Abdoel Hakim, abbreviated A. Hakim, was a physician who served as

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 ...

from 1947 to 1949. Previously, he served as the Deputy Mayor of Padang ( Dutch: ''Loco-Burgemeester Padang'') from 1931 to 1942 during the rule of the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

Career

After graduating from ''School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen'' (STOVIA) in 1905, Abdoel Hakim was first assigned to his hometown, the city of

Padangsidempuan Padangsidempuan (sometimes written as Padangsidimpuan or Padang Sidempuan) is a city in North Sumatra, Indonesia, and the former capital of South Tapanuli Regency, which surrounds the city. It has an area of 159.28 km² and a population of 178 ...

. In 1910, he was reassigned to the city of

Binjai Binjai (English: or , Jawi: ), formally Kota Binjai (Binjai City), is an independent city in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia, bordered by Deli Serdang Regency to the east and Langkat Regency to the west. Binjai is connected to Medan (th ...

and then reassigned to

Tanjungpura Tanjungpura is a name of a small town in Ketapang Regency of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It was formerly the capital of the Tanjungpura Kingdom Tanjungpura Kingdom was the name of an ancient 8th century kingdom that was located along the southwest ...

. His career in West Sumatra began in 1919, when he was assigned as the head of a local public health department. In 1921, he was elected as a member of the City Council ( Gemeenteraad) of Padang. He was re-elected as a member until 1942 (except from 1934 to 1938, as he was on leave). In 1923, he was reassigned to Boyolali and Labuhan Deli. In the following year, he was reassigned to Padang where he served as the head of public health department of ''Padangsche Benedenlanden''. In 1931, he was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Padang following the resignation of the previous deputy mayor. He held this position until 1942, when Japan occupied West Sumatra. During Operation Product, Abdoel Hakim was elected by the Dutch as the Mayor of Padang to fill the vacancy after Mayor

Bagindo Azizchan Bagindo Azizchan (30 September 1910 – 19 July 1947), was an Indonesian independence fighter and second Mayor of Padang after independence. Inaugurated on 15 August 1946, replacing Abubakar Jaar. He died at the age of 36 after being involve ...

was shot on July 19, 1947.

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* Mayors of Padang Minangkabau people Mayors of places in Indonesia STOVIA alumni {{Indonesia-bio-stub