Titiek Suharto

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Titiek Suharto
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Official portrait, 2024
8th First Lady of Indonesia
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 October 2024
Spouse
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(m. 1983)​
Children Didit Hediprasetyo
Parents
Relatives
Alma mater University of Indonesia
Occupation
  • Businessperson
  • politician

Siti Hediati Hariyadi (born 14 April 1959), popularly known as Titiek Suharto, is an Indonesian businesswoman & politician. She is the second daughter (and fourth child) of Suharto, the second president of Indonesia. She currently serves as a member of the Indonesia House of Representatives.

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Initially a member of Golkar, she was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2014 Indonesian legislative election. She was re-elected to the House of Representatives in the 2024 election as a member of Gerindra. [1] She currently chairs the Fourth Commission of the House of Representatives of Indonesia (Agriculture, Environment & Forestry, and Marine affairs). [2]

Early life and education

Titiek Suharto was born in Semarang, Central Java in 1959. She is the fourth child (and second daughter) of Suharto and Siti Hartinah. At that time, her father was Commander of the IV Military Regional Command/Diponegoro in Semarang with the rank of Colonel. Titiek is also a descendant of Mangkunegara III from her mother’s side. [3]

Titiek studied at SMP Negeri 1 Jakarta [4] and studied at SMA Negeri 3 Jakarta (from 1974–1977). [5] After graduating high school, she studied at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia majoring in accounting. [4] [5]

While studying at the University of Indonesia, one of Titiek’s teachers was her future father-in-law, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo. When Titiek was first introduced as Prabowo’s girlfriend, Sumitro said, "She looks familiar." After being in a relationship for almost two years, Titiek, who was still in college, married Prabowo in 1983. [6]

She graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Economics. [7] Her graduation ceremony was attended by her family members, including her mother (who was then the First Lady of Indonesia) and her husband, Prabowo (who at that time held the rank of Major). [8]

Career

Business career

Titiek started her business career in the 1980s. She partnered with her brother-in-law Hashim Djojohadikusumo on a cement business. In addition, she has held numerous board positions, including Commissioner at PT Mekar Unggul Sari which has been active in the recreation and agriculture industry since 1994, Commissioner at PT Bursa Efek Jakarta from 1995-1998, and President Commissioner at PT Abhitama. She ventured into the entertainment and broadcasting industry, when in July 2005, PT Abhitama purchased a 25% stake in PT Surya Citra Media Tbk. She served as Commissioner of PT Surya Citra Media until 2015. [6]

Political career

For the 2014 Indonesian legislative election, she was elected as a member of Indonesia's House of Representatives through Golkar, the political party that her father founded. In 2015, Titiek backed her brother Tommy Suharto to lead the party. [9] In 2017, Titiek said she herself was ready to stand for the leadership of Golkar because the party’s popularity had slumped. [10] In June 2018, Titiek resigned from Golkar and joined Tommy's Berkarya Party. She complained her voice was not being heard in Golkar. [11]

In 2023, she was appointed as a member of the advisory board of Gerindra, Prabowo’s party. [12] For the 2024 Indonesian legislative election, Titiek ran as a legislative candidate under Gerindra. [13] She received the 2nd highest number of votes in her electoral district of Yogyakarta, securing a seat for Gerindra. [14] She was elected as Chair of the Fourth Commission of the House of Representatives of Indonesia (Agriculture, Environment & Forestry, and Marine affairs). She has mentioned that her aim is to accelerate Indonesia’s food security and food self-sufficiency. [15]

Other activities

In 1996, Titiek was elected Chairman of Indonesia Table Tennis Association. [16] In 2010, Titiek was elected Chairman of the Indonesia Archery Association for the term of 2010-2014 with support from 23 regional administrators during the association’s national conference. [17] In 2014, she was re-elected as Chairman of the Indonesia Archery Association for the term of 2014-2018. [18] [19]

Titiek has led the Indonesian Art Foundation from 2010-2015. [4] In 2014, Titiek appeared as one of the judges of the Puteri Indonesia pageant. [20] In 2016, she appeared as a commentator for the 2006 World Cup. [21]

In 2021, during the Covid-19 pandemic, Titiek donated a sample of her blood for the development of the Nusantara vaccine. [22]

Personal Life

In May 1983, Titiek married Prabowo Subianto, who was then a senior officer in the Indonesian Army’s Kopassandha. [23] [24] Prabowo is the son of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, one of Indonesia’s most influential economists, who held ministerial positions under Presidents Sukarno and Suharto intermittently between 1950 and 1978. The wedding was held in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah. [24]

She and Prabowo have one son, Ragowo Hediprasetyo (Didit), who was born in March 1984. [25] Didit is a well renowned fashion designer with achievements that include: Indonesian team uniform design for the 2024 Olympics, BMW Individual Series 7 interior design, and dresses worn by Hollywood celebrities such as Paris Hilton & Carly Rae Jepsen. [26] [27] [28]

Titiek and Prabowo separated in 1998. [6] However, the two have remained close with Titiek supporting Prabowo at rallies for his presidential campaigns in 2014, [29] 2019, [30] and 2024. [31] As of 2024, both Titiek & Prabowo have chosen not to remarry anyone else. [6]

Electoral History

ElectionLegislative bodyDistrictPartyVotesResult
2014 House of Representatives Yogyakarta Golkar 61.655 [32] Yes check.svgYElected
2019 House of Representatives Yogyakarta Berkarya [a] X mark.svgN Not elected
2024 House of Representatives Yogyakarta Gerindra 145.489 [33] Yes check.svgYElected
  1. ↑ Berkarya did not pass parliamentary threshold.

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