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Joko Widodo

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Joko Widodo (Indonesian: [ˈdʒoko wiˈdodo]; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), he was the country's first president not to emerge from the country's political or military elite. He previously served as governor of Jakarta from 2012 to 2014 and mayor of Surakarta from 2005 to 2012. Jokowi was born and raised in a riverside slum in Surakarta. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joko Widodo is the 2,773rd most popular politician (down from 1,910th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indonesian Politician.

Joko Widodo is most famous for being the president of Indonesia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Joko Widodo ranks 2,773 out of 19,576. Before him are Ali al-Sistani, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Ellac, Sweyn III of Denmark, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, and Bahram V. After him are Isabella Jagiellon, Alexander Jannaeus, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Sandro Pertini, and Huáscar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Joko Widodo ranks 17. Before him are George Clooney, Hibatullah Akhundzada, Eddie Murphy, António Costa, Liam Cunningham, and Yanis Varoufakis. After him are Petr Pavel, Peter Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Enya, Manu Chao, and James Gandolfini.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Joko Widodo ranks 7 out of 158. Before him are Sukarno (1901), Suharto (1921), Willem Einthoven (1860), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949). After him are B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Anthony Fokker (1890), Laura Gemser (1950), Mohammad Hatta (1902), and Gajah Mada (1290).

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Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia

Among politicians born in Indonesia, Joko Widodo ranks 6. Before him are Sukarno (1901), Suharto (1921), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949). After him are B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Gajah Mada (1290), Diponegoro (1785), and Adam Malik (1917).

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