Profile

About the Regional Council

Fostering, supervising, and coordinating the development of the Bintan and Karimun Free Trade Zone and Free Port.

Our Journey

The Council's Journey

  1. 2008

    Formation of the Bintan and Karimun Free Zone Council through Presidential Decrees No. 9, 10, and 11 of 2008, with the Governor of the Riau Islands as Council Chair.

  2. 2015

    Official formation of the Council Secretariat to support the Council's administrative and operational duties.

  3. 2022–2025

    Institutional strengthening, promotion functions, and investment diplomacy to drive the zone's economic growth on a global scale.

Leadership Profile

Leadership's Commitment to the Progress of the Riau Islands

Get to know the Governor and Vice Governor of the Riau Islands more closely, the central figures behind the grand vision of making the Riau Islands a globally competitive economic and investment hub.

  • H. Ansar Ahmad, S.E., M.M. — Governor of the Riau Islands

    H. Ansar Ahmad, S.E., M.M.

    Governor of the Riau Islands

    The Riau Islands are ready to become a new center of economic growth. We deliver ease, certainty, and great opportunity in the Free Trade Zone. It is time to invest and grow together with the Riau Islands. We are advancing the Free Trade Zone as a hub of high value-added investment, and we open the opportunity for you to grow together with us.
  • Nyanyang Haris Pratamura, S.E., M.Si. — Vice Governor of the Riau Islands

    Nyanyang Haris Pratamura, S.E., M.Si.

    Vice Governor of the Riau Islands

    The Free Trade Zone in the Riau Islands is a golden opportunity for investors. A conducive business climate, friendly regulation, and fast service are our commitment. Let us grow together with the Riau Islands. We are advancing the Free Trade Zone as a hub of high value-added investment, and we open the opportunity for you to grow together with us.