Colonel Maludin Simbolon (13 September 1916 – 2000) was an Indonesian military officer, independence fighter, and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Indonesia's (PRRI) Cabinet.

[2] Immediately after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, People's Security Army (TKR) was formed and he was appointed Commander of the Palembang Ulu Division, with the rank of Colonel.

[2][4] When TKR was changed into the Republic of Indonesia's Army (TRI), Simbolon became Commander of the Garuda VII Division in South Sumatra, which oversaw Lampung, Bengkulu, Palembang, and Jambi.

[5] The Ali Sastroamidjojo Cabinet in Jakarta that night also held an emergency meeting, and in the morning President Sukarno announced Simbolon's removal from his position and appointed his deputy, Lieutenant Colonel Djamin Ginting, to secure the situation.

[7] On July 27, 1961, Maludin Simbolon with his staff and the troops of "Pusukbuhit Division" surrendered formally to the Commander of Kodam II, Lt. Col. Manaf Lubis in Balige, thus ending their resistance to the central government.