List of political families in Indonesia

Throughout history, Indonesia has had many politicians who gave birth to other politicians. Here is a list of prominent political families in Indonesia

The Asy'ari-Wahid Family

• Hasyim Asy'ari, 1871–1947 (founder of Nahdlatul Ulama[1] in 1926, which evolves to become the largest independent Islamic organization in the world)
  • Wahid Hasyim, 1914–1953 (member to both the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence of Indonesia and the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence, as well as one of the nine signatories of Jakarta Charter; twice Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in 1945 and later in 1950–1952, as well as the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia, 1949–1950)
    • Abdurrahman Wahid, 1940–2009 (eldest son of Wahid Hasyim; Chairman of the Executive Council of Nahdlatul Ulama, 1984–1999; founder of National Awakening Party in 1998; President of Indonesia, 1999–2001)
      • Yenny Wahid (second daughter of Abdurrahman Wahid; Director of The Wahid Institute; Secretary General of National Awakening Party, 2005–2008)
      • Muhaimin Iskandar (Abdurrahman Wahid and Salahuddin Wahid's first cousin once removed; Deputy Speaker of the People's Representative Council, 1999–2009; Chairman of National Awakening Party, 2005–present; Minister of Manpower and Transmigration, 2009–2014)
      • Saifullah Yusuf (Abdurrahman Wahid and Salahuddin Wahid's first cousin once removed; State Minister of Development Acceleration for Disadvantaged Regions, 2004–2007; Vice Governor of East Java, 2008–2018; governor candidate in the 2018 East Java gubernatorial election)
    • Salahuddin Wahid (second son of Wahid Hasyim; vice-presidential candidate in the 2004 presidential election)
    • Lily Chodidjah Wahid (daughter of Wahid Hasyim; member of the People's Representative Council from National Awakening Party, 2009–2014)

The Baharsjah Family

• Sjarifuddin Baharsjah (academics; Minister of Agriculture, 1993–1998)
• Justika Baharsjah (wife of Sjarifuddin Baharsjah; academics; Minister of Agriculture, 1998; Minister of Social Affairs, 1998–1999)

The Baswedan Family

• Abdurrahman Baswedan, 1908–1986 (journalist and diplomat, Member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence of Indonesia; member of the Central Indonesian National Committee Working Group, 1945–1949; Deputy Minister of Information, 1946–1947; member of the Constitutional Assembly of Indonesia, 1956–1959)
  • Anies Baswedan (grandson of Abdurrahman Baswedan; Minister of Education and Culture, 2014–2016; Governor of Jakarta, 2017–present)[2]

The Brodjonegoro Family

• Sumantri Brodjonegoro, 1926–1973 (politicians, academics and professors; Presidium Bandung Institute of Technology, 1959; Rector of University of Indonesia, 1964–1973; Minister of Mining, 1967–1973; Minister of Education and Culture, 1973)
  • Bambang Brodjonegoro (son of Sumantri Brodjonegoro, economist; Deputy of Finance Minister, 2013–2014; Finance Minister, 2014–2016; Minister of National Development Planning, 2016–2019; Minister of Research and Technology, 2019–present)[2]

The Djojohadikusumo Family

Djojohadikusumo Family (1963)

• Margono Djojohadikoesoemo, 1894–1978 (member of the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence of Indonesia; 1st Head of the Supreme Advisory Council of the Republic of Indonesia, 1945; founder and the 1st director of Bank Negara Indonesia)
  • Soemitro Djojohadikusumo, 1917–2001 (eldest son of Margono Djojohadikoesoemo; Deputy head of Indonesian delegation to the UN Security Council, 1948–1949; Professor of Economics at the University of Indonesia since 1952 until his death; held various ministerial posts under both Sukarno and Suharto, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Industry and Trade, and Minister of Research)
    • Prabowo Subianto (eldest son of Soemitro Djojohadikusumo;[3] former lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army, and was commander of both Kopassus and Kostrad; former son-in-law of Suharto, married to Siti Hediati Haryadi from 1983 until separated in 1998; founder and chairman of Gerindra Party; vice-presidential candidate in the 2009 presidential election and presidential candidate in the 2014 and 2019 presidential election; Minister of Defense, 2019–present)
    • Hashim Djojohadikusumo (youngest son of Soemitro Djojohadikoesoemo; Member of the Supervisory Council of Gerindra Party)
      • Aryo Djojohadikusumo (son of Hashim Djojohadikusumo; member of People's Representative Council from Gerindra Party, 2014–2019)

