#Politician
Sri Mulyani responds to looting at her Bintaro home
Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati has broken her silence following the looting of her residence in Bintaro, South Jakarta, by a group of unidentified individuals on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
President Prabowo reports wealth of Rp 2.06 trillion, up from 2019
President Prabowo Subianto has declared his personal wealth amounting to Rp2,062,241,012,691 (Rp2.06 trillion) in the State Officials Wealth Report (LHKPN) submitted to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on April 11, 2025.
Puan Maharani
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.
La Nyalla Mattalitti
La Nyalla Mattalitti Born in Jakarta, 1959. Mattalitti is the current Chairman of Regional Representative Council. He comes from an educated family and is someone from an educated family as well as a businessman family. His father and mother namely: Mahmud Mattalitti and Hj. Fauziah Mahmud Mattalitti. His father, Mahmud Mattalitti, is a former assistant lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Airlangga University. Meanwhile, his grandfather, Haji Mattalitti, was a well-known Bugis-Makassarese merchant in Surabaya, East Java. La Nyalla always followed his parents, he spent most of his life with his family in Surabaya. He is married to Muchmudah.
Joko Widodo
Joko Widodo was born in 1961, he is the current President of Indonesia. Widodo was born to a father and mother named Noto Mihardjo and Sujiatmi and is the first child along with three younger sisters namely Sriyantini, Ida Yati, Titik Relawati. His father is a seller of wood and bamboo in Karanganyar, Solo. Jokowi's early life was not luxurious at first, he came from a family that was less able to make ends meet. At first, he had many difficulties such as paying school fees, and finding food. To make ends meet, Jokowi helps his family become carpenters like after school he helps his father collect customers who buy wood and push carts filled with orders.
Ilham Saputra
Ilham Saputra was born in 1976 in Jakarta. He is the current General Election Commission. He received his bachelor's degree in Political Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Indonesia in 2006.
Bambang Soesatyo
Bambang Soesatyo or Bamsoet was born in Jakarta in 1962. Soesatyo is the Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly. He is from a military family, he is married to Lenny Sri Mulyani and has 8 children. Bamsoet studied elementary to high school in Jakarta. Starting from SMAN 14 Jakarta from 1978 to graduating in 1981. Then, following the Jayabaya Accounting Academy, Jakarta from 1981 to graduating in 1984. After that, he continued to the Indonesian College of Economics in Jakarta (S1) from 1985 to graduate 1987. He continued his education at IM Newport Indonesia in the United States (S2).
Andika Perkasa climbs the ladder to the top military position
Andika Perkasa was born in Bandung in1964. He is now the Commander of the Indonesian Military (TNI), a position he has held since November 2021. Andika is married to Diah Erwiany Trisnamurti Hendrati Hendropriyono, the daughter of the former Head of the State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Lt. Gen (ret.) Abdullah Mahmud Hendropriyono, and has a son named Alexander Akbar Wiratama Perkasa. Andika is the son of Sunarto and Udiati. Andika's father is an Army officer. Even though he was born in a Sundanese environment his family is from Blitar, East Java.
Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita follows in his father’s steps
Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita gets political traits from his father. He followed his father's footsteps and he joined the Golkar Party. His popularity soared while being a member of the party and held important posts in the government. He made some achievements during his time. Kartasasmita is known to be a loyal person, hardworking, serious and wholeheartedly and some see him as a perfectionist.
Abdul Muhaiman Iskandar, from teacher to politician
Abdul Halim Iskandar was educated in a madrasah (Islamic school) from a very young age. He is very well educated in religion, philosophy, and educational sociology. He started out as a teacher at a madrasah then a dean at a university, and later on becoming the speaker of the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD). Iskandar owns a hospital, funded by the Nahdlatul Ulama institution before becoming the Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration for the period of 2019-2024.