ACEH MISSION 7: MEETING ACEH FIGURES AT VARIOUS OCCASIONS

With Deputy Governor of Aceh

This is my last posting on Aceh trip.

In between the scheduled programmes, we were given opportunities to meet at various occasions and establish networking with many important figures in Aceh. Among them were former (two-terms) Bupati Bapak H. Syamsunan Mahmud who is presently the Ketua Dewan Pertimbangan, Aceh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Executive Director of the Aceh Chamber of Commerce and Industry  Bapak H. Kahnir Rajiun, Head of Banda Aceh Parliament Bapak Yudi Kurnia, Head of Majelis Permusyawaratan  Ulama Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Professor Dr Teungku H. Muslim Ibrahim, Head of  Banda Aceh Bank of Indonesia Bapak Mahdi,  (Informal) Adviser to the Aceh Governor on Human Resources Development Professor Jasman J. Ma`ruf, and Secretary of Aceh Development Planning Agency (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Aceh, BAPPEDA) Bapak Dr. Warqah Helmi.

Alhamdulillah, the trip to Aceh was a short but very fruitful one with many accomplishments. Praying that Allah swt will help ISDEV to help post-tsunami Aceh, InshaAllah.

Speech during a morning coffee at Solong Coffee restaurant. On my right is Head of Banda Aceh Parliament Bapak Yudi Kurnia

Morning coffee with some Aceh figures (R-L): a Professor of IAIN Ar-Raniry, Head of Mental Hospital, Dean of Faculty of Economics of Universitas Syiah Kuala, Informal Advisor (on Human Resource Development) to Aceh Governor, and former Bupati Bapak Syamsunan Mahmud

With Brother Asnawi (4th from right), the owner of Solong Coffee Restaurant in Ulee Karing, Banda Aceh

With Head of Majelis Permusyawaratan  Ulama Provinsi Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Professor Dr Teungku H. Muslim Ibrahim

Head of  Banda Aceh Bank of Indonesia Bapak Mahdi