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 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 ...

and resident of

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

replacing Luat Siregar and resident of West Sumatra. Residen Abu Bakar Djaar memberikan kata sambutan

Before independence, Abubakar Jaar was a teacher at the Islamic High School (STI) Padang which was founded by

Mahmud Yunus Mahmud Yunus (Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: Mahmoed Joenoes) (February 10, 1899 – January 16, 1982) was an Indonesian Minangkabau people, Minangkabau Islamic preacher and teacher. He authored over seventy-five books, including '' ...

. He became one of the founders of the Padang Regional People's Representative Council which was founded at the suggestion of

Sukarno Sukarno). (; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, ; 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of ...

to reduce the impact of the war during 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 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 Governor of West Sumatra, Ir.

Azwar Anas Ir. Haji Azwar Anas gelar Datuk Rajo Suleman (born 2 August 1931), more colloquially referred to as Pak Anas, is a former Indonesian politician, bureaucrat, and military officer. A member of the Golkar political party, he served in a number of ...

to the Mayor of Padang

Syahrul Ujud Syahrul (30 August 1960 – 28 April 2020) was an Indonesian politician and teacher. He served as the Mayor of Tanjungpinang, and capital and second largest city in the Riau Islands, from 21 September 2018, until his death from COVID-19 on 28 ...

, S.H. He left behind a wife and three children.

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* Mayors of Padang Minangkabau people Mayors of places in Indonesia 1899 births 1985 deaths {{Indonesia-bio-stub