Masjchun Sofwan

Masjchun Sofwan was born on 7 September 1927 in Blitar, East Java, Indonesia. Sofwan became the governor of Jambi from 1979 to 1989. After graduating from Gadjah Mada University, Sofwan served as the mayor of the Temanggung Regency from 1964 until 1978. He replaced Eddy Sabara as the governor of the province.^[1]

Masjchun Sofwan
Governor of Jambi
In office 1979–1989
Preceded by	Eddy Sabara
Succeeded by	Abdurrahman Sayoeti [id]
Personal details
Born	7 September 1927 Blitar, East Java, Indonesia
Died	3 October 2015(2015-10-03) (aged 88) Jakarta, Indonesia
Profession	Governor and Mayor.

He died on 3 October 2015 in Jakarta due to complications with an undisclosed disease.^[2]