Rohani Darus Danil

Hajjah Rohani Darus Danil, S.H. (born 26 June 1939) is a former Sumatran Malay politician who became the first female mayor of Tebing Tinggi and the province of North Sumatra.

After graduating from the Gadjah Mada University, Danil began her career as a civil servant. She was elected Mayor of Tebingtinggi in 1990, and re-elected for a second term in 1995. She was credited for doubling the per-capita income and the regional income in her term. For her efforts to develop Tebingtinggi, she was nominated in 1998 as the Governor of North Sumatra.

Early life and education Rohani Darus Danil was born on 26 June 1939 in Tanjung Pura, Sultanate of Langkat (now Langkat Regency). She was the thirteenth child of Orang Kaja Muhammad Darus Umar and Salamah.

To pursue her college education, Danil moved to Yogyakarta, and studied at the Law Faculty of the Gadjah Mada University.

Career After graduation, Danil was employed in the Langkat Regency as the Head of the Law Bureau and Head of the Economic Bureau. She was promoted to Regional Secretary of Langkat Regency some time later. Due to her proficiency at her job, the Governor of North Sumatra at that time, Raja Inal Siregar, appointed her as the Head of the Law Bureau in the Office of the Governor of North Sumatra.

Danil was inaugurated as mayor on 16 July 1990 by Rudini, the Minister of Internal Affairs at the time. Her inauguration was unusual, as only governors could be inaugurated by the Minister of Internal Affairs, while regents and mayors were inaugurated by the governor. To this, Rudini replied that "...I inaugurated (her)...to show how much I respected women".

Activities According to Danil, she delegates most of her administrative tasks to the city secretary, Achyar. She was more often seen traversing Tebingtinggi and held dialogues with the Tebingtinggi populace. Every Friday, she frequently joined (religious meetups) in local communities. In an interview, she stated that she spent a minimum of two hours each day meeting the Tebingtinggi populace.

Achievements During Danil's term, the city of Tebingtinggi received the "Adipura" award three times (1994, 1995, 1996) due to its success in maintaining cleanliness and management of the urban environment.

Later life At the 2004 Indonesian legislative election, Danil nominated herself as the member of the Regional Representative Council, number 47. Danil went in the 9th place and obtained 167,998 votes in the election. She did not win any seats in the election.

Personal life

Danil married Danil Ahmad, a lecturer at the Literature Faculty of the University of North Sumatra. The marriage resulted in three children.

Awards Medals

Titles (City Cleanliness Manager) (1992, 1993) from the Minister of Internal Affairs and Minister of the Environment (Patron of Housing and Settlements) (1995) from the Minister of People's Housing. (Indonesian Woman's Figure) (1990) from the Indonesian Women Congress, The Best Executive of the Year (1995) from International Management Indonesia 21 Wanita Kartini Indonesia (21 Kartini Women of Indonesia) (1993) Source: