Rahayu Saraswati

Rahayu Saraswati
Electoral portrait, 2018
Member of House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 October 2024
ConstituencyDKI Jakarta III
Majority52,932 (2024)
In office
1 October 2014 – 30 September 2019
ConstituencyCentral Java IV
Personal details
Born
Rahayu Saraswati Dhirakarya Djojohadikusumo

(1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyGerindra
Spouse
Harwendro Aditya Dewanto
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(m. 2014)​
Children
  • Narendra
  • Wira
Parents
Relatives
EducationUnited World College of South East Asia
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • actress
  • activist

Rahayu Saraswati Dhirakarya Djojohadikusumo (born 27 January 1986) is an Indonesian activist, politician, actress, and presenter. She was a member of the Indonesian Parliament for the Gerindra Party from 2014 to 2019.[1] During her time as a member of the legislature, she fought for women and children right and against human trafficking.[2] Her uncle, Prabowo Subianto, is the eighth president of Indonesia.

After failing to secure re-election in 2019, she was selected by her uncle Prabowo to serve alongside him as the deputy chairperson of the Gerindra Party for the period 2020 to 2025.[3][4] She took part in the 2020 Indonesian local elections as a vice-mayoral candidate of PDI-P's Muhamad for South Tangerang, but they were defeated by Benjamin Davnie.[5] She ran again in the 2024 election and won a second term in the House of Representatives representing Jakarta's 3rd district.[6]

She was subject to misogynistic ridicule online after a photo surfaced of her showing pregnant belly which she had posted in 2015.[7] After hearing about it from Tsamara Amany, she stated that it was confusing and saddening to see the photograph was used to attack her for political gain.[7][8]

Family

Rahayu Saraswati Dhirakanya Djojohadikusumo was born on 27 January 1986 to Hashim Djojohadikusumo and Anie Hashim. Her last name was derived from her great-grandfather Raden Mas Margono Djojohadikusumo, founder of Bank Negara Indonesia.[9] Her uncle is Prabowo Subianto, who is the currently-appointed minister of defense of Indonesia. She married Harwendro Aditya Dewanto in 2014 and has two sons: Narendra and Wira.[10]

Filmography

Saraswati has starred in several action movies.

Movie

Year Movie Role Info
2009 Merah Putih Senja
2010 Merah Putih II: Darah Garuda Senja
2011 Hearts of Freedom Senja Also as associate producer
2013 Dream Obama Leticia
2014 Hanyut Taminah Malaysian Film

Television

Year Movie Role Info
2013–2015 Talk Indonesia Co-host With main host Dalton Tanonaka

References

  1. ^ RI, Setjen DPR. "Anggota DPR RI – Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat". www.dpr.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ JawaPos.com (2 December 2017). "Perjuangkan Harkat Martabat Perempuan lewat Parlemen". radarsolo.jawapos.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Gerindra appoints Prabowo's niece Rahayu Saraswati as deputy chairwoman". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "R Saraswati Djojohadikusumo on Instagram: ""Dengan posisi dan kekuasaan yang telah Tuhan berikan kepadamu, merupakan kewajibanmu untuk menjadi berkat, menjadi rahmat bagi orang di…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Akhiri Pertarungan Pilkada Tangsel, Saraswati Terima Kekalahan hingga Titip Pesan untuk Benyamin-Pilar". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Setelah Absen Satu Periode, Akhirnya Saraswati Lolos Ke Senayan". Rakyat Merdeka (in Indonesian). 19 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  7. ^ a b CoconutsJakarta (26 October 2020). "South Tangerang deputy mayor candidate faces misogyny yet again as old maternity photo resurfaces | Coconuts Jakarta". Coconuts. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  8. ^ @rahayusaraswati (25 October 2020). "Register" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Times, I. D. N.; Monica, Angela. "Ini 5 Profil Rahayu Saraswati, Keponakan Prabowo Subianto". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ Instagram. "Kebersamaan Keponakan Prabowo, Sara Djojohadikusumo dan si Kecil – Foto 1". moms-life (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2020. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)


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