Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution

Mr.
Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution
Junior Governor of North Sumatra
In office
14 April 1947 – 17 January 1948
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byHimself
(as Governor of North Sumatra)
Governor of North Sumatra
In office
19 June 1948 – 17 May 1949
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byTeuku Mohammad Hasan
(as Governor of Sumatra)
Himself
(as Junior Governor of North Sumatra)
Succeeded bySarimin Reksodihardjo (acting)
Abdul Hakim Harahap
In office
23 October 1953 – 12 March 1956
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byAbdul Hakim Harahap
Succeeded byZainal Abidin
1st Governor of Riau
In office
5 March 1958 – 6 January 1960
PresidentSukarno
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byKaharuddin Nasution
Personal details
Born
Krueng Raba Nasution

(1904-02-22)22 February 1904
Lhoknga, Aceh Besar, Aceh
Died16 April 1993(1993-04-16) (aged 89)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting placeTanah Kusir Public Cemetery, Jakarta
Nationality Indonesia
SpouseCut Maryam
Parent(s)Muhammad Taif
Siti Madina

Mr. Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution, also known by his birth name Krueng Raba Nasution (22 February 1904 – 16 April 1993), was an Indonesian lawyer and politician with an AcehneseMandailing background.

Born in Aceh, Nasution became an attorney after finishing his studies at the Higher Law School in Batavia. After the Indonesian independence, he was involved in the independence movement, serving mainly as a head of the North Sumatra province, albeit with different names. He also served as the first Governor of Riau.