Rizal Nurdin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rizal Nurdin

Indonesian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1948

Place of Birth: Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia

Date of Death: 05-Sep-2005

Profession: politician

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin (February 21, 1948 – September 5, 2005) was the 14th and 15th Governor of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
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 Territorial Military Commander I in 1997, in the rank of major general.
Although born in West Sumatra, 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 crash along with his predecessor, Raja Inal Siregar 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 in Jakarta later at night.