Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian businessman, politician and former Lieutenant General of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. 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. That same year, he was dishonorably discharged from the military and subsequently banned from entering the United States because of alleged human rights violations.
The Great Indonesia Movement Party is a political party in Indonesia. In the 2014 presidential election, the party was represented by former Indonesian Army Strategic Reserve Command and Indonesian special forces commander Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo lost to Joko Widodo in the election, earning 46.85% of the vote to Widodo's 53.15%.
Trans Media is a business unit of Indonesian corporation CT Corp in the fields of media. Trans Media was initially founded as Trans Corp, a liaison between the television station Trans TV and a station that had just taken over 49% ownership stake by CT Corp of Kompas Gramedia Group, Trans 7. Trans Media is a subsidiary of CT Corp, owned by Chairul Tanjung.
Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 9 July 2014, with former general Prabowo Subianto contesting the elections against the governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo; incumbent president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was constitutionally barred from seeking a third term in office. On 22 July the General Elections Commission announced Joko Widodo's victory. He and his vice president, Jusuf Kalla, were sworn-in on 20 October 2014, for a 5-year term.
Joko Widodo, also known as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician who is the seventh and current President of Indonesia. Elected in July 2014 as the first Indonesian president to not come from an elite political or military background, he was previously the Mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012, and the Governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014.
Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, colloquially known as Cak Imin or Gus Imin, is an Indonesian politician who is currently the deputy speaker of People's Consultative Assembly in addition to being chairman of the National Awakening Party (PKB) and a member of the People's Representative Council.
General elections will be held in Indonesia on 17 April 2019. For the first time in the country's history, the president, the vice president, and members of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), will be elected on the same day with over 190 million eligible voters. Sixteen parties will be participating in the elections nationally, with four participating for the first time.
Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly is the current Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia. He was a member of the North Sumatra regional legislature from 1999 to 2003, and of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is the first ethnic Nias to hold a cabinet position.
The Berkarya Party is an Indonesian political party formed in 2016. The party is led by the youngest son of former president and dictator Suharto, Hutomo Mandala Putra. Better known as Tommy Suharto, he is a convicted murderer by proxy. Berkarya is one of 16 political parties eligible to contest Indonesia's 2019 general election. The party is supporting Tommy's former brother-in-law Prabowo Subianto for the presidency in 2019.
Fadli Zon is an Indonesian politician and the current deputy speaker of the Indonesian People's Representative Council. As one of the founders of the Great Indonesia Movement Party in 2007, he is the party's current vice chairman. A prominent member of the opposition, he is a frequent critic of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his cabinet.
Djarot Saiful Hidayat is an Indonesian politician who was the governor of Jakarta, in office between 15 June and 15 October 2017 after being acting governor since 9 May. He replaced his predecessor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama when the latter was found guilty of blasphemy against Islam. He was appointed by Basuki as Vice Governor in 2014 to fill the gap left by the election of Joko Widodo as president.
Puan Maharani is an Indonesian politician serving as the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet since 2014. She is a member of PDI-P, the largest party in the Indonesian parliament and the party of the president.
Tjahjo Kumolo is an Indonesian politician presently serving as Minister of Home Affairs in President Joko Widodo's 2014-2019 Working Cabinet.
Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono is an Indonesian bureaucrat who currently serves as the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet. Before his appointment as minister, he had worked for the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works for nine years.
Joko Widodo's presidential campaign in 2014 was announced on 14 March 2014, when his political party PDI-P declared him as the party's candidate for the upcoming election in 2014. He was then the Governor of Jakarta, and previously the Mayor of Surakarta. With former vice president Jusuf Kalla as his running mate, he was elected as President of Indonesia following election on 9 July and official KPU announcement on 22 July.
The 2018 Surabaya bombings were a series of terrorist attacks that initially occurred on 13 May 2018 in three churches in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia. The explosions took place at Immaculate Saint Mary Catholic Church on Ngagel Madya Street, Indonesia Christian Church on Diponegoro Street, and Surabaya Central Pentecost Church on Arjuno Street. The first explosion took place at the SMTB Church; the second and third explosions followed within an hour.
Joko Widodo's presidential campaign in 2019 is Joko Widodo's second presidential bid, following his first campaign's success in the 2014 presidential election. The campaign aimed for Widodo's re-election, with Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin as his running mate in a rematch against Prabowo Subianto.
Sudrajat is an Indonesian politician, former general and diplomat. He held the rank of Major General in the Indonesian Army, and was the Ambassador of Indonesia to China between 2005 and 2009. Currently, he is the CEO of Susi Air.
Prabowo Subianto's presidential campaign in 2019 is Prabowo Subianto's second presidential bid, following his defeat to Joko Widodo (Jokowi) in the 2014 Indonesian presidential election. With businessman and Jakarta Vice Governor Sandiaga Uno as his running mate, Prabowo will contest Jokowi's reelection campaign as President of Indonesia.
This page is a non-exhaustive list of individuals and organisations who have endorsed individual candidates for the 2019 Indonesian presidential election. Politicians are noted with their party origin or political affiliation should they come from parties not part of the candidate's coalition. Celebrities are noted with their party origin should they have one.
