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Sofyan Tan

Sofyan Tan

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陳).

Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang (Chinese: 陈金揚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim Iông; born 25 September 1959) is an Indonesian doctor and politician from Medan. He was elected as member of the People's Representative Council in 2019 from the North Sumatran first electoral district.

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He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying Medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.[1]

Work

Long being an educational advocate,[2] he founded a private school Yayasan Perguruan Sultan Iskandar Muda aiming to help underprivileged students in 1987. In 1992 he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship for his educational work.[3]

Family

He is married to Elinar and has 4 children.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    RI, Setjen DPR. "Anggota DPR RI - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat". www.dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. [2]
    Aspinall, Edward; Sukmajati, Mada, eds. (2018-06-04). Electoral Dynamics in Indonesia: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots. NUS Press Pte Ltd. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1xxzz2. ISBN 978-981-325-040-6.
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    "Sofyan Tan | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker". www.ashoka.org. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. [4]
    "Keluarga Sofyan Tan Siapkan 1.200 Porsi Makanan". Tribun Medan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-07-10.
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