Hasan Basri Durin

Hasan Basri Durin
State Minister of Agrarian Affairs
In office
May 21, 1998 – October 20, 1999
President B. J. Habibie
Preceded by Ary Mardjono
Succeeded by Ferry Mursyidan Baldan (2014)
Governor of West Sumatra
In office
October 30, 1987 – November 29, 1997
Vice Governor Sjoerkani (1987–1992)
Muchlis Ibrahim (1992–1997)
Preceded by Azwar Anas
Succeeded by Muchlis Ibrahim
Mayor of Padang
In office
1971–1983
Preceded by Akhiroel Yahya
Succeeded by Syahrul Ujud
Mayor of Jambi City
In office
1966–1968
Preceded by Soedarsono
Succeeded by Z. Muchtar Daeng Maguna
Personal details
Born (1935-01-15)January 15, 1935
Nagari Jaho, Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, Dutch East Indies
Died July 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 81)
Pancoran, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Spouse(s) Zuraida Manan

Hasan Basri Durin (January 15, 1935 – July 9, 2016) was an Indonesian politician and military officer. He served as the Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from 1987 to 1997. In 1998, Indonesia President B. J. Habibie appointed Durin to his Development Reform Cabinet as State Minister of Agrarian Affairs.[1]

Durin was born in Nagari Jaho, located in Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) on January 15, 1935.[1]

Durin served as the Mayor of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, for two consecutive terms from 1971 until 1983.[1] He was then appointed Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from October 1987 until November 1997.

In 1998, Durin was appointed Minister of Agrarian Affairs within the Development Reform Cabinet of President B. J. Habibie.[1] He served in that post within the Habibie administration from May 21, 1998, to October 20, 1999.

Hasan Basri Durin died at a private hospital in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on July 9, 2016. He had been hospitalized since March 21, 2016.[1] He was survived by his four children and eleven grandchildren.[1]

Durin was buried in Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Former W.Sumatra gov, agrarian minister Hasan Basri Durin passes away". Jakarta Post. 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
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