Harun Al Rasyid Zain

Harun Al Rasyid Zain, also known as Datuk Sinaro (Jawi: هارون الرشيد زين‎; 1 March 1927 – 19 October 2014), was an Indonesian teacher, economist and bureaucrat. He served as the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in the Third Development Cabinet and for two periods (1967-1977) he was the governor of West Sumatra. He was also a Rector of the Andalas University in Padang, Indonesia.^[1]

Prof. Drs. H. Harun Al Rasyid Zain
هارون الرشيد زين
14th Minister of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia
In office 29 Maret 1978 – 19 Maret 1983
President	Suharto
Preceded by	Subroto
Succeeded by	Martono Sudomo
3rd Governor of West Sumatra
In office 1967–1977
Preceded by	Saputro Brotodirejo
Succeeded by	Azwar Anas
Personal details
Born	(1927-03-01)March 1, 1927 Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died	October 19, 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 87) Jakarta, Indonesia

Personal life

Harun Zain is the sixth child of seven brothers from Sutan Muhammad Zain, a Pariangan-birth professor and a prominent language expert. He was born in Jakarta. His childhood was spent in large cities in Java such as Bandung, Batavia (now Jakarta), Yogyakarta and Surabaya as he follows his father who served as a teacher.^[1]

Harun Zain passed away on October 19, 2014 at the age of 87 because of his illness. His body was buried at Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, Jakarta.^[1]

Career

Harun Zain attended the University of California at Berkeley in 1958-1960.^[2] He started his career in 1961 as a lecturer at Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra; he commuted from the University of Indonesia to Andalas.^[3] In 1962, Zain was appointed dean of the university's Faculty of Economics. In 1964, he became the rector of the Andalas University until year 1966, which was encouraged by West Sumatran figures Chairul Saleh and Hasyim Ning.

In 1966 he was appointed the Governor of West Sumatra for two periods up to 1977. In 1967, Zain inaugurated an Islamic women's university in West Sumatra, at the urging of Rahmah el Yunusiyah.^[4] Harun Zain proposed the Army Brigadier General Azwar Anas to become his successor.^[5]

Because of his education in the United States on labor economics as well as his experience as governor in one of the receiving provinces from the Indonesian Transmigration program, in 1978 he was appointed to become the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration in the Third Development Cabinet and served until 1983.^[6] After finishing his career in the cabinet, he became one of the member of the Indonesian Supreme Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Agung) from 1983 to 1988, which at that time was led by Maraden Panggabean. Between 1985 and 1977, Harun Zain was also a rector of the Mercu Buana University, Jakarta.^[1]

References

1. Fathur Rochman (October 19, 2014). "Siapa Almarhum Harun Al Rasyid Zain yang Ditakziahi Jusuf Kalla?" [Who Was Harun Al Rashid Zain Whose Funeral Was Visited By Jusuf Kalla?]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Kompas Gramedia Digital Group. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
2. Kahin 1999, p. 349.
3. Kahin 1999, p. 236.
4. "Rahmah El Yunusiyah". Balai Pelestarian Cagar Budaya Sumatera Barat (in Indonesian). Sekretariat Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. 5 June 2018. from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
5. Kahin 1999, p. 258.
6. Tirtosudarmo 2001, p. 215.

Cited works

• Kahin, Audrey (1999). Rebellion to Integration: West Sumatra and the Indonesian Polity, 1926-1998. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 9789053563953.
• Tirtosudarmo, Riwanto (2001). "Demography and Security: Transmigration Policy in Indonesia". In Weiner, Myron; Russell, Sharon Stanton (eds.). Demography and National Security. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781571813398.