Sofyan Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陳).

Sofyan Tan, born Tan Kim Yang (Chinese: 陈金揚; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim Iông; 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.^[1]

dr. Sofyan Tan
陳金揚
Member of the People's Representative Council for North Sumatra I
Constituency	North Sumatra I
Personal details
Born	Tan Kim Yang (1959-09-25) 25 September 1959 (age 65) Medan, Indonesia
Alma mater	Universitas Methodist Indonesia
Occupation	doctor and politician

He was born and raised in Medan, attending Sutomo School and later studying Medicine at the Universitas Methodist Indonesia.^[2]

Work

Long being an educational advocate,^[3] 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.^[4]

Family

He is married to Elinar and has 4 children.^[5]