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Prabowo Subianto

Prabowo Subianto

President of the Republic of Indonesia

Appears in 4 stories

Born: October 17, 1951 (age 74 years), Jakarta, Indonesia
Party: Gerindra Party
Education: The National Military Academy of Indonesia - Akademi Militer (1970–1974) and The American School in London (1969)
Spouse: Siti Hediati Hariyadi (m. 1983–1998)
Children: Didit Hediprasetyo

Notable Quotes

Paraphrased: Prabowo told officials the government has the capacity to manage both the disaster and the reconstruction after BNPB presented cost estimates.([reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesia-says-more-than-3-billion-recovery-funds-required-after-sumatra-floods-2025-12-08/?utm_source=openai))

"The President instructed that this situation be treated as a national priority, with guarantees that national funds and logistics are fully available," Coordinating Minister Pratikno said, conveying Prabowo’s orders on the Sumatra disaster.([inp.polri.go.id](https://inp.polri.go.id/artikel/president-prabowo-orders-national-level-response-to-sumatra-disaster?utm_source=openai))

"We do not need to declare a national disaster. However, that does not mean we do not view this as a very serious matter," President Prabowo said, defending his decision not to upgrade the disaster status.([en.antaranews.com](https://en.antaranews.com/news/394793/govt-avoids-national-emergency-as-situation-deemed-manageable-mpr))

Stories

Sumatra’s megaflood: cyclone Senyar, deforestation, and a $3.1 billion rebuild

Built World

Leads national response; under pressure over scale and speed of disaster management

In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar struck Sumatra, unleashing days of extreme rainfall that triggered catastrophic floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disaster killed at least 950 people, left 274 missing, injured thousands, and displaced about a million people—one of Southeast Asia's deadliest recent climate disasters.

Updated 6 days ago

Sumatra’s megafloods expose years of deforestation and corporate risk-taking

Built World

Refused to declare national disaster despite rising death toll and pressure from 113 civil society organizations; vowed normalcy within 2-3 months

In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar dumped extreme rainfall on Sumatra, unleashing floods and landslides across Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. By January 4, 2026, authorities reported at least 1,177 deaths, 165 missing, and more than 3.3 million people affected, with around 1.1 million displaced across 52 cities and regencies.

Updated 6 days ago

Indonesia builds Nusantara as a second capital

Built World

Scaling project back while keeping it alive

Indonesia has been building a brand-new capital in the jungles of East Kalimantan since 2022. On December 12, 2025, construction crews broke ground on the legislative and judicial districts of Nusantara — the buildings meant to house parliament, the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court — under multi-year contracts worth roughly Rp20 trillion (about $1.2 billion).

Updated Apr 27

Indonesia passes domestic workers protection law after 22 years

Rule Changes

Backed the law; government now drafts implementing rules

For 22 years, Indonesia's roughly 4.2 million domestic workers—nearly 90% of them women—have cleaned, cooked, and raised other people's children with no legal status as employees. On April 21, 2026, the country's Kartini Day holiday honoring women's rights, the House of Representatives passed the Domestic Workers Protection Law (UU PPRT), a bill first introduced in 2004 that had stalled across five parliamentary terms.

Updated Apr 22