Masjchun Sofwan

Masjchun Sofwan was born on the 7th of 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.

He died on the 3rd October 2015 in Jakarta due to complications with an undisclosed disease.