Titiek Soeharto Joins Prabowo-Gibran’s Campaign as Advisor, Minister Luhut’s Nephew Appointed Treasurer

By Adhyasta Dirgantara, Novianti Setuningsih for Kompas.com, November 6, 2023

JAKARTA — Former wife of Gerindra Party chair Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Prabowo Subianto and daughter of Indonesia’s former President Soeharto Ms. Titiek Soeharto has taken a role in the national campaign team of presidential hopeful Mr. Prabowo and his running mate Mr. Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Ms. Titiek Soeharto’s involvement places her on the Advisory Board of the Prabowo-Gibran campaign team, as announced by campaign team¹ Secretary Mr. Nusron Wahid² at the presentation of the structure of the campaign team at the Grand Kemang Hotel in South Jakarta on Monday, November 6, 2023.

As well as Ms. Titiek, Mr. Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono (Ibas)³, son of the sixth president of Indonesia Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has also joined the Prabowo-Gibran campaign team as an advisor.

On the list of the Prabowo-Gibran campaign team treasurers, Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Mr. Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan’s nephew Mr. Pandu Patria Sjahrir⁴ finds his name in the list.

Here is a list of the Prabowo-Gibran national campaign team Advisory Board:

Chair:

General Pol. (Retd.) Drs. Sutanto⁵ 

Advisors:

General Pol. (Retd.) Sutarman⁶ 

Air Chief Marshal (Retd.) Imam Sufaat⁷ 

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin⁸ 

Nurmala Kartini Sjahrir⁹ 

Dr. HC. H. Mochammad Ridwan Kamil¹⁰ 

Putri K Wardani¹¹ 

Akbar Tanjung¹² 

Agung Laksono ¹³

Admiral (Retd.) Achmad Sucipto¹⁴ 

Maj. Gen. (Retd.) R Gautama Wiranegara¹⁵ 

KH. Abdul Ghofur¹⁶ 

KH. Adib Rafiuddin Izza ¹⁷

RKH. Kharor Aschal 

Prof. Dr Sjarifuddin Hasan (Democratic Party)¹⁸ 

Dr. Edhie Baskoro Yudhoyono  (Democratic Party)¹⁹

Linda Agum Gumelar ²⁰

Deddy Mizwar ²¹

Buya Zulfi Syukur ²²

Dr. H. Fadli Zon 

Komjen Pol (Retd.) Dr. Drs. H. Mochamad Iriawan 

Maher Algadri ²³

Siti Hediati Soeharto ²⁴

Widjono Harjanto²⁵ 

Dr. H. Amir Syamsuddin²⁶ 

Drs. Andi Alfian Malarangeng²⁷ 

Muzakir Manaf²⁸ 

Theo Sambuaga²⁹ 

Cicip Sutardjo 

Badarrudin 

Ir. Achmad Hafiszh Thohir 

Umar Halim 

Nasrullah 

Dhohir Farisi ³⁰

Giring Ganesha 

Irma Hutabarat 

Ust Syaifuddin 

Deddy Miing Gumelar 

Ratih Sanggarwaty 

Maj. Gen. TNI (Retd.) Musa Bangun 

Irjen Pol (Retd.) Adnas 

Komjen Pol (Retd.) Boy Rafli 

Laksdya TNI Purnawirawan Moekhlas Sidik 

M. Irfan Yusuf 

Sharif Cicip Sutarjo 

Laksda TNI (Retd.) Iskandar Sitompul 

Habib Umar Assegaf 

Ida RSI Agung Wayahan 

Habib Ahmad Bin Hasan Alaydrus 

Misbahul Munir Cholil 

KH. Zuhri Ya’cub 

TGKH. Lalu Muhammad Zainudin Atsani 

KH. Muslich Abbas 

KH. Hamdi Hasan Al Maliki 

KH. Zaini Zulfa 

KH. Agus Masna Shofa Fauzan Al Hafiz 

KH. Dr. Masrur Anhar 

KH. Muzhaffar 

Tjokorda Gede Agung Sumara Wisesa 

Andi Thaswin Abdullah 

National Campaign Team Treasurer:

Thomas A Muliatna Djiwandono³¹ 

Deputy Treasurers: 

