Prabowo

Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo
Prabowo during the 2011 South East Asian Games
Chairman of GERINDRA
Incumbent
Assumed office September 20, 2014
Preceded by	Position established
22nd Commander of Kostrad
In office March 20, 1998 – May 22, 1998
President	Soeharto
Preceded by	Soegijono
Succeeded by	Johny Lumintang
15th General Commander of Kopassus
In office December 1, 1995 – March 20, 1998
President	Soeharto
Preceded by	Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo
Succeeded by	Muchdi Purwoprandjono
Personal details
Born	Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo (1951-10-17) 17 October 1951 (age 65) Jakarta, Indonesia
Political party	GERINDRA
Spouse(s)	Titiek Suharto (1983-1998)
Children	Didit Hediprasetyo
Alma mater	Indonesia Military Academy
Religion	Islam
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Indonesia
Service/branch	Indonesian Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Kostrad Kopassus

Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo or publicly known as Prabowo Subianto (born 17 October 1951) is an Indonesian businessman, politician and former Lieutenant General in the Indonesian National Armed Forces. In the Indonesian presidential election, 2009 he ran for the vice-presidency as part of Megawati Sukarnoputri's campaign for president. He ran for president in the Indonesian presidential election, 2014 but was defeated by Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo in a close finish, which he initially disputed.

Prabowo is the son of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, an Indonesian economist, and Dora Sigar. He is also 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's grandfather, Margono Djojohadikusumo, was the founder of Bank Negara Indonesia, the first leader of Indonesia's Provisional Advisory Council (Dewan Pertimbangan Agung Sementara), and Committee for Preparatory Work for Indonesian Independence (Badan Penyelidik Usaha Persiapan Kemerdekaan Indonesia).

Prabowo's father, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, was an economist who served as former President Suharto's minister for the economy and minister for research and technology. Sumitro named Prabowo after his own younger brother, a martyr hero who died in a battle against the Dutch in Yogyakarta during the Indonesian National Revolution. Prabowo has two older sisters, Bintianingsih and Mayrani Ekowati, and one younger brother, Hashim Djojohadikusumo. Hashim's pribumi conglomerate business interests stretch from Indonesia to Canada and Russia. Between 1966 and 1968, the family lived in London, where Prabowo attended and graduated from The American School in London. Sumitro subsequently encouraged his son to attend military academy. One of Prabowo's role models was Turkish military figure Ataturk, and according to peers and observers, Prabowo was talented with a passion for stratagems and had an appetite for political power.