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In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Iriana.

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Iriana in 2016

7th First Lady of Indonesia
Current
Assumed role 20 October 2014
President	Joko Widodo
Preceded by	Ani Yudhoyono

Personal details
Born	(1963-10-01) 1 October 1963 (age 61) Surakarta, Indonesia
Spouse	Joko Widodo (m. 1986)
Relations	Sudjiatmi (mother-in-law) Idayati (sister-in-law) Erina Gudono (daughter-in-law)
Children	Gibran Kahiyang Kaesang
Awards	Star of the Republic of Indonesia Adipradana

Iriana (also called Iriana Jokowi; born 1 October 1963) is the First Lady of Indonesia since 20 October 2014 and the wife of the current President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo.

Early career

Iriana graduated from State High School No. 3, Solo in 1983. She then studied at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for six semesters, but left without a degree to marry Joko Widodo.

While her husband served as governor of Jakarta, Iriana was appointed as leader of the Family Welfare Education organisation (Pembinaan Kesejahteraan Keluarga or PKK), a national women's movement in Indonesia. She also served as leader of the PKK in Surakarta from 2005 to 2012 when her husband was mayor of Surakarta.

Family

Iriana married Joko Widodo in Solo, Central Java, on 22 December 1986. They have two sons: Gibran Rakabuming (born 1 October 1987) and Kaesang Pangarep (born 25 December 1994) and one daughter named Kahiyang Ayu (born 20 April 1992).

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