About Sofyan Tan
Born 1959. Sofyan Tan is an Indonesian politician and teacher.
Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang (; 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.
He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.
Work Long being an educational advocate, 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.
Family He is married to Elinar and has 4 children.
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Indonesian politician
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Sofyan Tan was born on 25 September 1959 in Medan.
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Sofyan Tan is a politician and teacher.
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Sofyan Tan is Indonesian.
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