Pandu Patria Sjahrir ³²

Setiawan Ichlas 

Harry Zulnardy 

Simon Aloysius Mantiri 

Satrio Dimas Adityo 

Renville Antonio 

Athari Gauthi Ardhi 

Muhammad Idrus 

Fenty Noverita 

Mahadir Basti 

Muhammad Faiz Rozi 

Chandra Setiawan 

Aryo P.S. Djojohadikusumo 

Bayu Priawan Djokosoetono 

Denny R. Thaher 

Iman Kusumo 

Clifford Wuisan

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This article is based on: https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2023/11/06/21334981/titiek-soeharto-jadi-penasihat-tkn-prabowo-gibran-keponakan-luhut-jadi

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Footnotes:

1. For the entire campaign team see https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koalisi_Indonesia_Maju_(2024). ↩︎
2. https://www.dpr.go.id/blog/profil/id/1929 ↩︎
3. https://edhiebaskoro.com/ ↩︎
4. Pandu Patria Sjahrir came into the spotlight after being appointed as a Commissioner of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI). Known more widely as the Chairman of the Indonesian Mining Association (APBI) for the 2018-2021 term. In the mining industry, Pandu is recognized as a coal entrepreneur. He also serves as an executive at PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk (TOBA), a company often associated with Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment and his uncle.
   According to TOBA’s official website as of June 30, 2020, Pandu was born in the USA on May 17, 1979, and his current residence is Jakarta. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
   Before joining PT Toba Bara Sejahtra Tbk, Pandu had a career as a Senior Analyst specializing in the energy and mining sector at Matlin & Patterson from 2007 to 2010. His career continued as a Principal at Byun & Co, Alternative Energy Fund Asia (2002–2005), and as an Analyst at Lehman Brothers (2001-2002).
   At TOBA, Pandu was first appointed as a company Director on October 1, 2010. He is also listed as a Director of PT Adimitra Baratama Nusantara, which is still affiliated with TOBA. Pandu is the son of economist and former politician Mr. Sjahrir who served as a member of the President’s Advisory Council in the economic field.
   Regarding his recent role at BEI, Pandu stated that the current state of the stock exchange presents many challenges. “We have to gain the trust of stakeholders. We also need to increase both the demand-quantity of new investors and the supply of new companies with the target of outliers,” he said, as reported by Kontan magazine. ↩︎
5. General Police (Ret.) Drs. Sutanto (born 30 September 1950 at Comal in Central Java) was the Head of Indonesian State Intelligence Agency from 22 October 2009 to 18 October 2011. Chief of the Indonesian National Police from 8 July 2005 to 30 September 2008. Graduated Police Academy in 1973. Head of the Daily Operations (Kalakhar) National Anti-Narcotics Agency. Aide to President Suharto from 1995 to 1998, Regional Police Chief of North Sumatra (2000), and the East Java police chief (17 October 2000 – October 2002). ↩︎
6. See https://tokoh.id/tokoh/ensiklopedi/sutarman/ ↩︎
7. Air Chief Marshal Imam Sufaat (Wates, Yogyakarta, 27 January 1955) was Chief of Staff Indonesian Air Force from 2009 to 2012. https://tokoh.id/tokoh/ensiklopedi/imam-sufaat/ ↩︎
8. Lt. Gen. Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Deputy Defense Minister 2010 to now https://tokoh.id/tokoh/direktori/sjafrie-sjamsoeddin/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Sjafrie+Sjamsoeddin&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=1&ns0=1 ↩︎
9. Mother of National Campaign Team Deputy Treasurer Pandu Patria Sjahrir. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurmala_Kartini_Sjahrir ↩︎
10. Architect and politician who was 15th Governor of West Java, the largest (most populous) province of Indonesia. Also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect, he designed iconic structures in Indonesia and other countries in Asia with his Urbane architectural firm. Lectured at the Department of Architecture, Bandung Institute of Technology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridwan_Kamil ↩︎
11. CEO of PT Mustika Ratu Tbk. https://tokoh.id/biografi/2-direktori/nakhoda-kedua-mustika-ratu/. Member of President Widodo’s Presidential Advisory Council. For discussion of concerns over the potential for abuse of power with members of the Presidential Advisory Council campaigning for the President’s son see 3 Wantimpres Masuk TKN Prabowo-Gibran, Pengamat Soroti Potensi Abuse of Power – Nasional Tempo.co  ↩︎