The Gumelar Family

• Agum Gumelar (military; politician, Governor of National Resilience Institute 1998–1999; Minister of Transportation, 1999–2001, 2001–2004; Minister of Defense, 2001; Coordinating Minister of Coordinating Ministry for Political, Social and Security of Indonesia, 2001; chairman of Indonesian Football Association, 1999–2003 and National Sports Committee of Indonesia, 2003–2007 ; Member of the Presidential Advisory Council, 2018–2019)
• Linda Amaliasari (wife of Agum Gumelar; Chairwomen of Indonesian Women's Congress, 2004–2009; Minister for Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, 2009–2014)[2]

The Habibie Family

• Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, 1936–2019 (3rd President of Indonesia, 1998–1999; 7th Vice President of Indonesia, 1998; 4th State Minister for Research and Technology)
  • Rusli Habibie (nephew of B. J. Habibie; Regent of North Gorontalo, 2008–2012; Governor of Gorontalo, 2012–present)

The Hasan Family

• Zulkifli Hasan, (Minister of Forestry, 2009–2014; Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly, 2014–2019; Deputy Speaker of People's Consultative Assembly, 2019–present)
  • Zita Anjani (daughter of Zulkifli Hasan; Deputy of People's Representative Council of Jakarta, 2019–present)
• Zainudin Hasan, (younger brother of Zulkifli Hasan; Regent of South Lampung, 2016–2018)
• Helmi Hasan, (younger brother of Zulkifli Hasan; Mayor of Bengkulu, 2013–present)

The Hatta Family

• Mohammad Hatta, 1902–1980 (1st Vice President of Indonesia, 1945–1956; 3rd Prime Minister of Indonesia, 1948–1950)
  • Meutia Hatta (eldest daughter of Mohammad Hatta; State Minister for Woman's Empowerment, 2004–2009; Chairman of Indonesian Justice and Unity Party, 2008–2010)

The Hartarto Family

• Hartarto Sastrosoenarto, 1932–2017 (Minister of Industry, 1983–1993; Coordinating Minister for Production and Distribution, 1993–1998; State Cordinating Minister for the Supervision of Development and Utilization of the State Apparatus, 1998–1999)
  • Airlangga Hartarto (Son of Hartato Sastrosoenarto; Minister of Industry, 2016–2019; Chair of Golkar, 2017–present; Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs of Indonesia, 2019–present)[2]

The Idris Family

• Fahmi Idris (Minister of Labor & Transmigration, 1998–1999, 2004–2005; Minister of Industry; 2005–2009)
  • Fahira Idris (Member of Regional Representative Council, 2014–present)

The Kartasasmita Family

• Ginandjar Kartasasmita (soldier and politician; Minister of Mining & Energy, 1988–1993; State Minister of National Development Planning (1993–1998); Coordinating Minister for Economics, Finance and Industry, 1998–1999; Speakers of the Regional Representative Council, 2004–2009)
  • Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita (Son of Ginandjar, Politician; Member of People Representative Council, 1999–2018; Minister of Social Affairs, 2018–2019; Minister of Industry, 2019–present)

