paired with Asep Ismail. It is known that during the campaign period he often met face to face with the community so he is optimistic about aiming for victory in West Bandung.
Entering the world of politics since 2023, Jeje Govinda's figure continues to attract public attention. Not a few are curious about his career journey. So how did Jeje's career path lead him to decide to enter politics?
Let's take a peek at Jeje Govinda's portrait from the beginning of his career until now, brilio.net reports from various sources, Wednesday (27/11).
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The owner of the real name Ritchie Ismail started his career in the music world in 2004 and then joined the band Govinda in 2008 until now.
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Along with the public recognition of the Govinda band, Jeje's name as the band's drummer also soared. Especially since it was reported that he was in a romantic relationship with Raffi Ahmad's younger sibling.
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Not only did he join the band Govinda, Jeje also joined the alternative music group Adoracion.
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It didn't stop there, Jeje also stepped into the world of acting by playing roles in web series and FTVs, such as Mimpiku Jadi Nyata (2019), Love You Mimi Ugal-Ugalan (2022), and Kamu Juga Wah untuk Aku yang Hah (2023)
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When he was a member of the band Govinda Jeje often sported a long hairstyle. Here is a portrait of him with Franz Ferdinand.
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Apart from playing a role in FTV, in 2023-2024, Jeje was a model in music videos for several singers such as The Chasmala and Gemoy Nusantara.
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Syahnaz Sadiqah's husband was also once the writer of Lyodra Ginting's song entitled Dibanding Dia and the song entitled Mendua which was sung by Danang Pradana.
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Jeje himself has been married to Syahnaz since 2018 and has been blessed with twins named Zayn Sadavir Ezhilan Ismail and Zunaira Alessia Safaraz Ismail.
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Meanwhile, Jeje is still relatively new to the world of politics, where since August 7, 2023 he was recorded as a member of the National Mandate Party (PAN) and then ran in 2024 but failed, now he is taking part in the 2024 regional elections and is optimistic that he will win.