Radjamin Nasution
{{Short description|Indonesian politician and civil servant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Radjamin Nasution
|office = 1st Mayor of Surabaya
|term_start = 17 August 1945
|term_end = 28 August 1945
|successor = C.J.G. Becht
|predecessor = Takahashi Ichiro
|birth_date = {{birth date|1892|8|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = {{ill|v=ib|Barbaran Julu|id|Barbaran Julu, Panyabungan Barat, Mandailing Natal}}, Mandailing Natal, Dutch East Indies
|death_date = {{death date and age|1957|2|10|1892|8|15|df=y}}
|death_place =
}}
Radjamin Nasution (15 August 1892 – 10 February 1957) was an Indonesian politician and civil servant. He briefly served as the first Indonesian mayor of Surabaya in August 1945, during the early months of the Indonesian National Revolution, although he was not officially discharged until 1950. He worked as a customs official during the Dutch East Indies era.
Early life
Nasution was born on 15 August 1892 in the village of Barbaran Julu, today in West Panyabungan District of Mandailing Natal Regency.{{cite book |last1=Widodo |first1=Dukut Imam |title=Soerabaia tempo doeloe |date=2002 |publisher=Dinas Pariwisata, Kota Surabaya |page=489 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GBxwAAAAMAAJ&q=radjamin+nasution+surabaya+1892 |language=id}} As his father was a civil servant of decent rank, Nasution was able to enroll at a European school (Europeesche Lagere School) in Padang Sidempuan. In 1912, he enrolled at the STOVIA medical school in Batavia.{{cite magazine |last=Prasetya |first= Dhion Priharyanto|date=2021|volume=2 |title= Radjamin Nasution : Douane, Walikota Surabaya dan Persebaya|url=https://kwbcjatim1.beacukai.go.id/sites/default/files/e-perpus/2021/pinarakedisiii.pdf |magazine= Pinarak|page= 16|access-date=17 April 2023}}
Career
= Government =
Although he graduated with a medical degree, Nasution was not assigned to the colonial government's medical service and was instead given a job at its customs department. He was initially posted in Batavia, and he was reassigned around the Dutch East Indies between 1912 and 1917 when he returned to Batavia. He was then promoted, and was stationed in Medan before moving to Surabaya in 1929. He was elected as a member of the municipal council in 1931.{{cite news |title=Het Resultaat |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=radjamin&page=1&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2201-01-1931%22%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2231-12-1931%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ddd:011109117:mpeg21:a0154&resultsidentifier=ddd:011109117:mpeg21:a0154&rowid=6 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Soerabaijasch Handelsblad |date=11 March 1931 |page=2 |language=nl}} He also continued to work as a bureaucrat, becoming head of the Surabaya customs office by 1938. He was then appointed as an alderman of the city in October 1938.{{cite news |title=De wethoudersvacature |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&query=radjamin&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2201-01-1945%22%29&redirect=true&page=1&maxperpage=50&identifier=ddd:010286385:mpeg21:a0195&resultsidentifier=ddd:010286385:mpeg21:a0195&rowid=48 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=De Indische Courant |date=27 October 1938 |page=3 |language=nl}}
After the Japanese takeover in 1942, he was retained in the municipal government and appointed as deputy to the Japanese-appointed mayor Takahashi Ichiro.{{cite news |last1=Prasetyo |first1=Suryo Eko |title=Pagar Besi Hilang, Pusara Buat Jemur Sisa Nasi |url=https://www.jawapos.com/features/01177303/pagar-besi-hilang-pusara-buat-jemur-sisa-nasi |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Jawa Pos |date=29 March 2017 |language=id}} In the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War and the proclamation of Indonesian independence on 17 August 1945, Ichiro handed over the mayoral position to Nasution on 17 August 1945.{{cite news |last1=Batubara |first1=Dahlan |title=Dr. Radjamin Nasution Walikota Pertama Surabaya |url=https://www.mandailingonline.com/dr-radjamin-nasution-walikota-pertama-surabaya/ |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Mandailing Online |date=24 May 2022 |language=id}} Municipal government functions, however, were taken over by Regional Indonesian National Committee, led by {{ill|Doel Arnowo|id}}, on 28 August. Nasution nominally maintained his office, however, as a mayor "in exile".{{cite news |title=Twee burgemeesters |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=radjamin+&coll=ddd&page=2&identifier=ABCDDD:010844300:mpeg21:a0111&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010844300:mpeg21:a0111&rowid=1 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=De Volkskrant |date=17 March 1950 |language=nl}}{{cite book |last1=Dick |first1=Howard W. |title=Surabaya, City of Work: A Socioeconomic History, 1900-2000 |date=2003 |publisher=Singapore University Press |isbn=978-9971-69-264-3 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fYDMiLErKg8C&dq=radjamin+nasution+surabaya+mayor&pg=PA80 |language=en}} During the Battle of Surabaya, Nasution doubled as the city's health service chief due to his medical training, and coordinated search and rescue operations. He also helped to manage refugees from the city in the nearby towns of Mojokerto and Tulungagung.
