Teuku Iskandar

Teuku Iskandar was an Indonesian scholar, literary critic, lexicographer, historian, and nobleman. He was one of the native Indonesians of Acehnese who were eager to revivify the historical records of the indigenous civilizations of the Indonesian island of Sumatra (mainly revolve about the literatures of Acehnese, as well as Malay).

Notable works De Hikayat Atjeh . ‘S-Gravenhage: Nederlandsche Boek-en Steendrukkerij V. H. H. L. Smits. (RCLOS 992.1 ISK), 1959. Hikayat Aceh . Kuala Lumpur: Yayasan Karyawan (R 959.81 ISK), 2001. Aceh as a Muslim-Malay Cultural Center (14th-19th Century) // First International Conference of Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies February 24–27, 2007. Organized by Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore & Rehabilitation and Construction Executing Agency for Aceh and Nias (BRR), Banda Aceh, Indonesia 2007.

Named after Teuku Iskandar Indonesia Teuku Iskandar Street , a street located at Lamteh, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province. Teuku Iskandar Street Block Rose , a street located at Ceurih, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province. Teuku Iskandar Street Block Jasmine , a street located at Lambhuk, Banda Aceh City, Aceh Province.