The Kalla-Aksa Family

• Jusuf Kalla (businessman-politician; Vice President of Indonesia, 2004–2009 and again in 2014–2019; Chairman of Golkar Party, 2004–2009)
  • Aksa Mahmud (businessman-politician; brother-in-law of Jusuf Kalla; Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly, 2004–2009)
    • Erwin Aksa (son of Aksa Mahmud; prominent member of Golkar Party);
    • Munafri Arifuddin, (son-in-law of Aksa Mahmud; mayoral candidate in the 2018 mayoral election of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi)
  • Halim Kalla, (younger brother of Jusuf Kalla; member of the People's Representative Council from Golkar Party, 2009–2014)

The Kusumaatmadja Family

• Mochtar Kusumaatmadja (academics and diplomats; Minister of Justice, 1973–1978; Minister of Foreign, 1978–1988)
  • Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (née Kusumaatmadja, daughter of Mochtar Kusumaatmadja; Minister for National Development Planning, 2009–2014; Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific, 2018–present)

The Majdi Family

• Muhammad Zainul Majdi, known as Tuan Guru Bajang (religious leader; Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, 2008–2018)
• Sitti Rohmi Djalilah (older sister of Muhammad Zainul Majdi; Vice Governor of West Nusa Tenggara, 2018–present)

The Mangindaan Family

• Evert Ernest Mangindaan (military; Governor of North Sulawesi, 1995–2000; State Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, 2009–2011; Ministry of Transportation, 2011–2014; Deputy Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly; 2014–2019)
  • Harley Alfredo Benfica Mangindaan (son of E. E. Mangindaan; Deputy Mayor of Manado, 2010–2015)

The Matajang-Mboi-Witoelar Family

• Sonda Daeng Matajang (politician; member of the Provisional Representative Body of East Indonesia, 1946-1947; member of the People's Representative Council, 1950-1956; temporary leader of the federal parliament of Indonesia)
  • Aloysius Benedictus "Ben" Mboi (grandchildren-in-law of Sonda Daeng Matajang; medical-military doctor; Governor of East Nusa Tenggara, 1978–1988)
  • Andi Nafsiah Mboi, née Walinono (grandchildren of Sonda Daeng Matajang; medical doctor, Minister of Health, 2012–2014)[4]
  • Andi Erna Witoelar, née Walinono (sister of Nafsiah Mboi; Minister of Human Settlements and Regional Development, 2000–2001)[5]
  • Rachmat Witoelar (husband of Erna Witoelar; Minister of Environment, 2004–2009)[5]
  • Wimar Witoelar (brother-in-law of Erna Witoelar; Spokesperson of the President of Indonesia, 1999–2001)[5]

The Moeloek Family

• Faried Anfasa Moeloek (medical doctor, professor; Minister of Health, 1998–1999)
• Nila Djuwita Moeloek (wife of Faried A. Moeloek; medical doctor, professor; Minister of Health, 2014–2019)[6][2]

The Puspayoga Family

• Anak Agung Gede Ngurah Puspayoga (politician; Mayor of Denpasar, 2000–2008; Vice Governor of Bali, 2008–2013; Minister of Cooperatives and Small & Medium Enterprises, 2014–2019)
• I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati (wife of AAGN Puspayoga, politician; Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection, 2019–present)

The Ratu Atut Family

• Tubagus Chasan Sochib, 1930–2011 (father of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; Golkar politician)
• Heryani Yuhana (step mother of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; fifth wife of Chasan Sochib; member of Regional People's Representative Council of Banten 2009–2011; Deputy Regent of Pandeglang, 2011–2016)
  • Ratu Atut Chosiyah (politician; Deputy Governor of Banten, 2002–2005; Acting Governor of Banten, 2005–2007; Governor of Banten, 2007–2014)[7]
  • Hikmat Tomet, 1955–2013 (husband of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; member People's Representative Council, 2009–2013)
    • Andika Hazrumy (son of Ratu Atut Chosiyah & Hikmat Tomet; politician; member of Regional Representative Council, 2009–2014; member of People's Representative Council, 2014–2017; Deputy Governor of Banten, 2017–present)
    • Adde Rosi Khairunnisa (daughter-in-law of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; wife of Andika Hazrumy; member of Regional People's Representative Council of Banten 2014–2019)
  • Ratu Tatu Chasanah (younger sister of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; politician; Deputy Regent of Serang, 2010–2015; Regent of Serang, 2016–present)
  • Tubagus Haerul Jaman (step brother of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; politician; Deputy Mayor of Serang, 2008–2011; Mayor of Serang, 2011–2018)
  • Airin Rachmi Diany (sister-in-law of Ratu Atut Chosiyah; model, notary public; Mayor of South Tangerang, 2011–present);