12. Born 14 August 1945, Akbar Tandjung is an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 until 2004. A member of the Golkar Party, he also served as the party’s chairman from 1999 until 2004, and was a member of the House of Representatives from East Java from 1977 until 2004. Minister under former presidents Suharto and B.J. Habibie. Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1999 to 2004. In 2002 he was convicted of corruption over the embezzlement of funds intended for food relief for the poor, but the conviction was overturned on appeal in 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Tandjung ↩︎
13. Agung Laksono (born 23 March 1949) is an Indonesian politician who has served as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council since 13 December 2019. A member of Golkar, he served as Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare in the President Yudhoyono’s Second United Indonesia Cabinet and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2004 until 2009. Born in Semarang on 23 March 1949. Indonesian Christian University at the Faculty of Medicine and graduated in 1972. Political career in the Golkar Party commenced as Chairman of the Youth Forces of the Golkar Party from 1984 until 1989. Laksono served as Director of PT Horizon Andalas Televisi, now known as ANTV from 1993 until 1998 and Minister of Youth and Sports in the Development Cabinet VII of President Suharto. In 1999, he entered the House of Representatives. In 2004, he replaced Akbar Tandjung as Speaker of the House of Representatives, going to serve from 2004 until 2009. Appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare from 2009 until 2014. On 7 December 2012, he was appointed to serve as Acting Minister of Youth and Sports replacing Andi Mallarangeng, following Andi’s resignation over alleged corruption case of the Hambalang sports facility construction project in Bogor, West Java, and was succeeded by Roy Suryo. On 28 May 2014, he was also appointed as Acting Minister of Religious Affairs replacing Suryadharma Ali who resigned after alleged corruption. He was soon replaced by Lukman Hakim Saifuddin on 9 June 2014. On 13 December 2019, President Joko Widodo appointed Laksono and 8 others to become members of the Presidential Advisory Council with Gen. (Retd.) Wiranto as Chair. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agung_Laksono. For discussion of concerns over potential for abuse of power having members of the Presidential Advisory Council campaigning for the President’s son see 3 Wantimpres Masuk TKN Prabowo-Gibran, Pengamat Soroti Potensi Abuse of Power – Nasional Tempo.co ↩︎
14. Admiral (Retd.) Achmad Sutjipto (born May 12, 1945) is a retired senior officer of the Indonesian Navy who served as the Chief of Staff of the Navy from July 1999 to October 2000. Held positions as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Navy in 1999 and as the Commander-in-Chief of the National Military Academy in 1998. Born in Bondowoso during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies on May 12, 1945. He entered the Naval Academy in 1965 and graduated in 1969. From the Naval Corps branch. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achmad_Sutjipto ↩︎
15. Major General (Retd.) R Gautama Wiranegara, born on February 3, 1960, is a senior officer of the Indonesian Army who graduated from the Military Academy in 1983. Gautama spent a significant part of his military career in intelligence. Additionally, he served for an extended period in Aceh, eventually assuming the position of Chief of the Aceh Region (Kabinda Aceh). An official who grew within the Army Corps of Engineers, Gautama has been serving as the Principal Secretary of the National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) since his appointment on January 6, 2016. This appointment aimed to enable BNPT to carry out bureaucratic reforms within the organization. This progress was appreciated by the government, leading to the consideration of increased performance allowances within the BNPT. The result was the strengthening of the organization. This was approved by the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Number B/12/M.KT.01/2017 dated January 16, 2017, concerning Approval of the Organizational Structure and Work Procedures of the National Counter-terrorism Agency. The National Counter-terrorism Agency (BNPT) is a non-ministerial government institution (LPNK) responsible for counter-terrorism activities. BNPT is coordinated by the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs. BNPT is led by a Chief of BNPT who is positioned under and accountable to the President. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Gautama_Wiranegara ↩︎
