The president of Indonesia is the head of state and also head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is the supreme commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Since 2004, the President and Vice-president are directly elected to a five-year term. The presidency was established during the formulation of the 1945 constitution by the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK), a body established by the occupying Japanese 16th Army on 1 March 1945 to work on "preparations for independence in the region of the government of this island of Java." On 18 August 1945, the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI), which was created on 7 August to replace the BPUPK, selected Sukarno as the country's first president.
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PortraitNameTerm of officePartyVice presidentTook officeLeft officeElectionTime in office1Sukarno18 August 194518 May 19631945Independent1Mohammad HattaVacant (1 December 1956 – )18 May 196312 March 19671963—Suharto12 March 196727 March 1968—MilitaryVacant227 March 196823 March 19731968GolkarVacant23 March 197323 March 197819732 Hamengkubuwono IX23 March 197811 March 198319783Adam Malik11 March 198311 March 198819834Umar Wirahadikusumah11 March 198811 March 199319885Sudharmono11 March 199311 March 199819936Try Sutrisno11 March 199821 May 199819987B. J. Habibie3B. J. Habibie21 May 1998—GolkarVacant4Abdurrahman Wahid23 July 20011999PKBVacant (20–21 October 1999)8Megawati Sukarnoputri5Megawati Sukarnoputri23 July 200120 October 2004—PDI-PVacant (23–26 July 2001)9Hamzah Haz6Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono20 October 200420 October 20092004 yearsDemokrat10Jusuf Kalla20 October 200920 October 2014200911Boediono7Joko Widodo20 October 201420 October 20192014 yearsPDI-P12Jusuf Kalla20 October 201920 October 2024201913Ma'ruf Amin8Prabowo Subianto20 October 2024Incumbent2024Gerindra14Gibran Rakabuming Raka
By age # President Born Age at Age at timespan Lifespan Died Age 1 Sukarno 2 Suharto 3 B. J. Habibie 4 Abdurrahman Wahid 5 Megawati Sukarnoputri --(living) 6 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono --(living) 7 Joko Widodo --(living) 8 Prabowo Subianto (incumbent) (incumbent) --(living)
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By time in office Rank President Lengthin days Order of presidency Number of terms 1 Suharto Six full terms; resigned into seventh term 2 Sukarno Sukarno transferred key presidential powers to Suharto on 11 March 1966 in a vaguely worded letter of authority known as Supersemar and surrendered his powers on 20 February 1967, but he was not formally relieved of his presidential title by the provisional parliament until 12 March 1967. De jure: Four full terms; removed into fifth termDe facto: Never faced reelection, declared president for life by the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) on 18 May 1963 3 Joko Widodo Two full terms 4 Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Two full terms 5 Megawati Sukarnoputri One partial term () 6 Prabowo Subianto Currently serving first term 7 Abdurrahman Wahid One partial term () 8 B. J. Habibie One partial term () Acting Assaat State-level president for Acting Sjafruddin Prawiranegara Acting president for
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See also Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies List of governors of the Dutch East Indies President of Indonesia Vice President of Indonesia List of vice presidents of Indonesia Prime Minister of Indonesia First ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia Second ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia List of acting presidents of Indonesia
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