Apolo Safanpo is currently an academic bureaucrat serving as Governor of South Papua since 20 February 2025. Previously, he assumed the role of Acting Governor of South Papua from 2022 to 2024.
He is an alumnus of Diponegoro University, where he earned a Doctorate in Civil Engineering in 2016. Apolo Safanpo served the longest in his career as Rector of Cenderawasih University, Papua, holding the position for the 2017–2022 term.
In addition to his role as Governor of South Papua, Apolo Safanpo also served as the Definitive Regional Secretary of South Papua Province from 2023 to 2024. He was born in Agats, Asmat Regency, Papua, in 1975. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1999 from Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, followed by a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering in 2002 from the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), Surabaya, and later completed his Doctorate in Civil Engineering in 2016 at Diponegoro University, Semarang.
Apolo Safanpo’s career history includes serving as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cenderawasih University (2003–2005), Assistant Dean III of the Faculty of Engineering, Cenderawasih University (2005–2012), Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Cenderawasih University (2012–2017), Rector of Cenderawasih University (2017–2022), Expert Staff to the Minister of Home Affairs for Government Affairs (2022), Acting Governor of South Papua (11 November 2022–5 August 2024), and Definitive Regional Secretary of South Papua Province (2023–2024).
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