She is the wife of the former president, Joko Widodo and mother of the incumbent vice president, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.

Iriana graduated from State High School No.

[1] She then studied at Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta for six semesters, but left without a degree to marry Joko Widodo.

[2] 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.

[3] Iriana married Joko Widodo in Solo, Central Java, on 22 December 1986.