Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin (21 February 1948 – 5 September 2005) was the 13th

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. He served from 1998 until his death on 5 September 2005. In that time he was serving in his second period (2003–2008). In the previous period (1998–2003), he was also the Governor of North Sumatra. Before becoming governor, he was

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Territorial Military Commander I in 1997, in the rank of major general. Although born in

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, 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. At that time he was in the official travel to present in the sudden meeting with newly Indonesian President at that time

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later that night.

Education

# Elementary School – completed in

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1961 # Junior High School – completed in Medan 1964 # Senior High School – completed in Medan 1967 # School of Social and Political Science – completed in

1996

Military education

# Sussarpara - in Batujajar 1969 # Land Akabri (Republic of Indonesian’s Armed Forces Academy) - in

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1971 # Sussarcabif - in

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1971 # Ranger/Airborne Course - in USA 1974 # Instructor Course – in USA 1980 # Inf Mortar Training - in USA 1980 # Inf Off Advance Course – in USA 1980 # Sus Dan Yonif - in Bandung 1985 # Seskoad - in Bandung 1988

Rank history

# Second lieutenant – 1 December 1971 #

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– 1 April 1974 #

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– 1 April 1977 #

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– 1 October 1981 # Lieutenant colonel - 1 October 1986 #

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- 1 October 1992 # TNI Brigadier General – 1 February 1995 # TNI Major General – 1 August 1997

Career

# Danton Brigif Linud 18

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- 1972 # Danton 3/A Yon 501 Kostrad - 1973 # Danki A Yonif 501 Kostrad - 1976 # Danyonif 321 Brigif 13 - 1985 # Dandim 0403 Rem 044 Gapo - 1988 # UN Head Representative -Untac in Laos - 1993 # Dan Secapa TNI Land Forces - 1995 # Chief of Staff of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1996 # Commander of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1997 # Governor of North Sumatra - 1998–2003 # Governor of North Sumatra - 2003-2008 (died in office)

References

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