This is a list of notable Acehnese people.

Academics

Dina Astita Dina Astita is an Indonesian teacher. She is a survivor of the Indian Ocean tsunami who co-ordinated efforts to restart schooling in her remote Sumatran town in 2004 and 2005. Her role in the aftermath of the tsunami was recognised by '' Time'' m ...

, tsunami survivor * Teuku Jacob, paleoanthropologist

Athletes

Ismed Sofyan Ismed Sofyan (born 28 August 1979) is an Indonesian former footballer who plays as a right back or a wing back. His speciality are free kick taking and assisting with high-curved pass. He has made 53 appearances for the Indonesia national foo ...

, football athlete *

Jalwandi Jalwandi Jamal (born 13 February 1993) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 3 club Persikota Tangerang. Career Persita Tangerang On 19 May 2014, he made his debut and scored a goal in a 2–0 win against Pe ...

, football * Teuku Ichsan

Businesspeople

Surya Paloh Surya Dharma Paloh (born 16 July 1951) is an Indonesian businessman and politician who owns Media Group, the ''Media Indonesia'' daily newspaper and ''MetroTV,'' a 24-hour news television channel. In politics, he was the chairman of the advisory b ...

, owner of

Metro TV Metro TV may refer to: * Metro TV (Ghana), a television station in Ghana * Metro TV (Indonesian TV network) Metro TV is an Indonesian free-to-air television news network based in West Jakarta. It was established on 25 November 2000 and now has ...

Entertainment

* P. Ramlee, Malaysian film director *

Qory Sandioriva Qory Sandioriva (born August 17, 1991), is an Indonesian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 2009 on October 9, 2009 by her predecessor, Zivanna Letisha Siregar. Currently she's the youngest titleholder ...

Puteri Indonesia 2010 Puteri Indonesia 2010, the 15th Annual Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant, was held in Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on October 8, 2010. Thirty eight contestants from all 33 provinces of Indonesia competed for the title of Puteri Ind ...

, Miss Universe Indonesia 2010, film actress, model * Teuku Wisnu, soap opera actor

Islamic scholars

* Hamzah Fansuri *

Nuruddin ar-Raniri Nuruddin ibn Ali ar-Raniri ( ar, نورالدين بن علي الرانيري) (also transliterated Nur ud-Din ar-Raniri / Randeri, died 1658) was an Islamic mystic and scholar from Rander in Surat province of Gujarat, in India, who worked ...

Sultanates

* Alauddin al Qahhar, a sultan of

Aceh Sultanate The Sultanate of Aceh, officially the Kingdom of Aceh Darussalam ( ace, Keurajeuën Acèh Darussalam; Jawoë: كاورجاون اچيه دارالسلام), was a sultanate centered in the modern-day Indonesian province of Aceh. It was a major ...

* Ali Mughayat Syah, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate * Iskandar Muda, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate *

Iskandar Thani Iskandar Thani Alauddin Mughayat Syah (1610 – 15 February 1641) was the thirteenth sultan of Aceh, following the powerful Iskandar Muda. Iskandar Thani was the son of the 11th sultan of Pahang, Ahmad Shah II, who was brought to Aceh in the con ...

, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate * Ratu Zainatuddin of Aceh, a sultana of Aceh Sultanate *

Salahuddin of Aceh Salahuddin (died 25 November 1548) was the second sultan of Aceh, reigning from 1530 to c. 1537 or 1539. He was the eldest son of Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah, the founder of Aceh's power. He led a short and weak rule before being supplanted by his a ...

, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate * Ratu Safiatuddin Taj ul-Alam, a sultana of Aceh Sultanate

Military

* Daud Bereueh, military Governor of Aceh * Hasan di Tiro, founder of the Free Aceh Movement

National heroes

* Cut Nyak Dhien * Cut Nyak Meutia * Teuku Umar *

Teuku Muhammad Hasan Teuku Mohammad Hasan ( EVO: Teoekoe Moehammad Hasan; 4 April 1906 – 21 September 1997) was an Indonesian politician and national hero from Aceh, who served as the first and only governor of Sumatra from 1945 until 1948. He also served as a cabi ...

Politicians

Abdoe'lxarim M. S. Abdoe'lxarim M. S. ( 1901–60), who was born Abdoel Karim bin Moehamad Soetan, was a journalist and Communist Party of Indonesia leader. He was interned in Boven-Digoel concentration camp from 1927 to 1932. During World War II, he collaborated wi ...

(1901–60) former Communist Party notable and Boven-Digoel internee * Azwar Abubakar, former governor of Aceh, former Minister for Administrative Reform *

Hasballah M. Saad Dr. Hasballah M. Saad (14 July 1948 – 23 August 2011) was an Indonesian politician from the National Mandate Party. Saad was born in Pidie Regency, Aceh. He was a State Minister for Human Rights in United Indonesia Cabinet The First United ...

, former Minister of Law and Human Rights *

Irwandi Yusuf Irwandi Yusuf (ايرواندي يوسف; born 2 August 1960) is an Indonesian politician who was the Governor of Aceh. He was re-elected Governor in early 2017 after serving an earlier term between 2006 and 2012. Irwandi first won a term as g ...

, former governor of Aceh (2007–2012) * Jusman Syafii Djamal, former Minister of Transportation *

Muhammad Nazar Muhammad Nazar, S.Ag. (born 1 July 1973 in Ulim, Pidie Regency, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam), is the former deputy governor of the province of Aceh, Indonesia He held office during 2007-2012 having been elected in the 2006 Acehnese regional electi ...

, former vice governor of Aceh (2007–2012) * Mustafa Abubakar, former acting governor of Aceh (2006), former state minister of state enterprises * Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, current Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories and former minister of Tourism (2006–2008) * Zaini Abdullah, current governor of Aceh