Harun Al Rasyid Zain Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Prof. Drs. H.
Harun Al Rasyid Zain
Native Name:هارون الرشيد زين
Office:Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia
Order:14th
Term Start:29 Maret 1978
Term End:19 Maret 1983
President:Suharto
Predecessor:Subroto
Successor:Martono
Sudomo
Office2:Governor of West Sumatra
Order2:3rd
Term Start2:1967
Term End2:1977
Predecessor2:Saputro Brotodirejo
Successor2:Azwar Anas
Birth Date:1 March 1927
Birth Place:Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia

Harun Al Rasyid Zain, also known as Datuk Sinaro (Jawi: ; 1 March 192719 October 2014), was an Indonesian teacher, economist and bureaucrat. He served as the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in the Third Development Cabinet and for two periods (1967-1977) he was the governor of West Sumatra. He was also a Rector of the Andalas University in Padang, Indonesia.[1]

Personal life

Harun Zain is the sixth child of seven brothers from Sutan Muhammad Zain, a Pariangan-birth professor and a prominent language expert. He was born in Jakarta. His childhood was spent in large cities in Java such as Bandung, Batavia (now Jakarta), Yogyakarta and Surabaya as he follows his father who served as a teacher.[1]

Harun Zain died on October 19, 2014, at the age of 87 because of his illness. His body was buried at Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery, Jakarta.[1]

Career

Harun Zain attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1958-1960. He started his career in 1961 as a lecturer at Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra; he commuted from the University of Indonesia to Andalas. In 1962, Zain was appointed dean of the university's Faculty of Economics. In 1964, he became the rector of the Andalas University until year 1966, which was encouraged by West Sumatran figures Chairul Saleh and Hasyim Ning.

In 1966 he was appointed the Governor of West Sumatra for two periods up to 1977. In 1967, Zain inaugurated an Islamic women's university in West Sumatra, at the urging of Rahmah el Yunusiyah.[2] Harun Zain proposed the Army Brigadier General Azwar Anas to become his successor.

Because of his education in the United States on labor economics as well as his experience as governor in one of the receiving provinces from the Indonesian Transmigration program, in 1978 he was appointed to become the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in the Third Development Cabinet and served until 1983. After finishing his career in the cabinet, he became one of the member of the Indonesian Supreme Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Agung) from 1983 to 1988, which at that time was led by Maraden Panggabean. Between 1985 and 1977, Harun Zain was also a rector of the Mercu Buana University, Jakarta.[1]

Honours

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Siapa Almarhum Harun Al Rasyid Zain yang Ditakziahi Jusuf Kalla? . Who Was Harun Al Rashid Zain Whose Funeral Was Visited By Jusuf Kalla? . Fathur Rochman . id . October 19, 2014 . Kompas . Kompas Gramedia Digital Group . November 3, 2017 .
  2. Web site: 5 June 2018 . Rahmah El Yunusiyah . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220907163357/https://kebudayaan.kemdikbud.go.id/bpcbsumbar/rahmah-el-yunusiyah/ . 7 September 2022 . 13 July 2022 . Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Sumatera Barat . Sekretariat Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan . id.
  3. Web site: Daftar WNI yang Mendapat Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Mahaputera tahun 1959 s.d. 2003. Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia. 2022-01-19. 2022-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805183645/https://cdn.setneg.go.id/_multimedia/document/20180910/41462-Bintang_Mahaputera_tahun_1959-2003.pdf. live.