Naek Lumban Tobing (August 14, 1940 – April 6, 2020) was an Indonesian physician,

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and author. He wrote ''Problems and Solutions'' (1994) and ''Premarital Sex, Extramarital Sex, and Building Marital Harmony.'' Often appearing to fill sexology rubrics in various national magazines and newspapers. In addition, he was often invited as a speaker in a health rubric program related to sexology issues at various television and radio stations throughout Indonesia. He was born on

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, Tapanuli. He was married to Marion Aritonang and had 6 children. He earned a medical degree from The

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in 1966, and psychiatrist degree from The

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in 1976. He also earned certified sex educator from The

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in 1983. He died at the Pertamina Central Hospital,

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, on April 6, 2020 aged 79 due to

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