Inp.polri.go.id - Jakarta. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo awarded state honors to 64 distinguished figures for their contributions during his administration, including Surya Paloh, Prabowo Subianto, and Erick Thohir.
The awards were presented as part of the 79th Independence Day celebrations at the State Palace, according to antaranews.com.
The honored recipients span various sectors, including ministers, high-ranking officials, and cultural figures. The categories and recipients are, among others,:
- Medal of Pioneering:
- Surya Paloh, Founder of Media Group
- Star of the Republik Indonesia Utama:
- Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment
- Airlangga Hartarto, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs
- Star of Mahaputera Adipradana:
- Prabowo Subianto, Minister of Defense
- Hadi Tjahjanto, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs
- Others
- Star of Mahaputera Utama:
- Sandiaga Uno, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy
- Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, Minister of Religious Affairs
- Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Health
- Others
- Star of Mahaputera Pratama:
- Azwar Anas, Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform
- Budi Arie Setiadi, Minister of Communication and Information
- Star of Mahaputera Nararya:
- Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, Minister of Agrarian Affairs
- Ahmad Basarah, Deputy Chair of the People’s Consultative Assembly
- Others
- Star of Mahaputera Utama:
- Idham Aziz, Former Indonesian National Police Chief
- Star of Jasa Utama:
- Jerry Sambuaga, Vice Minister of Trade
- Yandri Susanto, Deputy Chair of the People’s Consultative Assembly
- Others
- Star of Jasa Pratama:
- Herindra, Vice Minister of Defense
- Pahala Nugraha Mansury, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Others
- Star of Cultural Parama Dharma:
- Late KH Ali Manshur Shiddiq (Creator of Salawat Badar)
- Late Djauhar Zaharsyah Fahrudin Roesli (Cultural Artist)
These honors were formalized through several Presidential Decrees recognizing their significant contributions across various fields.