Syamsul Arifin
Syamsul Arifin | |
|---|---|
Arifin in 2008 | |
| Governor of North Sumatra | |
| In office 16 June 2008 – 21 March 2011 | |
| Governor | Tengku Rizal Nurdin Rudolf Pardede |
| Deputy | Yunus Saragih |
| Preceded by | Rudolf Pardede |
| Succeeded by | Gatot Pujo Nugroho |
| Regent of Langkat | |
| In office 20 February 1999 – 16 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe |
| Succeeded by | Yunus Saragih (acting) Ngogesa Sitepu |
| Acting Mayor of Medan | |
| In office 16 February 2010 – 25 July 2010 | |
| Governor | himself |
| Preceded by | Rahudman Harahap (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Rahudman Harahap |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1952 |
| Died | 17 October 2023 (aged 71) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Party | Golkar |
| Spouse |
Fatimah Habiebie (m. 1974) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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| Education | Islamic University of North Sumatra |
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Syamsul Arifin (22 September 1952 – 17 October 2023) was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar, he served as Governor of North Sumatra from 2008 to 2011.
In the movie The Act of Killing we can see his friendship with the executioner Anwar Congo as well as Arifin praising the use of "preman", i.e gangsters, to rule Indonesia.