List of governors of North Sumatra

This article lists governors that have ruled the Indonesian province of North Sumatra.

No.	Photo	Governor		Took office	Left office	Vice Governor		R
1			Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution (1904–1993)	19 June 1948	17 May 1949	none
2			Daud Beureu'eh (as the Governor of Aceh) (1899–1987)	1 January 1950	17 August 1950
			Ferdinand Lumbantobing (as the Governor of Tapanuli and East Sumatra) (1899–1962)	1 February 1950	17 August 1950
—			Sarimin Reksodihardjo (1905–1992)	17 August 1950	25 January 1951
3			Abdul Hakim Harahap (1905–1961)	25 January 1951	23 October 1953
(1)			Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution (1904–1993)	23 October 1953	12 March 1956			[1]
—			Zainal Abidin	12 March 1956	25 January 1957			[2]
4				25 January 1957	1 April 1960
5			Raja Junjungan Lubis (1906–?)	1 April 1960	5 April 1963		Raja Syahnan
—			Eny Karim (1910–1995)	8 April 1963	15 July 1963
6			Ulung Sitepu	15 July 1963	16 November 1965
—			Roos Telaumbanua (1919–1987)	16 November 1965	31 March 1967	none
7			Marah Halim Harahap (1921–2015)	31 March 1967	31 March 1972			[3]
—				31 March 1972	4 December 1972			[4]
(7)				4 December 1972	4 December 1977			[5]
—				4 December 1977	12 June 1978
8			Edward Wellington Pahala Tambunan (1927–2006)	12 June 1978	13 June 1983			[6]
9			Kaharuddin Nasution (1925–1990)	13 June 1983	13 June 1988			[7]
10			Raja Inal Siregar (1938–2005)	13 June 1988	14 June 1993		Alimuddin Simanjuntak	[8]
				14 June 1993	16 June 1998		Pieter Sibarani	[9]
11			Tengku Rizal Nurdin (1948–2005)	16 June 1998	16 June 2003		Lundu Panjaitan Abdul Wahab Dalimunthe
				16 June 2003	5 September 2005		Rudolf Pardede	[10][11][12]
—			Rudolf Pardede (1942–2023)	5 September 2005	10 March 2006	none		[13]
12				10 March 2006	16 June 2008			[14]
13			Syamsul Arifin (1952–)	16 June 2008	21 March 2011		Gatot Pujo Nugroho	[15][16]
—			Gatot Pujo Nugroho (1962–)	21 March 2011	14 March 2013	none		[17]
14				14 March 2013	16 June 2013			[18]
				16 June 2013	4 August 2015		Tengku Erry Nuradi	[19][20]
—			Tengku Erry Nuradi (1964–)	11 August 2015	25 May 2016	none		[21][22][23]
15				25 May 2016	9 March 2017			[24]
				9 March 2017	16 June 2018		Nurhajizah Marpaung	[25]
—			R. Sabrina (Acting)	16 June 2018	22 June 2018	none		[26][27]
—			Eko Subowo (Acting)	22 June 2018	5 September 2018			[28]
16			Edy Rahmayadi (1961–)	5 September 2018	5 September 2023		Musa Rajekshah	[29]
—			Hassanudin (Acting)	5 September 2023	24 June 2024	none		[30]
			Agus Fatoni (Acting)	24 June 2024	20 February 2025	none