Abdoel Hakim

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Abdoel Hakim
3rd Mayor of Padang
In office
1947–1949
Preceded bySaid Rasad
Succeeded byRasidin
2nd Deputy Mayer of Padang
In office
1931–1942
Preceded byMr. C. Hoogenboom
Personal details
BornPadang, Tapanoeli Residency, Dutch East Indies
Nationality Indonesia
ChildrenEgon Hakim[1]
Alma materDocter Djawa School (STOVIA), Batavia[2]

Abdoel Hakim, abbreviated A. Hakim, was a physician who served as mayor of Padang from 1947 to 1949.[3][4][5] Previously, he served as the Deputy Mayor of Padang (Dutch: Loco-Burgemeester Padang) from 1931 to 1942 in the Dutch East Indies.[2]

He was also the lead of the Jong Sumatranen Bond [id] Congress in Padang.[6]

Career

After graduating from STOVIA in 1905, Abdoel Hakim was first assigned to his hometown, Padangsidempuan. In 1910, he was reassigned to Binjai and then reassigned to Tanjungpura.

His career in West Sumatra began in 1919, when he was assigned as the head of a local public health department.

In 1921, he was elected as a member of the City Council (Gemeenteraad) of Padang. He was re-elected as a member until 1942 (except from 1934 to 1938, as he was on leave). According to Freek Colombijn, his terms were very vital, as European councillors liked his personality so they were more willing to hear him and other native Indonesian councillors.[6]

In 1923, he was reassigned to Boyolali and Labuhan Deli. In the following year, he was reassigned to Padang where he served as the head of public health department of Padangsche Benedenlanden (Coastal Padang Residency).

In 1931, he was appointed as the Deputy Mayor of Padang following the resignation of the previous deputy mayor. He held this position until 1942, when Japan occupied West Sumatra as part of the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.

During the First Dutch Military Aggression, Abdoel Hakim was elected by the Dutch as the Mayor of Padang to fill the vacancy after Mayor Bagindo Azizchan was shot on July 19, 1947. As mayor, he supported the federalism of the United States of Indonesia.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Poestaha Depok: Sejarah Kota Padang (41): Egon Hakim Menyelamatkan Soekarno dari Pihak Belanda di Padang (1942); Parada Harahap dan Mohammad Hatta ke Jepang 1933". 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Sejarah Kota Padang (21): Abdoel Hakim, Satu-Satunya Orang Pribumi yang Menjadi Wakil Wali Kota di Era Belanda (1931-1942)". 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ 326 tahun Padang kota tercinta, 7 Agustus 1669-7 Agustus 1995: gerbang pariwisata Indonesia kawasan barat. Padang: Pemda Tingkat II Kotamadya Padang bekerja sama dengan PT. Buana Lestari. 1995.
  4. ^ Nasution, Abdul Haris (1991). Sekitar perang kemerdekaan Indonesia: Periode Renville. DISJARAH-AD, dan Penerbit Angkasa.
  5. ^ Hasan, Teuku Moehammad; Teuku Mohammad Isa (1991). Meester Teuku Moehammad Hasan memoir gubenur Sumatera dari Aceh ke pemersatu bangsa. Papas Sinar Sinanti. ISBN 979-9314-00-3.
  6. ^ a b c Colombijn, Freek (1995). "The Colonial Municipal Council in Padang (Sumatra) as Political Arena". Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 26 (2). [Cambridge University Press, Department of History, National University of Singapore]: 263–288. ISSN 0022-4634. JSTOR 20071718. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
Preceded by Mayor of Padang
1947–1949 		Succeeded by


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