List of Acehnese people
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This is a list of notable Acehnese people.
Contents
Academics
- Dina Astita, tsunami survivor.
- Teuku Jacob, paleoanthropologist.
Athlete
- Ismed Sofyan, football athlete.
- Teuku Faris Aufar, omnipotent athlete.
Business Person
- Surya Paloh, owner of Metro TV.
Entertainment
- Hilbram Dunar, presenter.
- P. Ramlee, Malaysian film director.
- Teuku Wisnu, soap opera actor.
- Qory Sandioriva, Puteri Indonesia 2009.
- Yumna Sofyan, Instagram and social media celebrity.
Islamic Scholar
- Hamzah Fansuri, Islamic Scholar.
- Nuruddin ar-Raniri, Islamic Scholar.
Sultanate
- Alauddin al Qahhar, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate.
- Ali Mughayat Syah, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate.
- Iskandar Muda, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate.
- Iskandar Thani, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate.
- Ratu Zainatuddin of Aceh, a sultana of Aceh Sultanate.
- Salahuddin of Aceh, a sultan of Aceh Sultanate.
- Ratu Safiatuddin Taj ul-Alam, a sultana of Aceh Sultanate.
Military
- Daud Bereueh, military Governor of Aceh.
- Hasan di Tiro, founder of the Free Aceh Movement.
National Hero
- Cut Nyak Dhien, national hero.
- Cut Nyak Meutia, national hero.
- Teuku Umar, national hero.
- Teuku Muhammad Hasan, national hero.
Politician
- Azwar Abubakar, former governor of Aceh, current Minister for Administrative Reform.
- Hasballah M. Saad, former minister of Law and Human Rights.
- Irwandi Yusuf, former governor of Aceh (2007-2012).
- Jusman Syafii Djamal, former minister of Transportation.
- Muhammad Nazar, former vice governor of Aceh (2007-2012).
- Mustafa Abubakar, former acting governor of Aceh (2006), former state minister of state enterprises.
- Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, current Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories and former minister of Tourism (2006-2008).
- Zaini Abdullah, current governor of Aceh.
