Hasan Basri Durin

Hasan Basri Durin
Durin, Mayor of Djambi City (1966—68)
11th
In office May 21, 1998 – October 20, 1999
President	B. J. Habibie
Preceded by
Succeeded by	(2014)
5th Governor of West Sumatra
In office October 30, 1987 – November 29, 1997
	Sjoerkani (1987–1992) Muchlis Ibrahim (1992–1997)
Preceded by	Azwar Anas
Succeeded by
10th Mayor of Padang
In office 1971–1983
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Mayor of Jambi City
In office 1966–1968
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	(1935-01-15)January 15, 1935 Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, Dutch East Indies
Died	July 9, 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 81) Pancoran, South Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Resting place	Kalibata Heroes Cemetery
Spouse(s)	Zuraida Manan
Children	Weno Aulia Durin
Alma mater	Gadjah Mada University

Hasan Basri Durin (January 15, 1935 – July 9, 2016) was an Indonesian politician and military officer. He served as the Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from 1987 to 1997. In 1998, Indonesia President B. J. Habibie appointed Durin to his Development Reform Cabinet as State Minister of Agrarian Affairs.^[1]

Durin was born in Nagari Jaho, located in Padang Panjang, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra, in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) on January 15, 1935.^[1]

Durin served as the Mayor of Padang, the capital of West Sumatra, for two consecutive terms from 1971 until 1983.^[1] He was then appointed Governor of West Sumatra for two terms from October 1987 until November 1997.

In 1998, Durin was appointed Minister of Agrarian Affairs within the Development Reform Cabinet of President B. J. Habibie.^[1] He served in that post within the Habibie administration from May 21, 1998, to October 20, 1999.

Hasan Basri Durin died at a private hospital in Pancoran, South Jakarta, on July 9, 2016. He had been hospitalized since March 21, 2016.^[1] He was survived by his four children and eleven grandchildren.^[1]

Durin was buried in Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in South Jakarta.^[1]

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