13 Notable alumni of Andalas University
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Andalas University is ranked #1,303 in the world and #13 in Indonesia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Andalas University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Andalas University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Zainal Bakar
1940-2012 (aged 72)
bureaucrat
Zainal Bakar was an Indonesian politician and bureaucrat who served as the governor of West Sumatra between 2000 and 2005. Prior to becoming governor, he served as the regent of Padang Pariaman between 1990 and 1993, and had been part of the province's bureaucracy since 1967.
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2. Herman Abdullah
1950-2022 (aged 72)
politician
Herman Abdullah was an Indonesian politician. A member of Golkar, he served as mayor of Pekanbaru from 2001 to 2011.
3. Budi Putra
1972-. (aged 54)
journalist
writer
Budi Putra is a technology journalist based in Jakarta, Indonesia, who works for Collab Asia. His previous positions were Associate Vice President of Content for Bukalapak, Head of Digital for RGE Indonesia, Chief Executive Officer at The Jakarta Post Digital, advisor at Singapore-based video streaming company Viki., and Country Editor at Yahoo! Indonesia.
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4. Johannes Chrisos Tomus Simorangkir
1922-1991 (aged 69)
Johannes Chrisos Tomus Simorangkir was an MP of Indonesia from the Indonesian Christian Party. He was also the Member of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance from 1967 until 1971, and the head of Indonesian Christian Party from 1962 until 1973.
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5. Indra Sjafri
1963-. (aged 63)
association football player
association football coach
Indra Sjafri is a former Indonesian football player and was most recently the head coach of Indonesia U-23. Before getting into coaching, he was a branch manager at Pos Indonesia. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Andalas University.
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6. Mahyeldi
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
da'i
Mahyeldi Ansharullah is an Indonesian politician from the Prosperous Justice Party who is the current governor of West Sumatra. He was made mayor of Padang in 2014, following a five-year tenure as deputy and victory in the elections of 2013 and 2018.
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7. Gamawan Fauzi
1957-. (aged 69)
civil servant
politician
Gamawan Fauzi is an Indonesian politician. He served as Minister of Home Affairs between 2009 and 2014, and as Governor of West Sumatra between 2005 and 2009.
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8. Marlis Rahman
1942-2018 (aged 76)
university teacher
politician
biologist
Marlis Rahman was an Indonesian politician and academic. He served as Governor of West Sumatra for eight months between 2009 and 2010, and before that as the province's vice governor between 2005 and 2009. He was previously the rector of Andalas University.
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9. Yudas Sabaggalet
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Yudas Sabaggalet is an Indonesian politician. A member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he served two terms as the regent of the Mentawai Islands Regency from 2011 to 2016 and 2017 to 2022. He served as vice regent for the regency from 2006 to 2011 and was a member of the parliament created in 1999.
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10. Saldi Isra
1968-. (aged 58)
university teacher
civil servant
judge
Saldi Isra is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a professor of constitutional law at the Andalas University in his native West Sumatra. Throughout his academic career, he received awards in connection to...
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11. Basrief Arief
1947-2021 (aged 74)
lawyer
Basrief Arief was an Indonesian prosecutor who served as the Attorney General of Indonesia from 26 November 2010 until 20 October 2014. He was born in Tanjung Enim in South Sumatra.
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12. Intan Aletrino
1993-. (aged 33)
model
presenter
Intan Aletrino is an Indonesian actress, TV host, supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder who is National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia Ambassador. She won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2016. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, where she placed in the top 10, also won Miss Elegance and Miss Multimedia Awards.
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13. Werry Darta Taifur
1960-. (aged 66)
university teacher
economist
Werry Darta Taifur is an Indonesian economist and professor who is currently serving as the Rector of Andalas University. He was sworn into office by Minister of Education Mohammad Nuh on 21 November 2011.
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