Abraham Lunggana
Abraham Lunggana (24 July 195914 December 2021), popularly known as Lulung or Haji Lulung, was an Indonesian politician and businessman who was a member of the People's Representative Council and was the deputy speaker of Jakarta Council. First elected to the council in 2009, Lulung was a noted critic of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's governorship. His business career was based around Tanah Abang, while his political affiliation is with the United Development Party, with a three-year period within the National Mandate Party. Early life Lulung was born in Jakarta on 24 July 1959 as the seventh of eleven siblings, with a mixed Betawi-Bantenese descent. His father Ibrahim Tjilang was a warrant officer in the Indonesian Army. A Muslim from birth, he received his forename Abraham from a man in Papua who aided his father when the latter was injured there, in addition to his father's fascination with Abraham Lincoln. His father passed away in 1975, leading him to scavenge at Tanah Abang market. He would later continue his education at a vocational school, graduating in 1981. Career Business At the age of 20, he became "the boss of scraps" following the expansion of a market, and participated in organizations related to