Drs. Hasdari Helmi Rangkuti, M.T. was born in Tebing Tinggi on November 30, 1959, and is a lecturer in Electrical/Microelectronic Engineering at Universitas Sumatera Utara. He completed a Master's Program in Electrical Engineering at the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics of ITB in 1991. He received the Piagam Tanda Kehormatan Presiden RI 10 tahun and the Piagam Tanda Kehormatan Presiden RI 20 tahun awards.