This article lists governors that have ruled the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.
No. | Photo | Governor | Took office | Left office | Vice Governor | R | |
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1 | Adnan Kapau Gani | 17 May 1946 | 16 October 1946 | [1] | |||
2 | Mohammad Isa | 16 October 1946 | 25 June 1948 | [2] | |||
25 June 1948 | 1 August 1954 | [2] | |||||
3 | Winarno Danuatmodjo | 1 August 1954 | 1957 | [3] | |||
4 | M. Husien | 1957 | 1958 | ||||
5 | Mochtar Prabu Mangkunegara | 1958 | 1959 | [4] | |||
6 | Achmad Bastari | 4 January 1960 | November 1963 | ||||
— | M. Sorimuda Pohan | November 1963 | 1964 | ||||
R. Abdullah | |||||||
R. Sugiharto | |||||||
Ali Amin | |||||||
7 | Abujazid Bustomi | 1963 | 1966 | ||||
8 | Ali Amin | 1966 | 1967 | ||||
9 | Asnawi Mangku Alam | 10 January 1968 | 6 April 1973 | [4] | |||
6 April 1973 | 8 April 1978 | [4] | |||||
— | 8 April 1978 | 12 September 1978 | [5] | ||||
10 | Sainan Sagiman | 12 September 1978 | 12 September 1983 | [6] | |||
12 September 1983 | 12 September 1988 | [7] | |||||
11 | Ramli Hasan Basri | 12 September 1988 | 11 September 1993 | [4] | |||
11 September 1993 | 12 September 1998 | [8] | |||||
12 | Rosihan Arsyad | 12 September 1998 | 7 November 2003 | [9] | |||
13 | Syahrial Oesman | 7 November 2003 | 11 July 2008 | [10] | |||
14 | Mahyuddin N. S. | 11 July 2008 | 7 November 2008 | [11] | |||
15 | Alex Noerdin | 7 November 2008 | 7 November 2013 | [12] | |||
7 November 2013 | 21 September 2018 | [13] | |||||
— | Hadi Prabowo | 21 September 2018 | 1 October 2018 | [14] | |||
16 | Herman Deru | 1 October 2018 | 1 October 2023 | [15] |
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