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Riau Riau is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the central eastern coast of Sumatra along the Strait of Malacca. The province shares land borders with North Sumatra to the northwest, West Sumatra to the west, and Jambi to the south. Accord ...

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Zakaria bin Muhammad Amin, ulama, politician, and writer ( Bangkinang)

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Sutardji Calzoum Bachri Sutardji Calzoum Bachri, known as Tardji, (born 1941 in Rengat, Riau) is a well-known Indonesian poet. A native Malay speaker, he successfully launched a credo of 'freeing words of their meanings'. He was nicknamed the "bottle poet" for a prefere ...

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Indragiri Hulu Indragiri Hulu ( or Upper Indragiri) is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency has an area of 8,198.71 km2 and had a population of 363,442 at the 2010 census, 408,704 at the 2015 censu ...

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* Defri Juliant, dangdut singer

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* Leani Ratri Oktila,

para-badminton Para-badminton is a variant of badminton for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the main governing body for para-badminton starting from June 2011. The sport was governed by Para Badminton World Fed ...

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Darwin Zahedy Saleh Darwin Zahedy Saleh (born 29 October 1960) is an Indonesian economist. He was part of the Second United Indonesia Cabinet and served as Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in Indonesia from 22 October 2009 to 19 October 2011. Saleh is a noted ...

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Abdul Somad Abdul Somad Batubara ( ar, عَبْدُ ٱلصَّمَدِ بَاتُوبَارَا, Abduṣ-Ṣamad Bātūbārā, born May 18, 1977) is an Indonesian Islamic preacher and scholar from Asahan, North Sumatra. He is currently also serving as a l ...

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Atika Suri Atika Suri (born Indragiri Hulu Regency, Riau; February 10, 1968) is an Indonesian TV newscasters and newscast producer. Education and training Atika Suri graduated from the Design and Art Faculty of Trisakti University in Jakarta. During he ...

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) * Syamsuar, politician, governor of Riau for 2019–2024 (

Rokan Hilir Rokan Hilir ("Lower Rokan") is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Riau Province, on Sumatra island, Indonesia. It occupies the lower part of the catchment area of the Rokan River, and has an area of 8,851.59 km2. It had a population of 553,216 at ...

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