The Sambuaga Family

• Theo L. Sambuaga (Golkar politician; Minister of Labor, 1998; State Minister of Public Housing and Settlements, 1998–1999)
  • Jerry Adithya Ksatria Sambuaga (son of Theo L. Sambuaga; Golkar politician, Deputy Minister of Trade, 2019–present)[8]

The Subakir Family

• Muhammad Sani, 1942–2016 (politician; Regent of Karimun, 2001–2005, Vice Governor of Riau Islands, 2005–2010, Governor of Riau Islands, 2010–2015, 2016)
• Isdianto (younger brother of Muhammad Sani; politician; Vice Governor of Riau Islands, 2016–2019; Governor of Riau Islands, 2020–present)

The Sarwo Edhie-Yudhoyono Family

• Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, 1925–1989 (retired lieutenant general in the Indonesian Army and the fifth commander of the Army Para-Commando Regiment who played substantial role in crushing the 30 September Movement as well as the Indonesian Communist Party)
  • Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (son-in-law of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, husband of Kristiani Herrawati; retired general in the Indonesian Army; founder of the Democratic Party; President of Indonesia, 2004–2014)
  • Kristiani Herrawati, 1952–2019 (eldest daughter of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; the sixth First Lady of Indonesia; former Deputy Chair of the Democratic Party)
    • Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (eldest son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; former infantry major in the Indonesian Army, resigned to run for governorship of Jakarta in the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election)
    • Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (youngest son of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono; Secretary-General of the Democratic Party, 2010–2015; Member of the People's Representative Council from Democratic Party, 2009–present; married to the daughter of Hatta Rajasa, former chairman of the National Mandate Party and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in Yudhoyono's cabinet who ran as vice-presidential candidate in the 2014 presidential election)
  • Pramono Edhie Wibowo (son of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; retired general in the Indonesian Army where he was Chief of Staff, 2011–2013; finished second in the presidential convention held by the Democratic Party in 2013)
  • Hadi Utomo, 1945–2017 (son-in-law of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo, brother-in-law of Kristiani Herrawati; retired colonel in the Indonesian Army; member of the People's Representative Council, 2004–2009; Chairman of the Democratic Party, 2005–2010)
  • Hartanto Edhie Wibowo (youngest son of Sarwo Edhie Wibowo; member of People's Representative Council from the Democratic Party, 2014–present)

The Suharto Family

Suharto family (ca. 1967)

• Suharto (President of Indonesia, 1967–1998)
  • Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana (daughter of Suharto, Minister for Social Affairs, 1998)
  • Siti Hediati Hariyadi (second daughter of Suharto, member of the People's Representative Council from Golkar Party, 2014–2018)
  • Hutomo Mandala Putra (third and youngest son of Suharto, chairman of Berkarya Party, one of the debuting contestants in the 2019 General Election)

The Sukarno Family

President Sukarno, with his children Megawati and Guntur, while receiving Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru along with his daughter Indira Gandhi.