16. Prof. Dr. K.H. Abdul Ghofur, born on February 12, 1949, in Lamongan, East Java, is the leader of the Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School in Paciran, Lamongan, East Java. Serves as the Advisory Council Member (Mustasyar) of the Nahdlatul Ulama Regional Executive Board (PWNU) in East Java. He is a descendant of H. Martokan and Hj. Kasiyami, and the 14th generation descendant of Kanjeng Sunan Drajat. The Islamic boarding school under his guidance is the sole surviving institution among the legacies of the Wali Songo (Nine Saints of Islam in Java) and has now become one of the Islamic boarding schools with the highest number of students in Indonesia. Also see https://surau.co/kh-abdul-ghofur-biografi-singkat/ ↩︎
17. https://santri.or.id/biografi-kh-adib-rofiuddin-izza/ ↩︎
18. Prof. Dr. H. Sjarifuddin Hasan, MM, MBA. or better known as Syarief Hasan (born 17 June 1949) is a politician who serves as Deputy Chair of the People Consultative Council (MPR) for the 2019-2024 period. Previously, he served as State Minister for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the Second United Indonesia Cabinet. He served as a Democratic Party member of House Commission XI and the House Budget Committee in 2004-2009. He is married to Inggrid Kansil, a presenter and soap opera actor who was a member of the House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014. Alumnus of Doctor of Management Sciences at Persada Indonesia YAI University, Professor in the field of Cooperatives and MSME Management Strategy at Makassar State University. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syarief_Hasan ↩︎
19. See note 3. ↩︎
20. Wife of Gen. (Hon.) (Retd.) Dr. Agum Gumelar. She served as Minister of State for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s cabinet (2009 to 2014), former chairman of the Indonesian Women’s Congress (Kowani) for 2004-2009, daughter of Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Achmad Tahir, a prominent military figure and one time Minister of Culture and Tourism in the Fourth Development Cabinet (1983 to 1988) of former President Soeharto. Her mother, Rooslila Simanjuntak Thahir, was an independence fighter, journalist and politician who was a member of the House of Representatives several times. ↩︎
21. Actor, film maker and former Governor of West Java. Democratic Party (2017–2019), Gelora Party (2019–present). ↩︎
22. HMI and Dewan Da’wah activist, according to “Panggung Sejarah Bangsa: Belajar dari Tokoh dan Peristiwa,” Hakiem, L. https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=cUkQEAAAQBAJ, Pustaka Al-Kautsar, p. 121. ↩︎
23. Son of Hamid Algadri, an associate of Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Mr. Prabowo Subianto’s grandfather, Mr. Margono Djojohadikoesoemo, who was founder and first director of Indonesia’s central bank, Bank Negara Indonesia, and first Chair of Indonesia’s Supreme Advisory Council. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamid_Algadri. ↩︎
24. Daughter of former President Soeharto. Party connections include Gerindra Party (since 2023), Golkar Party (2012–2018), and brother Tommy Soeharto’s Berkarya Party (2018–2023). Elected member of the House of Representatives from 1 Oktober 2014 to 11 June 2018 for the Golkar Party. For general background on the family see: https://journal.probeinternational.org/1999/05/24/suharto-inc-all-family/, https://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/suharto, https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/indonesia/stories/cash052298.htm ↩︎
25. One of the founders of the Gerindra Party, according to Pendiri Gerindra Turun Gunung Inisiasi #2019PrabowoPresiden (cnnindonesia.com); Also see https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widjono_Harjanto. ↩︎
26. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amir_Syamsuddin ↩︎
27. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andi_Alfian_Mallarangeng ↩︎
28. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muzakir_Manaf ↩︎
29. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_L._Sambuaga ↩︎
30. Husband of the daughter of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, Yenny Wahid. https://www.idntimes.com/news/indonesia/yosafat-diva-bagus/suami-yenny-wahid-jadi-dewan-penasihat-tkn-prabowo-gibran ↩︎
31. Mr. Prabowo Subianto’s nephew. https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Djiwandono; https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/07/18/15043961/hadiri-pelantikan-putranya-jadi-wamenkeu-sudrajad-djiwandono-senanglah; https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/07/18/10134091/keponakan-prabowo-thomas-djiwandono-akan-dilantik-jadi-wamenkeu; https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2024/06/01/13130261/profil-thomas-djiwandono-ponakan-prabowo-yang-dikenalkan-sri-mulyani-ke ↩︎
32. See note 4. ↩︎

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