Prabowo Subianto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Prabowo Subianto

Indonesian politician, current Minister of Defence

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1951

Place of Birth: Jakarta, Indonesia

Profession: military personnel, politician, entrepreneur

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About Prabowo Subianto

  • Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian politician, businessman and former Army lieutenant General who is the currently-appointed Minister of Defence of the Republic of Indonesia.
  • He is the son of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, an Indonesian economist, and Dora Sigar.
  • He is the former husband of Titiek Suharto, the late President Suharto's second daughter.
  • They were married in 1983 and divorced in 1998 during the Indonesian political crisis.Prabowo graduated from the Indonesian Military Academy in 1970 and served in the Special Forces (Kopassus) until his appointment as chief of the Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad) in 1998.
  • That same year, he was dishonorably discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States because of alleged human rights violations.In early 2008, Prabowo's inner circle, including Fadli Zon, established the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra).
  • In the 2009 presidential election, he ran unsuccessfully for the vice-presidency as Megawati Sukarnoputri's running mate.
  • He contested the 2014 presidential election and was defeated by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, which he initially disputed.
  • He made another unsuccessful run for the presidency in 2019 with Sandiaga Uno as his running mate and with the support of Gerindra, the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Democratic Party and Berkarya Party.
  • His refusal to accept the result saw his followers stage protests that sparked deadly riots in Jakarta.

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