Said Rasjad

Said Rasjad{{Cite book |last=Zed |first=Mestika |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/41999619 |title=Sumatera Barat di panggung sejarah : 1945-1995 |last2=Utama |first2=Edy |last3=Chaniago |first3=Hasril |date=1998 |publisher=Pustaka Sinar Harapan |location=Jakarta |language=id |oclc=41999619}} (EYD: Said Rasyad){{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4P84nhL8i4C&q=Said+Rasyad |title=Memori pelaksanaan tugas DPRD Kota Padang, periode 2004-2009 |date=2009 |publisher=Sekretariat DPRD Kota Padang |language=id}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sXCCCgAAQBAJ&dq=Said+Rasyad&pg=PA204 |title=Sejarah Kebangkitan Nasional Daerah Sumatera Barat |publisher=Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan |language=id}}{{Cite book |last=Anwar |first=Rosihan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62895746 |title=Sejarah kecil "petite histoire" Indonesia |date=2004 |publisher=Penerbit Buku Kompas |isbn=979-709-141-4 |location=Jakarta |language=id |oclc=62895746}}{{Cite book |last=Edisaputra. |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/19849929 |title=Sumatra dalam perang kemerdekaan : perlawanan rakyat semesta menentang Jepang, Inggris dan Belanda |date=1987 |publisher=Yayasan Bina Satria '45 |location=Jakarta |language=id |oclc=19849929}} served as acting mayor of Padang, bupati of Agam, and regent of Padang Pariaman.

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| office = Mayor of Padang

| term_start = 1947

| term_end = 1947

| president = Sukarno

| predecessor = Bagindo Azizchan

| successor = Abdoel Hakim

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| office2 = Military regent of Agam

| term_start2 = 1949

| term_end2 = 1950

| predecessor2 = Dahlan Djambek

| successor2 = Harun Al-Rasyid Sutan Bandaro

| order3 = Fourth

| office3 = Bupati of Padang Pariaman

| term_start3 = 1950

| term_end3 = 1953

| predecessor3 = BA. Murad

| successor3 = Taher Samad

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| alma_mater = Algemene Middelbare School (AMS) Batavia

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Said Rasjad completed his MULO education in Padang and continued to an algemene middelbare school in Batavia.{{Cite book |last=Anwar |first=Rosihan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/640136133 |title=Napak tilas ke Belanda : 60 tahun perjalanan wartawan KMB 1949 |date=2010 |publisher=Penerbit Buku Kompas |isbn=978-979-709-490-4 |location=Jakarta |language=id |oclc=640136133}} After graduating, Rasjad worked as a teacher.

On November 27, 1945 at School of Simpang Haru (Kageo Gakko, former Ambacht School, now SMK) the Padang Area incident or Simpang Haru Incident occurred. The incident started with the forced occupation of the school by KNIL soldiers. This led to protests from Said Rasjad, who was a teacher and principal. KNIL soldiers then forcibly beaten Said Rasjad until he was incapacitated. This sparked resistance from the Republicans at the school and in the evening a group of youths attacked the soldiers at the school.{{Cite book |last=Zed |first=Mestika |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/659642482 |title=Sejarah perjuangan kemerdekaan 1945-1949 di Kota Padang dan sekitarnya |last2=Amri |first2=Emizal |last3=Edmihardi |date=2002 |publisher=Yayasan Citra Budaya Indonesia |others= |isbn=979-95830-5-5 |location=Padang |language=id |oclc=659642482}}{{Cite book |last=Mulyadi |first=Mintaraga |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/568004163 |title=Api perjuangan kemerdekaan di kota Padang : [pengalaman pribadi Brigjend Polisi (Purn.) Johnny Anwar] |last2=Adjie |first2=Sentot Soesanto |last3=Anwar |first3=Sendy Salvatori Johnny |date=1986 |publisher=Songo Abadi Inti |language=id |oclc=568004163}}

Said was appointed mayor of Padang in 1947 after the previous mayor, Bagindo Azizchan, was killed by Dutch forces.{{Cite book |last= |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/969582983 |title=Pahlawan Indonesia |date=2007 |isbn=978-979-1481-60-1 |location=Media Pusindo Publishing |language=id |oclc=969582983}} During the war Rasjad moved the government seat to Padangpanjang.{{Cite book |last=Penerangan |first=Indonesia Departemen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VBRIJAQx3zsC&dq=%22SAID+RASjAD%22&pg=PA159 |title=Propinsi Sumatera Tengah |date=1959 |publisher=Kementerian Penerangan |language=id}} Then, the Dutch appointed Abdoel Hakim as mayor of Padang.Safwan, Mardanas, (1987), History of the city of Padang, Ministry of Education and Culture, Directorate of History and Traditional Values, Project National Historical Inventory and Documentation.

Said Rasjad was appointed as military regent of Agam from 1949 to 1950 replacing the previous military regent, Dahlan Djambek.{{Cite book |last=Joenoes |first=Marah |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/604218832 |title=Mr. H. Sutan Mohammad Rasjid : perintis kemerdekaan, Mahaputra Adipradana, mantan Gubernur Militer Sumatera Tengah, mantan Duta Besar RI di Roma, pejuang tangguh, berani, dan jujur |date=2001 |publisher=Mutiara Sumber Widya |language=id |oclc=604218832}} Rasjad was then appointed regent of Padang Pariaman from 1950 to 1953.