Palembang, S Sumatra (ANTARA News) - South Sumatra Governor Alex Nurdin will receive an award from the Jakarta-based sports tabloid Bola for being the best sports patron in Indonesia.

Alex will receive the award on Saturday, coinciding with the commemoration of the tabloid`s 28th anniversary, public relations officials of the South Sumatra provincial government said on Saturday.

Further, the leader of Kompas Gramedia Group is expected to confer the award on the South Sumatra governor at the function.

Alex, who is also chief of the Golkar Party`s regional executive board in South Sumatra, was seen by many as successfully co-hosting the 26th SEA Games last year.

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