This article lists governors that have ruled the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.
No. | Photo | Governor | Took office | Left office | Vice Governor | R | ||
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1 | ![]() | Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution (1904–1993) | 19 June 1948 | 17 May 1949 | none | |||
2 | ![]() | Daud Beureu'eh (as the Governor of Aceh) (1899–1987) | 1 January 1950 | 17 August 1950 | ||||
![]() | Ferdinand Lumbantobing (as the Governor of Tapanuli and East Sumatra) (1899–1962) | 1 February 1950 | 17 August 1950 | |||||
— | ![]() | Sarimin Reksodihardjo (1905–1992) | 17 August 1950 | 25 January 1951 | ||||
3 | ![]() | Abdul Hakim Harahap (1905–1961) | 25 January 1951 | 23 October 1953 | ||||
(1) | ![]() | Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution (1904–1993) | 23 October 1953 | 12 March 1956 | [1] | |||
— | ![]() | Zainal Abidin | 12 March 1956 | 25 January 1957 | [2] | |||
4 | 25 January 1957 | 1 April 1960 | ||||||
5 | ![]() | Raja Junjungan Lubis (1906–?) | 1 April 1960 | 5 April 1963 | Raja Syahnan | |||
— | ![]() | Eny Karim (1910–1995) | 8 April 1963 | 15 July 1963 | ||||
6 | ![]() | Ulung Sitepu | 15 July 1963 | 16 November 1965 | ||||
— | ![]() | Roos Telaumbanua (1919–1987) | 16 November 1965 | 31 March 1967 | none | |||
7 | ![]() | Marah Halim Harahap (1921–2015) | 31 March 1967 | 31 March 1972 | [3] | |||
— | 31 March 1972 | 4 December 1972 | [4] | |||||
(7) | 4 December 1972 | 4 December 1977 | [5] | |||||
— | 4 December 1977 | 12 June 1978 | ||||||
8 | ![]() | Edward Wellington Pahala Tambunan (1927–2006) | 12 June 1978 | 13 June 1983 | [6] | |||
9 | ![]() | Kaharuddin Nasution (1925–1990) | 13 June 1983 | 13 June 1988 | [7] | |||
10 | ![]() | Raja Inal Siregar (1938–2005) | 13 June 1988 | 14 June 1993 | Alimuddin Simanjuntak | [8] | ||
14 June 1993 | 16 June 1998 | Pieter Sibarani | [9] | |||||
11 | ![]() | Tengku Rizal Nurdin (1948–2005) | 16 June 1998 | 16 June 2003 | Lundu Panjaitan Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe | |||
16 June 2003 | 5 September 2005 | Rudolf Pardede | [10] [11] [12] | |||||
— | ![]() | Rudolf Pardede (1942–2023) | 5 September 2005 | 10 March 2006 | none | [13] | ||
12 | 10 March 2006 | 16 June 2008 | [14] | |||||
13 | ![]() | Syamsul Arifin (1952–) | 16 June 2008 | 21 March 2011 | Gatot Pujo Nugroho | [15] [16] | ||
— | ![]() | Gatot Pujo Nugroho (1962–) | 21 March 2011 | 14 March 2013 | none | [17] | ||
14 | 14 March 2013 | 16 June 2013 | [18] | |||||
16 June 2013 | 4 August 2015 | Tengku Erry Nuradi | [19] [20] | |||||
— | ![]() | Tengku Erry Nuradi (1964–) | 11 August 2015 | 25 May 2016 | none | [21] [22] [23] | ||
15 | 25 May 2016 | 9 March 2017 | [24] | |||||
9 March 2017 | 16 June 2018 | Nurhajizah Marpaung | [25] | |||||
— | ![]() | R. Sabrina (Acting) | 16 June 2018 | 22 June 2018 | none | [26] [27] | ||
— | ![]() | Eko Subowo (Acting) | 22 June 2018 | 5 September 2018 | [28] | |||
16 | ![]() | Edy Rahmayadi (1961–) | 5 September 2018 | 5 September 2023 | Musa Rajekshah | [29] | ||
— | ![]() | Hassanudin (Acting) | 5 September 2023 | 24 June 2024 | none | [30] | ||
Agus Fatoni (Acting) | 24 June 2024 | 20 February 2025 | none |