Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin (February 21, 1948 – September 5, 2005) was the 14th and 15th

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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 ...

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. He served from 1998 until his death on September 5, 2005. In that time he was serving in his second period (2003–2008). In the previous period (1998–2003), he was also the Governor of North Sumatra. Before becoming governor, he was

Bukit Barisan The Bukit Barisan or the Barisan Mountains are a mountain range on the western side of Sumatra, Indonesia, covering nearly 1,700 km (1,050 mi) from the north to the south of the island. The Bukit Barisan range consists primarily of volc ...

Territorial Military Commander I in 1997, in the rank of major general. Although born in

West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5, ...

, he was a Deli Malay. He was appointed North Sumatran Governor on June 15, 1998. His second term was on March 24, 2003, and it would end on June 15, 2008. In his marriage with Hj. NR Siti Maryam (born 1948), he has 2 daughters: T. Armilla Madiana and T. Arisma Mellina. In additional, Rizal Nurdin was also the Head of North Sumatran KONI. On September 5, 2005. Rizal was among the 100 passenger who died in the

Mandala Airlines Flight 091 Mandala Airlines Flight 091 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Medan to Jakarta, operated by Mandala Airlines with a Boeing 737-200Adv. On September 5, 2005 at 10:15 a.m. WIB (UTC+7), the aircraft stalled and crashed into a heavily ...

crash along with his predecessor,

Raja Inal Siregar Raja Inal Siregar (5 March 1938 – 5 September 2005) was governor of North Sumatra from 1988 to 1998. He was among the Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crash victims, succumbing to his injuries a day after the crash. He was said to be on his way to ta ...

who died 1 day later in the hospital from injuries. At that time he was in the official travel to present in the sudden meeting with newly Indonesian President at that time

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 9 September 1949), commonly referred to by his initials SBY, is an Indonesian politician and retired army general who served as the sixth president of Indonesia from 2004 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party ...

Jakarta Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...

later that night.

Education

# Elementary School – completed in

Medan Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...

1961 # Junior High School – completed in Medan 1964 # Senior High School – completed in Medan 1967 # School of Social and Political Science – completed in

1996

Military education

# Sussarpara - in Batujajar 1969 # Land Akabri (Republic of Indonesian’s Armed Forces Academy) - in

Magelang Magelang () is one of six cities in Central Java that are administratively independent of the regencies in which they lie geographically. Each of these cities is governed by a mayor rather than a ''bupati''. Magelang city covers an area of 18. ...

1971 # Sussarcabif - in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

1971 # Ranger/Airborne Course - in USA 1974 # Instructor Course – in USA 1980 # Inf Mortar Training - in USA 1980 # Inf Off Advance Course – in USA 1980 # Sus Dan Yonif - in Bandung 1985 # Seskoad - in Bandung 1988

Rank history

Second lieutenant Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1 rank. Australia The rank of second lieutenant existed in the military forces of the Australian colonies and Australian Army until ...

– December 1, 1971 #

First lieutenant First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment. The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a s ...

– April 1, 1974 #

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

– April 1, 1977 #

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

– October 1, 1981 #

Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

- October 1, 1986 #

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

- October 1, 1992 # TNI

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

– February 1, 1995 # TNI

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

– August 1, 1997

Career

# Danton Brigif Linud 18

Kostrad The Army Strategic Reserves Command ( id, Komando Cadangan Strategis Angkatan Darat; abbreviated ) is a combined-arms formation of the Indonesian Army. Kostrad is a Corps level command which has up to 35,000 troops. It also supervises operationa ...

- 1972 # Danton 3/A Yon 501 Kostrad - 1973 # Danki A Yonif 501 Kostrad - 1976 # Danyonif 321 Brigif 13 - 1985 # Dandim 0403 Rem 044 Gapo - 1988 # UN Head Representative -Untac in Laos - 1993 # Dan Secapa TNI Land Forces - 1995 # Chief of Staff of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1996 # Commander of Bukit Barisan I Regional Military Command - 1997 # Governor of North Sumatra - 1998–2003 # Governor of North Sumatra - 2003-2008 (died in office) {{Governors of North Sumatra 1948 births 2005 deaths Governors of North Sumatra People from Bukittinggi People from Medan Indonesian people of Malay descent Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Indonesia Indonesian generals Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 2005