| Rizal Nurdin | |
| Order1: | 13th |
| Office1: | Governor of North Sumatra |
| President1: | B. J. Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Soekarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono |
| Honorific Prefix: | Major General (Ret.) |
| Term Start1: | 15 June 1998 |
| Term End1: | 5 September 2005 |
| Predecessor1: | Raja Inal Siregar |
| Successor1: | Rudolf Pardede |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Bukittinggi, Indonesia |
| Death Place: | Medan, Indonesia |
| Death Cause: | Plane crash |
| Nationality: | Indonesian |
| Occupation: | Military |
| Spouse: | Hj. NR Siti Maryam |
| Children: | T. Armilla MadianaT. Arisma Mellina |
| Allegiance: |  Indonesia |
| Branch: | Indonesian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1971–1998 |
| Rank: | Major General |
| Unit: | Infantry |
Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin (21 February 1948 – 5 September 2005) was the 13th Governor of North Sumatra, Indonesia. He served from 1998 until his death on 5 September 2005.[1] In that time he was serving in his second period (2003–2008).[2] In the previous period (1998–2003), he was also the Governor of North Sumatra.
Before becoming governor, he was Bukit Barisan Territorial Military Commander I in 1997, in the rank of major general. Although born in West Sumatra, he was a Deli Malay.
He was appointed North Sumatran Governor on 15 June 1998. His second term was on 24 March 2003, and it would end on 15 June 2008.
In his marriage with Hj. NR Siti Maryam (born 1948), he has 2 daughters: T. Armilla Madiana and T. Arisma Mellina. In additional, Rizal Nurdin was also the Head of North Sumatran KONI.
On 5 September 2005. Rizal was among the 100 passengers who died in the Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crash along with his predecessor, Raja Inal Siregar who died 1 day later in the hospital from injuries.[3] At that time he was in the official travel to present in the sudden meeting with newly Indonesian President at that time Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta later that night.