Iriana

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Iriana
Iriana in 2016
7th First Lady of Indonesia
Assumed role
20 October 2014
PresidentJoko Widodo
Preceded byAni Yudhoyono
Personal details
Born (1963-10-01) 1 October 1963 (age 60)
Surakarta, Indonesia
Spouse
(m. 1986)
Relations
Children
AwardsStar of the Republic of Indonesia Adipradana

Iriana (also called Iriana Jokowi; born 1 October 1963) is the First Lady of Indonesia since 20 October 2014 and the wife of the current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.

Early career[edit]

Iriana graduated from State High School No. 3, Solo in 1983.[1] She then studied at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for six semesters, but left without a degree to marry Joko Widodo.[2]

While her husband served as governor of Jakarta, Iriana was appointed as leader of the Family Welfare Education organisation (Pembinaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga or PKK), a national women's movement in Indonesia. She also served as leader of the PKK in Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 when her husband was mayor of Surakarta.[3]

Family[edit]

Iriana married Joko Widodo in Solo, Central Java, on 22 December 1986. They have two sons: Gibran Rakabuming (born 1 October 1987) and Kaesang Pangarep (born 25 December 1994) and one daughter named Kahiyang Ayu (born 20 April 1992).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Abrori, Fajar (25 October 2014). "Iriana Jokowi Reuni SMA di Solo" [Iriana Jokowi Attends High School Reunion in Solo]. Liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. ^ Prasetia, Andhika (19 November 2018). "Jokowi: Iriana Dulu Kuliah di Muhamadiyah, Semester 6 Saya Ajak Kawin" [Jokowi: Iriana Studied at a Muhammadiyah (College), But Married Me on Her Sixth Semester]. Detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "First Lady: I Want To Be My Self". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. ^ Siti Afifiyah (17 November 2019). "Anak Cucu Jokowi dan Inspirasi Nama Bayi Jawa". Tagar.id (in Indonesian).
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Indonesia
20 October 2014 – present
Incumbent