Puan Maharani

  • Published on 27/02/2025 GMT+7

  • Reading time 9 minutes

  • Author: Julian Isaac

Puan Maharani - image source: Pontianakpost.jawapos.com

Puan Maharani - image source: Pontianakpost.jawapos.com

Puan Maharani Nakshatra Kusyala Devi, or known as Puan Maharani was born on 6 September 1973. She is the current Speaker of People’s Representative Council. Her mother is Megawati Soekarno Putri, the founder of the Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), currently one of the biggest parties in Indonesia, a former Indonesian President and the daughter of Indonesia's first President, Soekarno. Her father, Taufiq Kiemas, was also a politician who had served both in the House of Representatives and the People’s Consultative Assembly. She married Hapsoro “Happy” Sukmonohadi, who works in the property business as well as being the commissioner of various companies, Odira Energy Persada, PT. Prima Utama Mandiri, PT. Rukun Raharja Tbk, PT Meteor Mitra Mandiri, and PT Triguna internusa Pratama. 

She spent most of her childhood in Jakarta, enrolled and graduated elementary all the way to high school from Perguruan Cikini. She received her bachelor degree in mass communication from Universitas Indonesia in 1997. She received an Honorary Degree from Universitas Diponegoro on 14 February 2020. 

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