that time, as his running mate. Hentihu and Umasugi was supported by Golkar and the pair managed to win the election. Hentihu's opponents protested his victory by claiming that Hentihu committed electoral fraud, and their supporters held a protest at the local electoral commission office. Hentihu oversaw the formation of the South Buru regency during his tenure. Hentihu nominated Hakim Fatsey, one of his subordinates, as the regency's secretary. Hentihu's appointment of Fatsey to the South Buru regency was viewed as some sort of exile due to his mismanagement of the education agency in Buru. Hentihu's decision was soon protested by the South Buru populace and Hentihu was later imprisoned for the mismanagement. Hentihu's second term as regent ended on 2 February 2012. In August 2016, a group of students named the Maluku Muslim Youth Front protested in front of the Corruption Eradication Commission, demanding Hentihu be investigated for his involvement in a corruption case. Hentihu was accused of embezzling funds during his tenure as regent. Personal life and death Husnie Hentihu was married to Murniaty Sulaiman Hentihu and had five children. Murniaty Sulaiman Hentihu served as a Maluku Regional People's Representative Council member from 2014 until her death on 10 August 2021. Hentihu died on 20 February 2023 at the Dr. Haulussy Regional Hospital in Ambon, Maluku. He was 72. Prior to his death, Hentihu had been treated for three days in hospital. His body was brought to Buru to be interred there. References 1950 births 2023 deaths 21st-century Indonesian politicians People from Maluku (province)