Djanius Djamin
Djanius Djamin | |
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Rector of the State University of Medan | |
In office 31 December 1998 – 16 April 2007 | |
Preceded by | Darmono |
Succeeded by | Syawal Gultom |
Speaker of the Medan City Regional House of Representatives | |
In office 1969–1971 | |
Preceded by | M. Alwi St. Sinaro |
Succeeded by | Nas Sebayang |
Member of the Medan City Regional House of Representatives | |
In office 1969–1977 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Tanah Datar, Japan-occupied Dutch East Indies | 22 December 1942
Political party | Golkar |
Djanius Djamin (born 22 December 1942) is an Indonesian academic and politician. She was the rector of the State University of Medan between 1998 and 2007, and chaired the Medan City Regional House of Representatives between 1969 and 1971.
Early life and education
Djamin was born in the nagari (village) of Parambahan, near the town of
She would later obtain a master's degree in 1992 from the Bogor Agricultural Institute,[1] and a doctorate from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2005.[4]
Academia
After her graduation, she had job offers from a court, the prosecution service, the privately owned
On 31 December 1998, Djamin was appointed as the rector of IKIP Medan, replacing Darmono. During her tenure, IKIP Medan was converted into a full university, the State University of Medan, and she remained as a rector for two terms until her replacement by Syawal Gultom on 16 April 2007.[5][6] Afterwards, she briefly served as acting rector at the State Islamic University of North Sumatra during a leadership dispute within the university.[6]
Politics
In 1969, she became a legislator in the Medan City Regional House of Representatives, and became the council's speaker until 1971.[7] She was the first woman to serve as the speaker of a regional legislative body in Sumatra.[8] Her tenure as speaker coincided with the mayorship of Sjoerkani, who was also of Minangkabau descent. Djamin would be elected for a second term as a city councillor following the 1971 election, and served in the body until 1977.[1] During this second term, she was part of a special committee investigating Medan's date of founding.[9] The committee eventually settled on a founding date of 1 July 1590, based on the date of initial settlement, instead of the previously commemorated date of the city's chartering under the Dutch East Indies government.[10]
She remained active in politics in later years, chairing North Sumatra's Minangkabau association.[1] Djamin endorsed Akhyar Nasution's candidacy in the 2020 Medan mayoral election. As Nasution's running mate Salman Alfarisi was of Minangkabau descent, she called for Medan's Minangkabau population to support the ticket, decrying those who didn't as "traitors".[11]
Personal life and family
She was married to Syahbuddin Harahap, a fellow HMI member, in 1967. The couple had one son, Haikal Rahman. Djamin lived in the United States for one year when Harahap studied for a masters at the University of Massachusetts. Harahap died in 1991.[1][2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-979-8931-00-0.
- ^ a b c "Profil Djanius Djamin". Minangkabau Minangrantau (PDF) (in Indonesian). 1984. pp. 135–141.
- ^ Korps Hmi-Wati (Kohati) Cabang Medan (1966 – 1998) (in Indonesian). University of North Sumatra. 2016. pp. 47–49.
- ISBN 978-979-461-641-3.
- ^ "Sejarah Unimed" (in Indonesian). State University of Medan. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Pemerintah Tunjuk Djanius Djamin Sebagai Plt Rektor UISU". detiknews (in Indonesian). 20 May 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ISBN 978-979-8391-16-3.
- ^ Almanak Sumatera (in Indonesian). Komando Antar Daerah Sumatera. 1969. p. 394.
- ^ Meuraxa, Dada (1975). Sejarah hari jadinya Kota Medan, 1 Juli 1590 (in Indonesian). Sasterawan. p. 90.
- ^ "Kontroversi Asal Usul Kota Medan" (in Indonesian). indonesia.go.id. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Sejumlah Tokoh Minang Dukung Akhyar-Salman, Djanius Djamin Do'akan Orang Minang Pimpin Kota Medan". Suara Medan (in Indonesian). 7 September 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2023.