• Sukarno (President of Indonesia, 1945–1967)
  • Megawati Sukarnoputri (eldest daughter of Sukarno; founder and chairman of Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, 1999–present; Vice President of Indonesia, 1999–2001; President of Indonesia, 2001–2004)[9]
  • Taufiq Kiemas, 1942–2013 (third husband of Megawati; Speaker of the People’s Consultative Assembly, 2009–2013)
    • Puan Maharani (granddaughter of Sukarno, daughter of Megawati and Taufiq Kiemas; Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, 2014–2019; Speaker of People's Representative Council (2019–present)
  • Rachmawati Sukarnoputri (daughter of Sukarno; member of the Indonesian Presidential Advisory Council for Politics, 2007–2009; Deputy Chairman of Gerindra Party, 2015–present)
  • Sukmawati Sukarnoputri (daughter of Sukarno; chairman of Indonesian National Party Marhaenism, 1999–present – the party last contested in the 2009 legislative election)
  • Guruh Sukarnoputra (son of Sukarno; member of the People's Representative Council from Indonesian Democratic Party, 1992–1996, and later from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, 1999–present)
    • Puti Guntur Sukarno (granddaughter of Sukarno; niece of Megawati; member of the People's Representative Council from Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, 2009–present; vice governor candidate in the 2018 East Java gubernatorial election)

The Soedarman Family

• Soesilo Soedarman, 1928–1997 (military; Indonesian Ambassador to the United States, 1986–1988; Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications, 1988–1993; Coordinating Ministry for Political and Security Affairs, 1993–1997)
  • Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo (son of Soesilo Soedarman; Lecturer, Bureaucrat; Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs, 2014–2015)[2]

The Soemarno Family

• Soemarno, (economist; Minister of Central Bank Affairs, 1963; Finance Minister, 1962–1966; Governor of Bank Indonesia, 1960–1963; Coordinating Minister for National Development Planning Affairs, 1966)
  • Ari Hernanto Soemarno (son of Soemarno; engineer; CEO of Pertamina, 2006–2009)
  • Rini Mariani Soemarno (daughter of Soemarno; economist; Minister of Industry and Trade, 2001–2004; Minister of State Owned Enterprises 2014–2019)[2]

The Sudarsono Family

• Sudarsono (Minister of Home Affairs, 1946)
  • Juwono Sudarsono (son of Sudarsono; State Minister for the Environment, 1998; Minister of Education and Culture, 1998–1999; Minister of Defense, 1999–2000, 2004–2009; Indonesian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 2003–2004)

The Yasin Limpo Family

• Yasin Daeng Limpo, 1924–2009 (retired colonel in the Indonesian Army; Regent of Gowa and Maros)
• Nurhayati Yasin Limpo (wife of Yasin Daeng Limpo; Member of People Representative's Council from Golkar, 1999–2004)
  • Syahrul Yasin Limpo (first son of Yasin Daeng Limpo; Regent of Gowa, 1994–2002; Vice Governor of South Sulawesi, 2003–2008; Governor of South Sulawesi, 2008–2018; Minister of Agriculture, 2019–present)
    • Indira Chunda Thita Syahrul (first daughter of Syahrul Yasin Limpo; member of People's Representative Council from National Mandate Party, 2009–2019)
  • Dewie Yasin Limpo (third daughter of Yasin Daeng Limpo; former member of People's Representative Council from People's Conscience Party, 2014–2016)
  • Ichsan Yasin Limpo, 1961–2019 (second son of Daeng Yasin Limpo; Regent of the Gowa, 2005–2015; candidate for governor in the 2018 South Sulawesi gubernatorial election)
    • Adnan Purichta Ichsan Yasin Limpo (son of Ichsan Yasin Limpo; Regent of Gowa, 2016–present)

The Zuhri Family

• Saifuddin Zuhri, 1919–1986 (Minister of Religious Affairs, 1962–1967)
  • Lukman Hakim Saifuddin (son of Saifuddin Zuhri; Deputy Speakers of the People's Consultative Assembly, 2009–2014; Minister of Religious Affairs, 2014–2019)[2]

The Zulkifli Family

• Zulkifli Nurdin, 1948–2018 (military officer; Governor of Jambi, 1994–1999, 2000–2005)
  • Zumi Zola Zulkifli (son of Zulkifli Nurdin; actor; Regent of East Tanjung Jabung, 2011–2016; Governor of Jambi 2016–2018)

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