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Gibran Rakabuming Raka

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Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Official portrait, 2024
14th Vice President of Indonesia
Assumed office
20 October 2024
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
Preceded byMa'ruf Amin
18th Mayor of Surakarta
In office
26 February 2021 – 16 July 2024
Vice MayorTeguh Prakosa
Preceded byF. X. Hadi Rudyatmo
Succeeded byTeguh Prakosa
Personal details
Born (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37)
Surakarta, Indonesia
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
PDI-P (2019–2023)
Spouse(s)
(m. 2015)
Children2
MotherIriana
FatherJoko Widodo
RelativesFamily of Joko Widodo
EducationOrchid Park Secondary School
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Businessperson
  • politician

Gibran Rakabuming Raka (born 1 October 1987) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who has been the 14th and current Vice President of Indonesia since 2024. Before, he was the mayor of Surakarta from 2021 to 2024. He is the oldest child of 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.[1][2]

In the 2024 presidential election, he successfully ran as the vice presidential candidate of Prabowo Subianto.[3]

References

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  1. Hamdan, Nuranisa (23 December 2017). "Profil Gibran Rakabuming Raka Calon Wali Kota Surakarta". Tagar.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. Min, Chew Hui (21 November 2014). "Jokowi in Singapore for son's graduation: Other leaders whose children studied here". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. "Prabowo Resmi Umumkan Gibran Rakabuming Raka Jadi Cawapres". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.