The Minang are -- Success

The Minangkabau are leaders in nearly every area of Indonesian life. Discounting the Javanese who compose nearly half of Indonesia's population, the Minangkabau have contributed more to the country's literature, professions, religious institutions, and independence than any other ethnic group. They are reputedly the only Indonesian ethnic group to successfully compete in business with the typically industrious Indonesians of Chinese descent.

With only 4% of the nation's population, in the 50 years since national independence, Minang have filled on average 10-15% of the nation's cabinet posts. The Minang are often credited with having at least 50% of the nation's most prominent writers. As for prominence in religion, the Minangkabau were instrumental in founding the Indonesian reformist organization, Muhammadiyah. In 1940, the Minangkabau opened up Indonesia's first Islamic College.