Bukhari Daud

Bukhari died at 01.45 on 11 February 2021 in his house, which was located in Lampeuneurut, Aceh Besar. Bukhari suffered from heart complications several days before his death. A funeral prayer, led by his son Putra El-Mukram, was held several hours after his death. Bukhari was buried on the same day in the Lampeuneurut Public Cemetery.

Bukhari ended his term on 1 March 2012 and he was replaced by his regional secretary Zulkifli Ahmad in an acting capacity.

A general survey of the Aceh Besar population showed that most people were disappointed with Bukhari's government. Bukhari was considered unable to collaborate with Aceh Besar's parliament and had basic weaknesses in the context of leadership, conflict management and competition. In July 2011, the Youth Caucus of Aceh Besar assessed Bukhari's government as "failure without exception".

A year into his term, on 5 September 2008, Bukhari caused a stir after he announced his resignation from the office following a meeting with bureau heads. Bukhari initially refused to explain his motives. Several reporters who went into his house to ask him about the matter were told to leave by his adjutant and relatives. Antara remarked that Bukhari's resignation was the first of its case in Indonesia.

Bukhari ran as a candidate in the 2006 Aceh Besar regent election, choosing Anwar Ahmad as his running mate. Bukhari was supported by the National Mandate Party and the Reform Star Party. He won the elections with 37,810 votes or 25.58% of the total valid votes. Bukhari assumed office in 2007.

During his tenure, Bukhari attempted to utilize local food sources, such as papaya and cattle, to improve the public welfare in the region. He supervised the formation of the Pulo Breuh region as an integrated gas and oil territory and the construction of projects by the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Agency, an agency established to rebuild Aceh following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Bukhari later criticized the agency due to the inadequate quality of the constructed facilities. Bukhari also oversaw the allocation of KUBE, a financial assistance program from the Ministry of Social Affairs, to his regency.

In 1991, Bukhari went to the University at Buffalo to pursue a master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). Bukhari graduated in 1993 and continued his studies at the University of Melbourne a year later. He graduated from the university in 1998 with a doctorate.

Bukhari Daud was born in Aceh Besar. Following his graduation from madrasah ibtidaiyah (Islamic elementary school), he continued studying at the Montasik Junior High School, a school four kilometres away from his house. Bukhari always traveled on foot to the junior high school. After finishing his education in the junior high school, Bukhari enrolled at a high school. Bukhari attended the English Department in the Syiah Kuala University's Faculty of Teacher Training and graduated in 1988. He became an English language lecturer in the university two years later.

Bukhari Daud (25 October 1959 – 11 February 2021) was an Indonesian English-language teacher and politician who was the Regent of Aceh Besar from 2007 until 2012.