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| Governor of Riau | |
| In office 15 November 1966 – 4 June 1978 | |
| President | Suharto |
| Preceded by | Kaharuddin Nasution |
| Succeeded by | Subrantas Siswanto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1924-10-23)October 23, 1924 Bagansiapiapi, Riau, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | January 11, 1994(1994-01-11) (aged 69) Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Spouse |
Marthalena Abdulgani
(m. 1950; death 1984) |
| Children | Joceyln Darmayanti Rossayln Sandra Andrisa Saihatu Saniah |
| Parents |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Japan Indonesia |
| Branch/service |  Indonesian Army |
| Years of service | 1945–1978 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
Arifin Achmad (23 October 1924 – 11 January 1994) was an Indonesian military officer and politician who became the Governor of Riau from 1966 until 1978.
Early life
Arifin Achmad was born on 23 October 1924 in Bagansiapiapi, Riau, to a family of merchants. His father, Tuan Ahmad Melan, was a sago merchant who often traded the commodity overseas, while his mother was also a foreign merchant. Ahmad Melan's family owned a fleet of tankers, which he used for intercontinental tradings.
In 1930, Arifin Achmad's father brought him to Yogyakarta to study at Taman Siswa, an elementary school owned by Ki Hajar Dewantara. Arifin's educational background in the school made him proficient in formal Javanese, Dutch, and English. Arifin was also given the responsibility by his parents to look over her younger sister, who was also brought to Yogyakarta. Arifin finished his education in Taman Siswa in 1937 and he continued to study at the Taman Dewasa, a high school which was also owned by Ki Hajar Dewantara. He graduated from the high school in 1942 and returned to Riau shortly afterwards.
After arriving in the Riau, which was now occupied by the Japanese forces, Arifin attended a brief military course, and was sent to work as a clerk for the Japanese administration in Riau for two years. Arifin also enrolled at a teaching course and briefly became an assistant teacher after finishing the course.
Military career
After the independence of Indonesia, Arifin joined the newly formed
Promoted to brigadier general on 1 October 1970.
- Siregar, Tongkulem (8 August 2020). "Arifin Achmad Dianugerahkan LAMR Sebagai Gelar Datuk Seri Indra Perkasa Negeri". Radio Republik Indonesia. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Riwayat Hidup Singkat Almarhum Tuan Brigjen TNI (Purn) H. Arifin Achmad". LAM Riau. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ General Elections Institution (1977). Ringkasan Riwayat Hidup dan Riwayat Perjuangan Anggota Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Hasil Pemilihan Umum Tahun 1977 [Summary of Biography and Career of Members of the People's Consultative Assembly from the 1977 General Elections] (in Indonesian). Jakarta. pp. 510–512. Archived from the original on 15 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "HIGH AND MIDDLE RANKING OFFICERS PROMOTED". Angkatan Bersendjata. 8 October 1970. p. 1, 3. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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