Erman Zaruddin Usman

Erman Zaruddin Usman (born 25 May 1967) is an Indonesian educator, author, poet, and civil servant. He is known for initiating the one teacher one book movement in Riau Islands for which he was awarded as a national literacy figure in 2019.

Early life
Usman was born on 25 May 1967 in Bengkalis, Riau, to Zainun and Abdul Karim Ahmad, an ulama. He has a half-brother, Khairul Nizan Usman, and a sister, Yulinar, a teacher. Usman was then adopted by his mother second husband which make him changed his surname to his stepfather name. He graduated from SMA Negeri 1 Bengkalis in 1986.

Personal life
Usman is married to Ermayati, a civil servant, on 15 March 1996. They had three sons, Muhammad Arif Maftuh and Muhammad Fathurrahman, and a daughter, Nuruzzakiyah Auni.

Career
Usman started his career as a civil servant at Ministry of Religious Affairs in Bintan Regency and established a literation corner at the office. He then served as Head of the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Tanjung Balai Karimun. Usman often held a book review at the office by inviting school and boarding school students, and invite them to compose poetry. He later started his writing career by published his first book titled Makku Melayu, a memoir about his mom, and later published another eight books in two years. Usman also initiated the one teacher one book movement in Riau Islands and succeeded in getting 700 teachers to write books which then produced 300 books. He then established floating library in Riau Islands which focuses on distributing books to children who have difficulty in getting access. Usman also served as Head of Ministry of Religious Affairs in Tanjungpinang from December 2017 until March 2019 and was awarded for his policies in best financial management, pioneering santri day activities in Tanjungpinang, and initiating pilot project management corruption free regional integrity clean zone and serving bureaucratic area in Riau Islands. On 27 February 2019, he published his fifth books titled Gelora Hati Penggiat Literasi, a book about his poetry collection. As of 2023, Usman has published ten solo books and 31 anthology books which earned him a title as the most productive writer in Indonesia.

Honors
On 12 May 2011, Usman was awarded exemplary religious activist by Ministry of Religious Affairs in Riau Islands for his contributions in encourage the activities of religious activists to provide enlightment on correct religious values following the emergence of various deviant ideas. In 2019, he was awarded as a national literacy figure for his contributions in iitiating the one teacher one book program in Riau Islands. On 10 September 2021, Usman was awarded at the fifth place for The Best Book on the Subject of Indonesian Pantun by National Library of Indonesia for his work Bimbingan Pranikah Melalui Pantun bagi Generasi Milenial 4.0.