Kasmarni

Kasmarni (born 14 November 1974) is an Indonesian politician who currently serves as 15th Regent of Bengkalis Regency from 26 February 2021 and became the first woman to held the position.

Early life
Kasmarni was born on 14 November 1974 in Pekanbaru, Riau. She graduated from Setia Dharma high school in 1993 and went to Faculty of Political Science at University of Riau majoring in sociology from 1993 until 2000, and earned her master's degree at Surabaya Technology University from 2010 until 2012.

Personal life
Kasmarni is married to Amril Mukminin, a politician who formerly served as Bengkalis Regent, and has had four children. His husband was sentenced at Rutan Sialang Bungkuk in Pekanbaru due to corruption in 2017 and was released in 2022 to attend their son wedding.

Career
Kasmarni started her career as Staff Employee of the General Bureau of the Riau Regional Secretary from 1999 until 2002 and as Bengkalis Regency Government Employee Staff from 2003 until 2006, and also served as various employee, such as Secretary of the Pinggir Subdistrict Head, Pinggir Subdistrict Head, Secretary of the Bengkalis Regency Manpower Office, Secretary of the Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Service, and Expert Staff of the Bengkalis Regent.

On 9 December 2020, Kasmarni won an election for Bengkalis Regent along with his candidate, Bagus Santoso, as Deputy Regent with 91,291 votes out of a total of 277,960 valid votes. They were appointed at Riau Governor office on 26 February 2021.