Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang ( zh, , poj=Tân Kim Iông, t=陈金揚; born 25 September 1959) is an Indonesian doctor and politician from

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. He was elected as member of the

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in 2019 from the North Sumatran first electoral district. He was reelected for a second term in

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. He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying Medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.

Work

Long being an educational advocate, he founded a private school Yayasan Perguruan Sultan Iskandar Muda aiming to help underprivileged students in 1987. In 1992 he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship for his educational work.

Family

He is married to Elinar and has 4 children.

References

{{Authority control 1959 births Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian Hokkien people Indonesian Buddhists Living people People from Medan Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2019 Members of the House of Representatives (Indonesia), 2024