Salmon Sagala (14 April 1931 – 18 July 2001) was a Toba Bataknese politician and bureaucrat person who served as the Regent of North Tapanuli from 1979 until 1984.
[1] After he graduated, he was appointed as the head of the education bureau in the office of the Governor of North Sumatra.
[1] After his inauguration as the Regent of North Tapanuli, Sagala faced several problems in North Tapanuli, such as the lack of penetration of regional funds for isolated areas, land acquisition for public works, and the lack of heavy equipments for large-scale projects.
[1] To cope this problem, Sagala encouraged mutual assistance of the North Tapanuli populace.
The Government of North Tapanuli cooperated with the army to build roads and easing access to isolated villages.
The plan succeeded, as the rice production level in North Tapanuli rise by 2.44% every year during his term.
[1] In accordance with the Decree of the Minister of Internal Affairs, on 16 May 1983, Sagala divided the regency into five different development areas.