List of Acehnese people

This is a list of notable Acehnese people.

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.

See also

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