and he was detained by PRRI. Karim joined the Ministry of Home Affairs after his ministerial career, becoming the director for general governance in 1959, and later the ministry's secretary-general by 1962. After the post of secretary general was abolished, Karim was installed as the assistant to the minister of general governance and regional autonomy for administration affairs on 8 January 1963. He was appointed acting governor of North Sumatra several months later on 8 April 1963, replacing Raja Junjungan Lubis who was facing significant opposition from the Indonesian Communist Party. He held this post until a new governor was elected and sworn in by the provincial legislature on 15 July 1963. He was retired as a civil servant in 1967. He died on 5 September 1995 in Jakarta, and was buried at the Karet Cemetery. References Bibliography 1910 births 1995 deaths People from Tanah Datar Regency Governors of North Sumatra Agriculture ministers of Indonesia Indonesian civil servants Indonesian National Party politicians Minangkabau people