Teuku Nyak Arif
| Teuku Nyak Arif | |
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| Chief of Sagi XXVII Mukim | |
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In office 1911–1946 |
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| Preceded by | Teuku Nyak Banta |
| Member of the People's Council of Aceh | |
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In office 1927–1931 |
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| Member of the People's Representative Council of Aceh | |
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In office 1942–1945 |
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| Member of the People's Representative Council of Sumatra | |
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In office 1943–1945 |
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| 1st Governor of Aceh | |
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In office 3 October 1945 – 4 May 1946 |
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| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Teuku Daud Syah |
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| Born | 17 July 1899 Ulèë Lheuë, Koetaradja, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 4 May 1946 (aged 46) Takengon, Aceh, Indonesia |
| Resting place | Lam Nyong family cemetery |
| Nationality | Indonesian |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown wife (divorced) Jauhari |
| Children | 5 |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Rencong of Aceh |
| Rank | Major General (titular) |
Teungku Nyak Arif (17 July 1899 – 4 May 1946) was an Acehnese nationalist and National Hero of Indonesia. He has been given the nickname Rencong of Aceh, after the traditional Acehnese weapon, for his bravery.
Nyak Arif was born in Ulèë Lheuë, Banda Aceh, Aceh, on 17 July 1899. He was the third of five siblings born to Chief of Sagi XXVII Mukim Teuku Nyak Banta and Cut Nyak Rayeuh; he also had five siblings from his father's two other wives. After graduating from elementary school in Banda Aceh, he moved to Bukittinggi, West Sumatra, to study at the teacher's college (kweekschool) there. In 1911 he was chosen as the new leader of Sagi XXVI Mukim, but due to his age Nyak Arif was represented by his father.
Upon finishing his studies in Bukittinggi, Nyak Arif went to the leadership school for native Indonesians (Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren) in Banten on the island of Java. While at school, he demonstrated a dislike of the Dutch colonial government and their programs, at times disobeying commands from his teachers and refusing to take the f 10 allowance allocated to every Acehnese student outside of Aceh. After graduating in 1915, he returned to Aceh.
Nyak Arif became active in politics beginning in 1919, when he joined the Nationaal Indische Party, a continuation of the original Indische Party founded by Ernest Douwes Dekker, Tjipto Mangoenkoesoemo, and Ki Hajar Dewantara; he became the party's head in Aceh. He also founded the Acehnese Society (Aceh Vereniging) and led the Aceh branches of the Islamic Youth Group (Jong Islamietan Bond) and Sumatran Youth Group (Jong Sumatranen Bond). Beginning in this period he became an ardent supporter of the Taman Siswa and Muhammadiyah social organisations, which continued until his death.
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