Kaesang Pangarep

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Kaesang Pangarep
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Kaesang Pangarep in 2016
3rd Chairman of the Indonesian
Solidarity Party
Assumed office
25 September 2023
Parents
Relatives Joko Widodo family  [ id ]
Education ACS International (IBDP)
Alma mater Singapore University of Social Sciences
Occupation

Kaesang Pangarep (born 25 December 1994) is an Indonesian politician, entrepreneur, and YouTuber. He is the third and youngest child of the 7th President of Indonesia Joko Widodo. In September 2023, he was appointed as chairman of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI).

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He graduated from ACS International in Singapore with an International Baccalaureate diploma, [1] [2] [3] and Singapore University of Social Sciences. [4] He is currently the owner of Liga 1 football club Persis Solo along with Erick Thohir. [5]

Personal life

Kaesang married Indonesian model Erina Gudono in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, on 10 December 2022. [6]

Entertainment career

He became popular as a blogger called 'diary anak kampung' or 'mister kacang' in 2011. His writing style is considered creative and funny, which explores his personal life and his relation with his family. [7]

Since 2016, Kaesang has been active on YouTube, and many of his videos went viral because of his sense of humor. His YouTube vlogs have become popular; as of May 2017, he has more than 270,000 subscribers. Because of Kaesang's influence, Jokowi created his own YouTube vlog called #JKWVLOG, which gained popularity after posting Jokowi's lunch with King Salman. [8] Kaesang also appeared in the Indonesian television show Mata Najwa  [ id ] to explain his life as the son of Indonesia's president. In 2017, Kaesang released a single song called 'Bersatulah' to promote unity and tolerance among Indonesia's citizens. [9] [10] Kaesang Pangarep made a cameo appearance in the Indonesian movie Cek Toko Sebelah . [11] [12] [13]

Business career

Kaesang is active in the culinary business, owning a chain of banana-centered outlets operating in several cities in Indonesia. [14] He also created a clothing line, featuring images of tadpoles. [15] In addition, he is active as a marketer in a 2017-launched startup called Madhang, which works with culinary SMEs and households. [16] In 2019, he co-founded GK HEBAT, a business incubator focusing on SMEs in the culinary sector. He became the company's CEO. Among other investments, the firm took an 8 percent stake in a publicly listed frozen shrimp products company for Rp 92 billion (~USD 6.5 million). [17]

Political career

In 2023, Kaesang stated his intention to run as mayor of Depok. [18] The Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) voiced its support for Kaesang shortly afterwards, along with the Gerindra Party. [19] [20] He officially became member of the PSI on 23 September 2023, and was appointed as party chairman two days later on 25 September 2023. [21]

Controversies

After creating a video responding to children chanting 'kill Ahok' in a Ramadan Rally, Kaesang was reported to the police for blasphemy and hate speech. [22] [23] However, the police found no evidence of blasphemy and dropped the case. [24]

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