Gibran Rakabuming Raka

Gibran Rakabuming Raka is the 14th Vice President of Indonesia, in office since 20 October 2024. He was born on 1 October 1987 in Surakarta, Central Java, and is the son of former president Joko Widodo and Iriana Widodo.

He served as the 18th Mayor of Surakarta from 26 February 2021 to 16 July 2024. He was a member of the PDI-P party from 2019 to 2024 and is now listed as an independent.

Gibran ran as Prabowo Subianto’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election, which the ticket won with almost 59 per cent of the vote. His candidacy followed an October 2023 Constitutional Court ruling that allowed people elected as regional leaders to run despite a minimum age of 40. Critics alleged nepotism, and the General Elections Commission was later found to have committed an ethics violation in handling his registration.

He is in the news after the Associated Press reported on 10 November 2026 that he offered to resign during more than two hours of talks with Prabowo. The report said a Supreme Court ruling in October found that the overseas education documents he submitted did not meet election requirements. State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said Prabowo advised him to continue pursuing legal avenues, and it was not immediately clear whether the offer was accepted.

Sources: Wikipedia, Associated Press via WRAL.