Tengku Rizal Nurdin


Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin was the 14th and 15th Governor of North Sumatra, Indonesia. He served from 1998 until his death on September 5, 2005. In that time he was serving in his second period. In the previous period, 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 June 15, 1998. His second term was on March 24, 2003, and it would end on June 15, 2008.
In his marriage with Hj. NR Siti Maryam, he has 2 daughters: T. Armilla Madiana and T. Arisma Mellina. In additional, Rizal Nurdin was also the Head of North Sumatran KONI.
On September 5, 2005. Rizal was among the 100 passenger 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 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta later at night.

Education

  1. Elementary School – completed in Medan 1961
  2. Junior High School – completed in Medan 1964
  3. Senior High School – completed in Medan 1967
  4. School of Social and Political Science – completed in Jakarta 1996

    Military education

  5. Sussarpara - in Batujajar 1969
  6. Land Akabri - in Magelang 1971
  7. Sussarcabif - in Bandung 1971
  8. Ranger/Airborne Course - in USA 1974
  9. Instructor Course – in USA 1980
  10. Inf Mortar Training - in USA 1980
  11. Inf Off Advance Course – in USA 1980
  12. Sus Dan Yonif - in Bandung 1985
  13. Seskoad - in Bandung 1988

    Rank history

  14. Second lieutenant – December 1, 1971
  15. First lieutenant – April 1, 1974
  16. Captain – April 1, 1977
  17. Major – October 1, 1981
  18. Lieutenant colonel - October 1, 1986
  19. Colonel - October 1, 1992
  20. TNI Brigadier General – February 1, 1995
  21. TNI Major General – August 1, 1997

    Career

  22. Danton Brigif Linud 18 Kostrad - 1972
  23. Danton 3/A Yon 501 Kostrad - 1973
  24. Danki A Yonif 501 Kostrad - 1976
  25. Danyonif 321 Brigif 13 - 1985
  26. Dandim 0403 Rem 044 Gapo - 1988
  27. UN Head Representative -Untac in Laos - 1993
  28. Dan Secapa TNI Land Forces - 1995
  29. Chief of Staff of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1996
  30. Commander of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1997
  31. Governor of North Sumatra - 1998–2003
  32. Governor of North Sumatra - 2003-2008