Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar (Arabic: فاضل محمد الهدار, romanized: Fāḍel Muḥammad al-Haddār) He was appointed as the governor of the then-newest Indonesian province, Gorontalo, for the period 2001–2006. In 2006, he won the first Gorontalo gubernatorial election, making him governor until 2011. From October 22, 2009-2011, he was the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono cabinet.