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‘Thank God, he is healthy,’ says First Lady
First Lady Iriana could not hide her happiness at becoming a grandmother.
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President’s grandson – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s eldest son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka (second from left), accompanied by First Lady Iriana and PKU Muhammadiyah Surakarta medical team members, speaks in a press conference to announce the birth of his first son on Thursday. The President’s first grandson was born through a caesarean section.
(thejakartapost.com/Ganug Nugroho Adi)
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irst Lady Iriana could not hide her happiness at becoming a grandmother. Her face was very bright when she attended a press conference to announce the birth of her first grandson, born to her eldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka and his wife Selvi Ananda, at the hall of the PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital, Surakarta, Central Java.
“Alhamdulillah [thank God], he is healthy. Both mother and her baby are in good health. My first grandchild is a boy, but the most important thing is he is healthy,” said Iriana, accompanied by Gibran and the hospital’s medical team, on Thursday.
The first grandchild of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo was born at 9:28 a.m. local time, with a birth weight of 3.09 kilograms and a height of 48.5 centimeters.
PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital president director Mardiatmo said Gibran and Selvi’s baby boy was born through a caesarean section.
In the press conference, Gibran said he thanked God because his first son was born safely and healthy. The young businessman who runs several martabak (egg pancake) outlets expressed his thanks to the PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital’s medical team, which had handled the birth of his son.
“The birth process ran smoothly. I give a lot of thanks to the PKU Muhammadiyah’s team of doctors. Again, thank you very much,” said Gibran.
He kept the name of his son secret, however. He only said that currently his son was still in a recovery room under the monitoring of a medical team led by Soffin Arfian, a gynaecologist.
“His name? I will let you know later. Now, it’s still a secret,” said Gibran.
On the sidelines of the press conference, Gibran had instead promoted his culinary business, in which he had created a signature snack called “pasta buntel”. He said “pasta buntel” was pasta covered in a banana leaf and grilled on charcoal.
“It’s an innovative culinary dish. You must try this,” Gibran told journalists.
All this time, President Jokowi’s eldest son has been focusing his activity to develop his own culinary business. Apart from running a catering company called Chilli Pari, Gibran runs a number of martabak outlets called Markobar. His martabak is quite different from other martabak because it offers 16 different toppings in one serving.
A number of security officers are providing tight security in areas around the hospital, which is located on Jl. Ronggo Warsito, Surakarta. (ebf)
