Mayor of Padang

The mayor of Padang is an elected politician who is accountable for the strategic government of Padang, one of the provincial capitals in Indonesia. The position was first held by W.M. Ouwerkerk whe the role was created in 1928 by the Dutch colonial government, while under government of Indonesia it was first held by Abubakar Jaar in 1945, after Indonesian independence.

Mayor of Padang
Seal of Padang
Incumbent Fadly Amran since 20 February 2025
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Abubakar Jaar (after Indonesian independence)
Formation	1925
Deputy	Maigus Nasir
Website	www.padang.go.id

Mayors of Indonesian provinces are now chosen via popular election. Mahyeldi Ansharullah has held the position since 2014 until 2019 after being elected in the 2013 election.

Below is a list of mayors of Padang.

Dutch East Indies Administration (1928–1942)
Portrait	Mayor	Took Office	Left Office	Vice Mayor	Annotation
	Mr. Willem Matthijs Ouwerkerk	23 November 1928	1940	Mr. C. Hoogenboom (1928–1931)	[ket. 1][1][2]
				M. Passer (1931.–...) dr. Abdoel Hakim (1931–1940)	[3]
	Dirk Kapteijn	4 November 1940	1942	dr. Abdoel Hakim	[3][4]
Japan Administration (1942–1945)
Portrait	Mayor	Took Office	Left Office	Vice Mayor	Annotation
	Abdoel Madjid Usman	1942	1943		[3]
Indonesia Administration (1945–sekarang)
Portrait	Mayor	Took Office	Left Office	Vice Mayor	Annotation
	dr. Abdoel Hakim (Acting)	1945	October 1945	Sutan Ahmad (Acting)[5]
	Mr. Abubakar Jaar	October 1945	1946	Bagindo Azizchan	[6][7]
	Bagindo Azizchan	15 August 1946	19 July 1947		[ket. 2]
	Said Rasjad	1947	1947		[8]
	dr. Abdoel Hakim (Acting)	6 August 1947	December 1949		[9]
	dr. Rasidin	10 December 1949	1956		[6]
	Bachtiar Datuk Pado Panghulu	1956	1958		[10]
	Zainul Abidin Sutan Pangeran	31 May 1958[11]	1966		[ket. 3]
	Drs. H. Azhari (Acting)	1966	1967		[2]
	Drs. H. Achirul Yahya	1967	1971		[10]
	Drs. H. Hasan Basri Durin	1971	1973		[ket. 4]
		1973	1978		[ket. 5]
		1978	1983
	H. Syahrul Ujud SH	1983	1988
		1988	1993		[ket. 6]
	Drs. H. Zuiyen Rais MS	17 June 1993	17 June 1998
		17 June 1998	28 December 1999		[ket. 7]
	Drs. H. Masril Payan (Acting)	28 December 1999	20 July 2000
	Drs. H. Zuiyen Rais MS	20 July 2000	17 April 2003
17 April 2003	11 June 2003		[ket. 8]
	Drs. H. Oktisir Sjovijerli Asir (Acting)	12 June 2003	17 February 2004
	Dr. H. Fauzi Bahar MSi	17 February 2004	17 February 2009	Yusman Kasim
		17 February 2009	19 February 2014	Mahyeldi Ansharullah	[ket. 9]
	H. Erizal SH (Acting)	19 February 2014	13 May 2014	—	[18]
	H. Mahyeldi Ansharullah SP	13 May 2014	13 May 2019	Emzalmi	[19]
		13 May 2019	25 February 2021	Hendri Septa	[ket. 10]
	H. Hendri Septa B.Bus. (Acc.), MIB	25 February 2021	7 April 2021	–	[ket. 11][21]
		7 April 2021	13 May 2024	Ekos Albar (2023–24)	[22]
	Dr. H. Andree Harmadi Algamar S.STP., S.H., M.Si., M.Han. (Acting)	13 May 2024	17 May 2024	–	[ket. 12][23][24]
		17 May 2024	20 February 2025	–	[ket. 13][25]
	H. Fadly Amran B.B.A	20 February 2025	Incumbent	Maigus Nasir	[26]

Annotations

1. The first Padang Burgemeester
2. Died in a battle against the Dutch^[7][8]
3. Resign on June 1966^[12][13]
4. Acting
5. Two terms since 1973
6. Two terms^[14]
7. The mayor has been inactive since 28 December 1999, replaced by Masri Payan as acting mayor, reappointed on 20 July 2000.^[15]
8. Acting for two months, 17 April 2003 to 11 June 2003
9. Two terms, re-elected in mayoral election in 2008^[16][17]
10. Two terms, re-elected in the mayoral election in 2018.^[20]
11. Acting
12. Acting
13. Acting