Siti Hediati Hariyadi (born 14 April 1959), popularly known as Titiek Suharto, is an Indonesian businesswoman and politician.
[1] She currently chairs the Fourth Commission of the House of Representatives of Indonesia (Agriculture, Environment & Forestry, and Marine affairs).
At that time, her father was Commander of the IV Military Regional Command/Diponegoro in Semarang with the rank of Colonel.
[4] When her father was first inaugurated as president, Titiek's parents decided not to make Merdeka Palace their private residence.
[8] After graduating high school, she studied at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Indonesia majoring in accounting.
[7][8] While studying at the University of Indonesia, one of Titiek’s teachers was her future father-in-law, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo.
[10] Her graduation ceremony was attended by her family members, including her mother (who was then the First Lady of Indonesia) and her husband, Prabowo (who at that time held the rank of Major).
[17] She received the 2nd highest number of votes in her electoral district of Yogyakarta, securing a seat for Gerindra.
[18] She was elected as Chair of the Fourth Commission of the House of Representatives of Indonesia (Agriculture, Environment & Forestry, and Marine affairs).
[26] In May 1983, Titiek married Prabowo Subianto, who was then a senior officer in the Indonesian Army’s Kopassandha.
[27][28] Prabowo is the son of Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, one of Indonesia’s most influential economists, who held ministerial positions under Presidents Sukarno and Suharto intermittently between 1950 and 1978.