List of Governors of West Sumatra
The Governor of West Sumatra, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is the chief executive of the province. The office was created in 1958, thirteen years after Indonesian independence in 1945.

List of Governors of West Sumatra

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Table Section Text: The Governor of West Sumatra, one of the provinces of Indonesia, is the chief executive of the province. The office was created in 1958, thirteen years after Indonesian independence in 1945.

#	Name	Entered Office	Left Office

1	Kaharudin	1958	1965

2	Saputro Brotodirejo	1965	1967

3	Harun Zain	1967	1977

4	Azwar Anas	1977	1987

5	Hasan Basri Durin	1987	1997

6	Muchlis Ibrahim	1977	1999

Dunidja	27 March 1999	24 February 2000

7	Zainal Bakar	24 February 2000	14 March 2005

Thamrin	14 March 2005	15 August 2005

8	Gamawan Fauzi	15 August 2005	22 October 2009

9	Marlis Rahman	22 October 2009	15 August 2010

10	Irwan Prayitno	15 August 2010	15 August 2015

Reydonnyzar Moenek	15 August 2015	12 February 2016

11	Irwan Prayitno	12 February 2016	Incumbent

Sentence(s)

Hasan Basri Durin was the Governor of West Sumatra from 1987 to 1997.

final_sentence: Hasan Basri Durin was the Governor of West Sumatra from 1987 to 1997.