Prabowo Subianto
| Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo | |
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Prabowo during the 2011 South East Asian Games
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| Chairman of GERINDRA | |
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Assumed office September 20, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| 22nd Commander of Kostrad | |
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In office March 20, 1998 – May 22, 1998 |
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| President | Soeharto |
| Preceded by | Soegijono |
| Succeeded by | Johny Lumintang |
| 15th General Commander of Kopassus | |
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In office December 1, 1995 – March 20, 1998 |
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| President | Soeharto |
| Preceded by | Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo |
| Succeeded by | Muchdi Purwoprandjono |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo 17 October 1951 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
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| Service/branch |
 Indonesian Army
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| Rank |
 Lieutenant General
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| 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 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.
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