Kaharuddin Nasution (23 July 192525 September 1990) was an Indonesian military official, diplomat, and former Governor of Riau from 1960 to 1966 and Governor of North Sumatra from 1983 to 1988. Early life Kaharuddin Nasution was born on 23 July 1925 in Medan, Dutch East Indies. He began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (elementary school for native children) in 1930, and graduated from the school in 1937. He continued his studies at the Meer Uitgebreid Lager Onderwijs (junior high school) in Medan, and graduated from the school in 1940. After graduating from the school, he was sent by his parents to the Institut Nasional Syafei (National Syafei Institute) in Kayutanam, West Sumatra, which was owned by Inyiek Mohammad Syafei, future Minister of Education. He did not graduate from the school, and returned to Medan in 1941. In the Imperial Japanese Navy During the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, a recruitment for Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) officers was held in Medan. Nasution joined the recruitment program, and underwent naval educations in Bandung and Kyoto. He was finally given the rank of lieutenant and became the steersman in the Haraokamaru ship in 1944. He participated in the Pacific Theater and fought against the US forces in the Solomon Islands campaign and in the Philippines campaign. During a naval battle in the Philippines, his ship was hit and caught fire. Nasution was injured and almost died. After the surrender of Japan, all IJN ships were ordered to return to Japan. When his ship anchored in Tokyo, Nasution heard a radio broadcast about the proclamation of Indonesian Independence. Nasution deserted his ship and secretly got on board of a cargo ship that was heading for Southeast Asia. After the ship arrived in Singapore, Nasution got on board of another ship that was heading to Jakarta. In the Indonesian Army Indonesian National Revolution After arriving in Jakarta, Nasution joined the fledgling Indonesian Army. He was given the rank of second lieutenant, and became the commander of the Mobile Battalion Company. As the commander of the mobile battalion, he was tasked to safeguard the demarcation line between the Indonesian army and the Dutch forces in West Java, Central Java, and East Java. In 1948, he was promoted to first lieutenant and was put as the commander of the Siliwangi War Battalion. During this period, he took part in crushing the Madiun Affair in