From 2000 to 2004 , Abubakar served as the deputy governor of Aceh , later becoming the acting governor from 2004 to 2005 after Governor Abdullah Puteh was convicted of corruption . As acting governor he handled the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami , with the amount of civil servants at first thought to have been reduced by almost two-thirds . He also had to deal with the Free Aceh Movement . He ran for governor in 2006 with Prosperous Justice Party member Nasir Djamil as his deputy , but lost to Irwandi Yusuf
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Azwar Abubakar