Bagindo Azizchan
Bagindo Aziz Chan | |
|---|---|
| Second Mayor of Padang | |
| In office 15 August 1946 – 19 July 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Mr. Abubakar Jaar |
| Succeeded by | Said Rasad |
| First Deputy mayor of Padang | |
| In office 24 January 1946 – 15 August 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1910 Padang, West Sumatra, Dutch East Indies |
| Died | 19 July 1947 (aged 36) Padang, West Sumatra |
| Nationality | Indonesia |
| Political party | Union of Indonesian Muslims (until 1937) Indonesian Islamic Union Party (1945-1947) |
| Spouse(s) | R. Entis Atisah Hj. Siti Zaura Oesman. |
| Children | Hj. Ineke Azizchan Nafis |
| Alma mater | Rechtshoogeschool te Batavia |
Bagindo Azizchan (30 September 1910 – 19 July 1947), was an Indonesian independence fighter and the second post-independence Mayor of Padang, inaugurated on 15 August 1946 replacing Abubakar Jaar.
He died at 36, 2 days before the First Dutch Military Aggression. His body was buried at the Bahagia Heroes Cemetery, Bukittinggi. Through Presidential Decree No. 082/TK/2005, on 5 November 2005, he was posthumously awarded Bintang Mahaputera Adipradana. On 9 November 2005, he was declared a National Hero of Indonesia.