Hasan Basri Durin

Hasan Basri Durin
Durin, State Minister of Agrarian Affairs (1998–99)
11th State Minister of Agrarian Affairs
In office 23 May 1998 – 20 October 1999
President	B. J. Habibie
Preceded by	Ary Mardjono
Succeeded by	Ferry Mursyidan Baldan (2014)
5th Governor of West Sumatra
In office 30 October 1987 – 29 November 1997
Vice Governor	Sjoerkani (1987–1992) Muchlis Ibrahim (1992–1997)
Preceded by	Azwar Anas
Succeeded by	Muchlis Ibrahim
10th Mayor of Padang
In office 1971–1983
Preceded by	Akhiroel Yahya
Succeeded by	Syahrul Ujud
Mayor of Jambi City
In office 1966–1968
Preceded by	Soedarsono
Succeeded by	Z. Muchtar Daeng Maguna
Personal details
Born	(1935-01-15)15 January 1935 Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, Dutch East Indies
Died	9 July 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 81) Pancoran, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery
Spouse	Zuraida Manan
Children	Weno Aulia Durin
Alma mater	Gadjah Mada University

Hasan Basri Durin (15 January 1935 – 9 July 2016) was an Indonesian politician. He served as the Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from 1987 to 1997. In 1998, Indonesia President B. J. Habibie appointed Durin to his Development Reform Cabinet as State Minister of Agrarian Affairs.^[1]

Durin was born in Nagari Jaho, located in Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) on 15 January 1935.^[1]

Durin served as the Mayor of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, for two consecutive terms from 1971 until 1983.^[1] He was then appointed Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from October 1987 until November 1997.

In 1998, Durin was appointed Minister of Agrarian Affairs within the Development Reform Cabinet of President B. J. Habibie.^[1] He served in that post within the Habibie administration from 23 May 1998 to 20 October 1999.

Hasan Basri Durin died at a private hospital in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on 9 July 2016. He had been hospitalized since 21 March 2016.^[1] He was survived by his four children and eleven grandchildren.^[1]

Durin was buried in Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery in South Jakarta.^[1]

References

1. "Former W.Sumatra gov, agrarian minister Hasan Basri Durin passes away". Jakarta Post. 2016-07-09. Archived from the original on 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2016-07-12.