Medan is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca,Port of Belawan,and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multicultural metropolis,acting as a financial centre for Sumatra and a gateway to the western part of Indonesia. About 60% of the economy in North Sumatra is backed by trading,agriculture,and processing industries,including exports from its 4 million acres of palm oil plantations. The National Development Planning Agency listed Medan as one of the four main central cities in Indonesia,alongside Jakarta,Surabaya,and Makassar.
Pekanbaru is the capital city of the Indonesian province of Riau,and a major economic centre on the eastern side of Sumatra Island with its name derived from the Malay words for 'new market' . It has an area of 632.26 km2 (244.12 sq mi),with a population of 897,767 at the 2010 Census,and 983,356 at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 1,007,540. It is located on the banks of the Siak River,which flows into the Strait of Malacca,Pekanbaru has direct access to the busy strait and has long been known as a trading port.
The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia was a revolutionary government set up in Sumatra to oppose the central government of Indonesia in 1958.
The Mandailing is an ethnic group in Sumatera,Indonesia that is commonly associated with the Batak people. They are found mainly in the northern section of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. They came under the influence of the Kaum Padri who ruled the Minangkabau of Tanah Datar. As a result,the Mandailing were influenced by Muslim culture and converted to Islam. There are also a group of Mandailing in Malaysia,especially in the states of Selangor and Perak. They are closely related to the Angkola and Toba.
Deliar Noer was an Indonesian Muslim scholar,politician,and lecturer,who was a former rector of the State University of Jakarta.
Abdul Karim Amrullah,known as Haji Rasul,was a Muslim reformer who led reformation of Islam in Sumatra,Dutch East Indies.
Minangkabau businesspeople refers to merchants from the Minangkabau Highlands in central Sumatra,Indonesia. Minangkabau are the ethnic majority in West Sumatra and Negeri Sembilan. Minangkabau are also a recognised minority in other parts of Indonesia as well as Malaysia,Singapore and the Netherlands.
The University of North Sumatra is a public university located in the city of Medan in North Sumatra,Indonesia.
The mayor of Padang is an elected politician who is accountable for the strategic government of Padang,one of the provincial capitals in Indonesia. The position was first held by W.M. Ouwerkerk whe the role was created in 1928 by the Dutch colonial government,while under government of Indonesia it was first held by Abubakar Jaar in 1945,after Indonesian independence.
Zakiah Daradjat was an Indonesian Islamic psychologist,educator,and professor of psychology at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.
Bagindo Azizchan,was an Indonesian independence fighter and second Mayor of Padang after independence,inaugurated on 15 August 1946,replacing Abubakar Jaar. He died at the age of 36 after being involved in a battle against Dutch forces. His body was buried at the Bahagia Heroes Cemetery,Bukittinggi. On 9 November 2005,Bagindo Azizchan was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.
In Indonesian law,the term "city" is generally defined as the second-level administrative subdivision of the Republic of Indonesia,an equivalent to regency. The difference between a city and a regency is that a city has non-agricultural economic activities and a dense urban population,while a regency comprises predominantly rural areas and is larger in area than a city. However,Indonesia historically had several classifications of cities.
Mr. Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution,also known by his birth name Krueng Raba Nasution,was an Indonesian lawyer and politician with Acehnese–Mandailing background.
Abdul Hakim Harahap was an Indonesian politician who held various positions,including deputy prime minister,in the 1950s.
PanditaRoos Telaumbanua was an Indonesian Nias priest,politician and bureaucrat,who served as the Regent of Nias,acting Mayor of Medan,acting Governor of Sumatra,and the member of People's Representative Council.
Raja Junjungan Lubis was an Indonesian Mandailing politician who became the Regent of Batanggadis,Regent of Central Tapanuli,Mayor of Sibolga,Governor of North Sumatra,and member of the People's Representative Council.
Ulung Sitepu was an Indonesian general and politician who served as the governor of North Sumatra from 1963 until 1965. Following the 30 September Movement,he was arrested and accused of supporting the movement. He was sentenced to death,but the sentence was later reduced to life imprisonment.
Akhyar Nasution is an Indonesian politician who served as mayor of Medan between 2019 and 2021,mostly as an acting mayor to replace his predecessor Dzulmi Eldin.
The Medan City Regional House of Representatives is the unicameral municipal legislature of the city of Medan,North Sumatra,Indonesia. It has 50 members,who are elected every five years,simultaneously with the national legislative election.
