Sofyan Tan

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Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang (Chinese: 陈金揚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim Iông; born 25 September 1959) is an Indonesian doctor and politician from Medan. He was elected as member of the House of Representatives in 2019 from the North Sumatran first electoral district. He was reelected for a second term in 2024.[1]

ConstituencyNorth Sumatra I
BornTan Kim Yang
(1959-09-25) 25 September 1959 (age 66)
Medan, Indonesia
Alma materUniversitas Methodist Indonesia
Occupationdoctor and politician
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Sofyan Tan
陳金揚
Member of the People's Representative Council for North Sumatra I
ConstituencyNorth Sumatra I
Personal details
BornTan Kim Yang
(1959-09-25) 25 September 1959 (age 66)
Medan, Indonesia
Alma materUniversitas Methodist Indonesia
Occupationdoctor and politician
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He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.[2]

Work

Long being an educational advocate,[3] he founded a private school Yayasan Perguruan Sultan Iskandar Muda aiming to help underprivileged students in 1987. In 1992 he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship for his educational work.[4]

Family

He is married to Elinar and has 4 children.[5]

References

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