Prabowo Subianto, a retired military officer, businessman, and former defense minister (2019-2024), has been ingrained in politics since 2004 in pursuit of his dream to become the President of Indonesia.
Prabowo Subianto Djojohadikusumo co-founded the Gerindra Party in 2008 and has led it since 2014. He failed in two attempts to win the presidential elections in 2014 and 2019, embarking on his third bid in the 2024 presidential elections as part of a coalition comprising 8 parties.
Born in Jakarta on October 17, 1951, Prabowo is the third of four siblings in a politically influential affluent family. His father, Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, was a prominent economist and politician who held various ministerial positions during the presidencies of Ahmad Sukarno and Mohammad Soeharto. His mother, Dora Marie
