Siti Qomariyah

Siti Qomariyah (born 8 July 1967) is an Indonesian academic and politician who served as the regent of Pekalongan, Central Java between 2006 and 2011.

Born in Pekalongan into a family with strong santri and kyai connections, she started out as an academic before entering politics in 2001 as her home regency's vice-regent. She then became the first directly-elected regent of Pekalongan in 2006, but lost her reelection campaign in 2011. Provided by Wikipedia