Hasan Basri Durin (15 January 1935 – 9 July 2016) was an Indonesian politician. 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]

Hasan Basri Durin
Durin, State Minister of Agrarian Affairs (1998–99)
11th State Minister of Agrarian Affairs
In office
23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
PresidentB. J. Habibie
Preceded byAry Mardjono
Succeeded byFerry Mursyidan Baldan (2014)
5th Governor of West Sumatra
In office
30 October 1987 – 29 November 1997
Vice GovernorSjoerkani (1987–1992)
Muchlis Ibrahim (1992–1997)
Preceded byAzwar Anas
Succeeded byMuchlis Ibrahim
10th Mayor of Padang
In office
1971–1983
Preceded byAkhiroel Yahya
Succeeded bySyahrul Ujud
Mayor of Jambi City
In office
1966–1968
Preceded bySoedarsono
Succeeded byZ. Muchtar Daeng Maguna
Personal details
Born(1935-01-15)15 January 1935
Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, Dutch East Indies
Died9 July 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 81)
Pancoran, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeKalibata Heroes Cemetery
SpouseZuraida Manan
ChildrenWeno Aulia Durin
Alma materGadjah Mada University

Durin was born in Nagari Jaho, located in Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) on 15 January 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 23 May 1998 to 20 October 1999.

Hasan Basri Durin died at a private hospital in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on 9 July 2016. He had been hospitalized since 21 March 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 edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Former W.Sumatra gov, agrarian minister Hasan Basri Durin passes away". Jakarta Post. 2016-07-09. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2016-07-12.