His father was Indonesian politician and diplomat Manai Sophiaan and his grandfather was a former political prisoner called Paiso.

[1] His last appearance was in the 2008 film, Love, opposite his real life wife, Indonesian actress, Widyawati.

The parade, which began in Jakarta on 12 April 2008, was to make stops across Java in the cities of Rengas Dengklok, Cirebon, Pekalongan, Semarang, Rembang, Tuban and Surabaya, before ending in Monas, Jakarta, on 20 May 2008.

He was riding his motorcycle when he struck a large hole in Sragen, near the town's border with Ngawi, at approximately 9:30 A.M.

[1] Former President of Indonesia and chair of the PDIP, Megawati Sukarnoputri, issued a statement expressing condolences after the accident.