1. Mohammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra was born on 13 January 1953 and is an Indonesian politician and artist, formerly a member of Indonesia's People's Representative Council.
11 Facts About Guruh Sukarnoputra
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Guruh Sukarnoputra is the youngest son of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno with his third wife, Fatmawati, and a brother of former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra served as member of People's Representative Council of for 30 years and makes him one of the longest-serving members of the Parliament of Indonesia.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra then studied at the Archaeology Faculty at the University of Amsterdam, graduating in 1976.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra recorded an album called Guruh Gipsy in 1977 with Chrisye.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra entered politics in 1992, becoming a member of the Indonesian legislature, the People's Representative Council, representing the Indonesian Democratic Party.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra was reelected under the banner of the new party in the 1999 Indonesian legislative election and was again re-elected in 2004,2009,2014 and 2019.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra currently represents the regency of Blitar, East Java.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra has continued to produce artistic performances, such as the opening ceremony of the 2000 Indonesian National Games in Surabaya.
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In 2002, at age 49, Guruh married for the first time, amid media speculation he was seeking higher political office, possibly even the presidency.
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Guruh Sukarnoputra's wife was an Uzbek-born Azeri dancer, Guseynova Sabina Padmavati, 26 years his junior.