Name: Joko Widodo
Nick Name: Jokowi
Nationality: Indonesian
Born City: Surakarta , Indonesia
Birth Date : 21 June , 1961
Profession : Politician
Height : 5 feet 9 inches
Religion: Islam
College/University : State Primary School 111 , Gadjah Mada University
Degree : forestry engineering
Father Name: Noto Mihardjo
Mother Name: Sujiatmi Notomihardjo
Spouse/Partner: Iriana Joko Widodo
Children: Kaesang Pangarep , Gibran Rakabuming Raka , Kahiyang Ayu
Joko Widodo Life:
- Joko Widodo is the current president of Indonesia.
- Joko born in a very poor family. His father doesn’t even has his own home to live. He lived in the illegal huts on which the government could take action and demolish at any time.
- Joko Widodo lived and grow up in a poorer society.
- He admitted to government primary school 111 where he passed matric. Then joko Widodo Graduated from Gadjah Mada University.
- Joko Widod Started his own business after some failures he became a successful business man in the furniture industry and started to export furniture.
- Joko entered in politics around 2005 and joined “Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle”. He won mayor election of the city Surakarta. Joko widono was very hardworking and honest. He worked honestly for the betterment of peoples and soon became very popular leader among the peoples. Peoples also like him because he doesn’t have any political background and belonged to a very poor family.
- He won the mayor elections again in 2010 with huge majority.
- In 2012 he won the position Jakarta’s Governor. In that time he took many steps for people’s health and education and won the support of people.
- In 2014 his party Nominated him as the candidate of president of Indonesia. He earned that much request in his previous positions that he easily won the confidence of people and elected as the 7th president of Indonesia with 53 percent votes of the peoples and defeated his opponent Prabowo Subianto.
- As president Joko Widodo is taking steps to minimize the corruption and for better health and education.