Hasan Basri Durin Explained

Hasan Basri Durin
Office:State Minister of Agrarian Affairs
Order:11th
Term Start:23 May 1998
Term End:20 October 1999
Predecessor:Ary Mardjono
Successor:Ferry Mursyidan Baldan (2014)
President:B. J. Habibie
Office2:Governor of West Sumatra
Order2:5th
Term Start2:30 October 1987
Term End2:29 November 1997
Predecessor2:Azwar Anas
Successor2:Muchlis Ibrahim
Vicegovernor2:Sjoerkani (1987–1992)
Muchlis Ibrahim (1992–1997)
Office3:Mayor of Padang
Order3:10th
Term Start3:1971
Term End3:1983
Predecessor3:Akhiroel Yahya
Successor3:Syahrul Ujud
Office4:Mayor of Jambi City
Term Start4:1966
Term End4:1968
Predecessor4:Soedarsono
Successor4:Z. Muchtar Daeng Maguna
Birth Date:15 January 1935
Birth Place:Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Pancoran, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Restingplace:Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery
Spouse:Zuraida Manan
Children:Weno Aulia Durin
Alma Mater:Gadjah Mada University

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Former W.Sumatra gov, agrarian minister Hasan Basri Durin passes away . . 2016-07-09 . 2016-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160711000931/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/07/09/former-w-sumatra-gov-agrarian-minister-hasan-basri-durin-passes-away.html . 2016-07-11 .