Greetings and prayers flow for President Prabowo in his New Era

Jakarta – On October 17, 2025, President Prabowo Subianto will be 74 years old. Greetings and prayers from various parties poured in for Prabowo who entered a new era. Prabowo was born on 17 October 1951 in Jakarta, the son of Suemitro Djojohadikusumo and Dora Marie Sigar. Prabowo is the third of four children, his older siblings Biantiningsih Miderawati and Maryani Ekowati, his younger brother Hashim Djojohadikusumo. Prabowo has children from his marriage to Siti Heidati Hariyadi (Titiek Soeharto) in 1983. The couple’s child, Prabowo Subianto and Titiek, is called Ragowo Hediprasetyo Djojohadikusumo or Didit Hediprasetyo. Scroll TO CONTINUE CONTENT Deputy speaker of the DPR and daily chairman of the Gerindra party, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, via his Instagram account, Friday (17/10), congratulated and prayed for Prabowo. Dasco uploaded a short video containing footage of his moments with Prabowo on many occasions. “Happy birthday Mr. President Prabowo, we send our best prayers in the fight for our beloved nation and country,” Dasco said in his upload. Then Minister of State Prasetyo Hadi also wished Prabowo a happy birthday. The chairman of the OKK DPP Gerindra Party prayed that Prabowo be given health, strength and wisdom by God. “Happy birthday Mr. President Prabowo Subianto. May Allah SWT always bless you with health, strength and wisdom in carrying out your great mandate to lead the nation,” Pras said. “Hopefully, every step of your struggle will always be made easier, every policy will bring hope and smiles to the people, and every service will be a path to prosperity and glory for the Indonesian nation,” he continued. Jokowi and Anies Pray for Prabowo The 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) also wished President Prabowo a happy birthday. Jokowi offered prayers for Prabowo who entered his 74th year. “Yes, wish President Prabowo Subianto a happy 74th birthday,” Jokowi said after attending the open senate meeting for the 62nd anniversary of the UGM Faculty of Forestry, reported by detikJogja, Friday (17/10). Jokowi prays that as he grows older, Prabowo will be given strength and health to carry out his duties. “Hopefully he will always be given strength and health in carrying out the great task of running our government and country. Happy birthday,” he said. Not only Jokowi, former governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan also wished Prabowo a happy birthday. The former 2024 presidential candidate prayed that Prabowo would always receive guidance and protection. Anies wished him a happy birthday via his Instagram account, Friday (17/10). Anies said that many people prayed for Prabowo. “Happy birthday and long life, President @prabowo. In every great trust are embedded the prayers of many people,” Anies Baswedan said in an Instagram post. Anies appears to have included a photo of President Prabowo Subianto in his post. Anies expressed his hope that Prabowo will always be given guidance, protection and determination. “May Allah give guidance, protection and determination to choose what is right over what is easy, so that this nation is able to overcome various challenges,” Anies said and concluded with amen. MPR Chairman and Minister Prabowo at the Palace MPR Chairman Ahmad Muzani together with a number of Red and White Cabinet Ministers met with Prabowo at the Presidential Palace, Jakarta. The meeting took place in a warm and simple atmosphere to convey birthday greetings to Prabowo. “Yes, we met with the President earlier, we wished him a happy birthday and conveyed our happiness and gratitude for all the blessings of his birthday, that he remains healthy, strong until now and we all pray that he will live long at the age of 74,” Muzani said after the meeting at the Presidential Palace complex, Friday (17/10). “And that happiness and gratitude then we both read prayers, we read Surah Al-Fatihah and we are all happy and grateful for today’s birthday,” he continued. Muzani emphasized that there was no special celebration at the meeting. The meeting was just a simple greeting. “There are no celebrations, no meetings, but it is more of a family affair, simplicity is shown, yes, people are limited,” he said. A number of ministers also attended the meeting. The ministers seen were the Minister of Communications and Technology, Meutya Hafid, and the Minister of Investment and Downstream, Rosan Roeslani. “Yes, there are not too many ministers either,” he said. (rfs/isa)