Tengku Rizal Nurdin

Haji Tengku Rizal Nurdin (21 February 1948 – 5 September 2005) was the 14th and 15th Governor of North Sumatra, Indonesia. He served from 1998 until his death on 5 September 2005. In that time he was serving in his second period (2003–2008). In the previous period (1998–2003), he was also the Governor of North Sumatra.

Rizal Nurdin
15th Governor of North Sumatra
In office 15 June 1998 – 5 September 2005
President	B. J. Habibie Abdurrahman Wahid Megawati Soekarnoputri Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Raja Inal Siregar
Succeeded by	Rudolf Pardede
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-21)21 February 1948 Bukittinggi, Indonesia
Died	5 September 2005(2005-09-05) (aged 57) Medan, Indonesia
Cause of death	Plane crash
Spouse	Hj. NR Siti Maryam
Children	T. Armilla Madiana T. Arisma Mellina
Occupation	Military
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Branch/service	Indonesian Army
Years of service	1971–1998
Rank	Major General
Unit	Infantry

Before becoming governor, he was Bukit Barisan Territorial Military Commander I in 1997, in the rank of major general. Although born in West Sumatra, he was a Deli Malay.

He was appointed North Sumatran Governor on 15 June 1998. His second term was on 24 March 2003, and it would end on 15 June 2008.

In his marriage with Hj. NR Siti Maryam (born 1948), he has 2 daughters: T. Armilla Madiana and T. Arisma Mellina. In additional, Rizal Nurdin was also the Head of North Sumatran KONI.

On 5 September 2005. Rizal was among the 100 passengers who died in the Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crash along with his predecessor, Raja Inal Siregar who died 1 day later in the hospital from injuries. At that time he was in the official travel to present in the sudden meeting with newly Indonesian President at that time Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta later that night.