|
Mayor Of Padang
The mayor of Padang is an elected politician who is accountable for the strategic government of Padang, one of the provincial capitals in Indonesia. The position was first held by W.M. Ouwerkerk whe the role was created in 1928 by the Dutch East Indies, Dutch colonial government, while under government of Indonesia it was first held by Abubakar Jaar in 1945, after Indonesian independence. Mayors of Indonesian provinces are now chosen via popular election. Mahyeldi Ansharullah has held the position since 2014 until 2019 after being elected in the 2013 election. Below is a list of mayors of Padang, who had been held the position since under Government of Indonesia in 1945. References ; Footnotes ; Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * Padang Mayors of Padang, * Lists of political office-holders in Indonesia, Mayors of Padang Lists of mayors of places in Indonesia {{indonesia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abubakar Jaar
Dr. Abubakar Jaar (died in Padang, 22 March 1985 at the age of 86 years) was a civil servant and lawyer for the Dutch East Indies. After the independence of Indonesia, he was mayor of Padang and resident of North Sumatra replacing Luat Siregar and resident of West Sumatra. Before independence, Abubakar Jaar was a teacher at the Islamic High School (STI) Padang which was founded by Mahmud Yunus. He became one of the founders of the Padang Regional People's Representative Council which was founded at the suggestion of Soekarno, Sukarno to reduce the impact of the war during Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies. Aboebakar Djaar was one of the founders of the Pancasila Law College which became the forerunner of Andalas University, Faculty of Law, Andalas University. He died in Padang, Friday, March 22, 1985. After suffering from diabetes for a long time. His body was buried at Pandang City Hall after being handed over by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