After the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, Surabaya experienced a leadership dispute. Nasution still maintained his office as mayor, as recognized by the Republican government in Yogyakarta, while another mayor Indrakoesoema had been appointed by the federal government in Jakarta.{{cite news |title=Soerabaja heeft twee burgemeesters |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=radjamin+&page=2&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010886538:mpeg21:a0048&resultsidentifier=ddd:010886538:mpeg21:a0048&rowid=9 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Nieuwsblad van het Noorden |date=1 February 1950 |language=nl}} Eventually, Nasution was honorably discharged from his mayoral position by the Yogyakarta government on 31 March 1950 and reassigned as a civil servant within the Ministry of Home Affairs,{{cite news |title=Burgemeester Af |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&query=%28radjamin+%29&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2201-04-1950%22%29&facets%5Bspatial%5D%5B%5D=Nederlands-Indi%C3%AB+%7C+Indonesi%C3%AB&redirect=true&identifier=MMNIOD04:000093907:mpeg21:a0048&resultsidentifier=MMNIOD04:000093907:mpeg21:a0048&rowid=10 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Nieuwe Courant |date=9 May 1950 |page=1 |language=nl}} while also being given back pay for his mayoral duties dating back to 1948.{{cite news |title=De heer Radjamin teruggekeerd |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%28radjamin+%29&page=1&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_gte_+%2201-01-1950%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&facets%5Bspatial%5D%5B%5D=Nederlands-Indi%C3%AB+%7C+Indonesi%C3%AB&identifier=ddd:011210682:mpeg21:a0082&resultsidentifier=ddd:011210682:mpeg21:a0082&rowid=1 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=De Vrije Pers: Ochtendbulletin |date=4 April 1950 |language=nl}} Nasution would later run as a legislative candidate under Parindra in the 1955 legislative election.{{cite book |title=Tjalon-tjalon Dewan Perwakilan Rakjat untuk pemilihan umum I 1955 |date=1955 |publisher=Ministry of Information |page=57 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eL7lAAAAMAAJ&dq=radjamin+nasution+1955&pg=PA57 |language=id}}
= Football =
During his time in Medan, Nasution had served for sometime as president of the football club Deli Voetbal Bond (today PSDS Deli Serdang).{{cite news |title=Gemeentezaken |url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=%28radjamin+voetbal%29&page=1&cql%5B%5D=%28date+_lte_+%2201-01-1925%22%29&coll=ddd&redirect=true&identifier=ddd:010368153:mpeg21:a0093&resultsidentifier=ddd:010368153:mpeg21:a0093&rowid=1 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=De Sumatra Post |date=13 February 1923 |language=nl}}{{cite news |last1=Sitanggang |first1=Mhd Aziz |title=Profil Lengkap dan Prestasi PSDS Deli Serdang, Klub Julukan Traktor Kuning yang Resmi Promosi ke Liga 2 |url=https://jurnalmedan.pikiran-rakyat.com/sport/pr-1493960170/profil-lengkap-dan-prestasi-psds-deli-serdang-klub-julukan-traktor-kuning-yang-resmi-promosi-ke-liga-2 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Jurnal Medan |date=12 March 2022 |language=id}} He also founded the SKVB (Soerabajasche Kantoor Voetbalbond) club, with its members being Surabaya's office workers. Later, the club merged into Persebaya Surabaya in 1950.{{cite news |title=Surabaya dan Sepakbolanya |url=https://historia.id/olahraga/articles/surabaya-dan-sepakbolanya-Pzj2E/page/2 |access-date=18 April 2023 |work=Historia |date=29 September 2018 |language=id-ID}} He would serve as Persebaya's president between 1953 and 1955.
Death
References
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{{Mayors of Surabaya}}
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Category:20th-century mayors of places in Indonesia