Prabowo Subianto - image source: Asosiasi Kontraktor Indonesia
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo was born in Jakarta on the 17th of October 1951 to a distinguished family. Djojohadikusumo is the current Minister of Defence. His father, Prof. Dr Soemitro Djojohadikusumo was a famous Indonesian economist as well as the architect of the economic plan for the New Order. Soemitro was also a Minister of Trade and Industry and Minister of Finance during Soekarno’s era and a Minister of Trade and Minister of Research during Soeharto’s era. His grandfather, Margono Djojohadikusumo was one of the founders of Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). He is the youngest of 4, and his brother, Hashim Sudjono Djojohadikusumo, is an Indonesian conglomerate. He was married to Siti Hediati Hariyadi, the daughter of Soeharto, Former President of Indonesia from 1983 to 1998. He is a father to his son, Ragowo Hediprasetyo as known as Didiet, who currently lives in Paris, France as a designer.
He spent his early life abroad. Studied elementary at Hong Kong, Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, graduated middle school from Zurich International School and high school from American School in London. Later on, his father encouraged him to join the military, which he did in 1970 and graduated in 1974 even though he was accepted to the University of Colorado and George Washington University, United States prior to the military academy.
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