Abubakar Jaar

{{Short description|Indonesian politician}}

Abubakar Jaar (died in Padang, 22 March 1985 at the age of 86 years) was a civil servant and lawyer for the Dutch East Indies.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rk8JAQAAIAAJ&q=%22BAKAR+JAAR%22 |title=Rasjid-70 |date=1981 |publisher=Mr. The 70th Rasjid |language=id}} After the independence of Indonesia, he was mayor of PadangAsnan, Gusti, (2007), Rethinking regionalism: West Sumatra in the 1950s, Yayasan Obor Indonesia, ISBN 978-979-461-640-6. and resident of North SumatraHusein, Ahmad, (1992), The history of the struggle for independence of the Republic of Indonesia. in Minangkabau/Riau 1945-1950, Volume 1, Indonesian-Minangkabau Historical Refining Agency, ISBN 978-979-405-126-9{{Cite book|last=Edisaputra|date=1987| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHwbAAAAIAAJ&q=%22BAKAR+JAAR%22|title=Sumatra in the war of independence: universal people's resistance against Japan, English and Dutch|publisher=Yayasan Bina Satria '45|language=id}} replacing Luat Siregar{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TT0bAAAAIAAJ |title=Sejarah perang kemerdekaan di Sumatera, 1945-1950 |date=1984 |publisher=Dinas Sejarah, Kodam II Bukit Barisan |language=id}} and resident of West Sumatra.{{Cite book |last=Penerangan |first=Sumatera Tengah, Indonesia Djawatan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S2I7AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA8 |title=Sumatera Tengah membangun |date=1956 |language=Id}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FphxAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA76 |title=Tantangan dan rongrongan terhadap keutuhan dan kesatuan bangsa: kasus PRRI |date=1992 |publisher=Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, Direktorat Sejarah dan Nilai Tradisional, Proyek Inventarisasi dan Dokumentasi Sejarah Nasional |language=id}}{{Cite book |last=Zed |first=Mestika |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1KtuAAAAMAAJ&q=residen+sumatera+barat+abu+bakar |title=Ahmad Husein: perlawanan seorang pejuang |date=2001 |publisher=Pustaka Sinar Harapan |isbn=978-979-416-721-2 |language=id}}

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Before independence, Abubakar Jaar was a teacher at the Islamic High School (STI) Padang which was founded by Mahmud Yunus.{{Cite book|last=Fridiyanto|date=2018-01-01|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=LUtUDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22BAKAR+JAAR%22&pg=PA381|title=Intellectuals in power footnote|publisher=Gre Publishing|isbn=978-602-7677-38-8|language=id}} He became one of the founders of the Padang Regional People's Representative Council which was founded at the suggestion of Sukarno to reduce the impact of the war during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies.{{Cite book|last1=Iskandar|first1=Mohammad|last2=Said|first2=Yulinar|last3=Wulandari|first3=Triana|date=1998|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p9BwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22BAKAR+JAAR%22|title=The role of villages in the struggle for independence in West Sumatra, 1945-1950|publisher=Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia|language=id}}

Aboebakar Djaar was one of the founders of the Pancasila Law College which became the forerunner of Faculty of Law, Andalas University. He died in Padang, Friday, March 22, 1985. After suffering from diabetes for a long time. His body was buried at Pandang City Hall after being handed over by the Governor of West Sumatra, Ir. Azwar Anas to the Mayor of Padang Syahrul Ujud, S.H. He left behind a wife and three children.{{cite web | url=https://majalah.tempo.co/read/album/38556/meninggal-dunia | title=Meninggal dunia | date=6 April 1985 }}