Wisran Hadi in the novel Persiden revealed the social problems that occur in the Minangkabau community. The purpose of writing this article is to describe the type of problems or social criticism in the novel Persiden Wisran Hadi. These results indicate that the novel form of social criticism Persiden Hadi Wisra work covering issues of culture, customs, religion, law, and politics. These social problems are conveyed in a direct and indirect form. Clearly, this criticism is a critique of (1) the problem of government bureaucracy that is not functioning as it should; (2) a Mamak who does not understand the condition of a nephew and Sumando who likes to interfere in matters that exist within the wife; (3) the rapidly growing number of political parties; (4) community morals that deviate from religious norms, the function of surau, and changes in beliefs; and (5) traffic rules, demonstrations, and building placement guidelines do not comply with the law.