Editing Minangkabau people (section)

==Notable Minangkabau==
[[Image:Mohammad Hatta 1950.jpg|thumb|upright|right|[[Mohammad Hatta]], Indonesian nationalist and first vice-president of Indonesia]]
{{See also|List of Minangkabau people}}

The Minangkabau are famous for their dedication to knowledge, as well as the widespread diaspora of their men throughout southeast Asia, the result being that Minangs have been disproportionately represented in positions of economic and political power throughout the region. The co-founder of the Republic of Indonesia, [[Mohammad Hatta]], was a Minang, as were the first President of Singapore, [[Yusof bin Ishak]], and the first Supreme Head of State or [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]], [[Tuanku Abdul Rahman]].

The Minangkabau are known as a society that places top priority in high education and thus they are widespread across Indonesia and foreign countries in a variety of professions and expertise such as politicians, writers, scholars, teachers, journalists, and [[Minangkabau businesspeople|businesspeople]]. Outside West Sumatra, they are mostly an urban people, forming part of expanding Indonesia's middle-class.<ref>Nancy Tanner, Disputing and Dispute Settlement Among the Minangkabau of Indonesia, Cornell University Press, 1969</ref> Based on a relatively small population, Minangkabau is one of the most successful.<ref name="Kato">{{cite book |title=Adat Minangkabau dan merantau dalam perspektif sejarah |last= Kato |first=Tsuyoshi |year=2005 |publisher=PT [[Balai Pustaka]] |isbn=979-690-360-1 |page=2 }}</ref> According to ''[[Tempo (Indonesian magazine)|Tempo]]'' magazine (2000 New Year special edition), six of the top ten most influential Indonesians of the 20th century were Minang.<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Majalah Tempo Edisi Khusus Tahun 2000|date = December 1999 }}</ref> Three out of the four Indonesian founding fathers are Minangkabau people.<ref>Tim Wartawan Tempo, "4 Serangkai Pendiri Republik", Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Jakarta (2010)</ref><ref>4 of Indonesian founding fathers are Soekarno, Hatta, Sutan Sjahrir, and Tan Malaka</ref>

Many people of Minangkabau descent have held prominent positions in the Indonesian and Malay nationalist movements.<ref>{{cite book |last=Nasir|first=Zulhasril|title=Tan Malaka dan Gerakan Kiri Minangkabau}}</ref> In 1920–1960, the political leadership in Indonesian was replete with Minangkabau people, such as [[Mohammad Hatta]] a former Indonesian government prime minister and vice-president, [[Agus Salim]] a former Indonesian government minister, [[Tan Malaka]] international communist leader and founder of PARI and [[Murba Party|Murba]], [[Sutan Sjahrir]] a former Indonesian government prime minister and founder of [[Socialist Party of Indonesia]], [[Muhammad Natsir]] a former Indonesian government prime minister and founder of [[Masyumi]], [[Assaat]] a former Indonesian president, and [[Abdul Halim]] a former Indonesian government prime minister. During the [[Liberal Democracy Era in Indonesia|liberal democracy era]], Minangkabau politician dominated Indonesian parliament and cabinets. They were diversely affiliated to all of the existing factions, such as Islamist, nationalist, socialist and communist.

Minangkabau writers and journalists have made significant contributions to modern [[Indonesian literature]]. These include authors [[Marah Roesli]], [[Abdul Muis]], [[Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana]], [[Idrus]], [[Hamka]], and [[Ali Akbar Navis]]; poets [[Muhammad Yamin]], [[Chairil Anwar]], and [[Taufik Ismail]]; and journalists [[Djamaluddin Adinegoro]], [[Rosihan Anwar]], and [[Ani Idrus]]. Many prominent Indonesian novels were written by Minangkabau writers and later influenced the development of modern [[Indonesian language]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Swantoro|title=Dari Buku ke Buku, Sambung Menyambung Menjadi Satu}}</ref>

Moreover, there are also significant number of Minangkabau people in the popular entertainment industry, such as movie directors [[Usmar Ismail]] and [[Nasri Cheppy]]; movie producer [[Djamaluddin Malik]], screenwriter [[Arizal (Indonesia)|Arizal]] and [[Asrul Sani]]; actor and actress [[Soekarno M. Noer]], [[Rano Karno]], [[Camelia Malik]], [[Eva Arnaz]], [[Nirina Zubir]], [[Titi Rajo Bintang]], and [[Dude Herlino]], as well as singers [[Fariz RM]], [[Bunga Citra Lestari]], [[Nazril Irham]], [[Dorce Gamalama]], [[Afgansyah Reza]], [[Sherina Munaf]], and [[Tulus (singer)|Tulus]].

Nowadays, Minangkabau people have made significant contributions to Indonesia's economic activities. Minangkabau businessmen are also notable in hospitality sector, media industry, healthcare, publisher, automotive, and textile trading. Some of them are industrialists include [[Hasyim Ning]], [[Fahmi Idris]], [[Abdul Latief (Indonesian businessman)|Abdul Latief]], and [[Basrizal Koto]].

Historically, Minangs had also settled outside West Sumatra, migrating as far as the south Philippines by the 14th century. [[Rajah Baguinda|Raja Bagindo]] was the leader of the forming polity in [[Sulu]], [[Philippines]], which later turned into the [[Sultanate of Sulu]].<ref>Asian Studies, Volume 16–18; Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines System, 1978</ref> The Minangkabaus migrated to the Malay peninsula in the 14th century and began to take control of the local politics. In 1773, [[Raja Melewar]] was appointed the first [[Yamtuan Besar]] of [[Negeri Sembilan]].

Minangkabaus have filled many political positions in Malaysia and Singapore, namely the first President of Singapore, [[Yusof Ishak]]; the first Supreme Head of State (''[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]'') of the [[Federation of Malaya]], [[Tuanku Abdul Rahman]]; and many Malaysian government ministers, such as [[Aishah Ghani]], [[Amirsham Abdul Aziz]], [[Aziz Ishak]], [[Ghazali Shafie]], [[Rais Yatim]] and [[Khairy Jamaluddin]]. They are also known for their significant contributions to Malaysian and Singaporean culture, such as [[Zubir Said]], who composed ''[[Majulah Singapura]]'' (the national anthem of Singapore); the Singaporean musician, [[Wandly Yazid]]; the Malaysian film director, [[U-Wei Haji Saari]]; the linguist, [[Zainal Abidin Ahmad (writer)|Zainal Abidin Ahmad]]; as well as business and economic activities, such as [[Mohamed Taib bin Haji Abdul Samad]], [[Mokhzani Mahathir]], [[Kamarudin Meranun]] and [[Tunku Tan Sri Abdullah]].

Notable people of Minangkabau descent outside of the Malay world include member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, [[Rustam Effendi]]; [[Ahmad Khatib]], the imam (head) of the [[Shafi'i]] school of law at ''[[Masjid al-Haram]]''; and Khatib's grandson [[Fouad Abdulhameed Alkhateeb]] as [[Saudi Arabia]]n ambassador.