The younger brother of PDI-P Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri, Guruh\nSoekarnoputra, has passed away. Guruh died at the MRCCC Siloam Hospitals\nSemanggo, Jakarta, at 04:16 WIB today.<\/p>\n
\u201cInna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji\u2019un. Allahummaghfirlahu warhamhu\nwa\u2019afihi wa\u2019fuanhu. Mohammad Guruh Irianto Bin Sukarno has returned to\nthe mercy of Allah at the age of 73,\u201d stated the Secretary General of\nthe PDI Perjuangan Central Executive Board, Hasto Kristiyanto, in a\nwritten statement on Saturday (26\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe PDI Perjuangan family has truly lost Mas Guruh Soekarnoputra. He\nwill be remembered as a great artist, a Marhaenist figure, and a party\nfighter. We will accord the late deceased the best honours with party\nprotocol,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
A number of prominent figures have expressed their condolences and\nshared memories of Guruh Soekarnoputra. The following information has\nbeen summarised:<\/p>\n
President Prabowo Subianto expressed his condolences over the death\nof Guruh Soekarnoputra via his Instagram account, @praboow<\/span>, on Saturday (26\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n Prabowo\u2019s son, Ragowo Hediprasetyo, also known as Didit Prabowo,\nvisited the funeral home on Jalan Sriwijaya, South Jakarta. Didit was\nseen wearing a songkok and a dark suit. He was also seen welcoming the\narrival of PDI Perjuangan Chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri at the\nfuneral home.<\/p>\n The 7th President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), also expressed\nhis condolences regarding the passing of Guruh Soekarnoputra. Jokowi\nalso offered prayers for the son of Indonesia\u2019s first President,\nSoekarno.<\/p>\n \u201cInnalillahi wa inna ilaihi raji\u2019un. My condolences on the passing of\nMr Mohammad Guruh Irianto Sukarnoputra,\u201d said Jokowi via his Instagram\naccount on Saturday (26\/09\/20lar).<\/p>\n Jokowi appreciated Guruh\u2019s dedication throughout his life, noting\nthat Guruh had contributed to the nation and state through the fields of\narts, culture, and politics.<\/p>\n The 6th President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY),\nvisited the funeral home on Jalan Sriwijaya, South Jakarta, where he\nrecalled his shared moments with the late Guruh.<\/p>\n SBY revealed that he had once specially invited the youngest son of\nBung Karno to the Presidential Office at the State Palace. At that time,\nthey exchanged thoughts on national progress through an approach to arts\nand culture.<\/p>\n \u201cPersonally, my friends and I have beautiful memories with him. When\nI led Indonesia, I specifically invited him to the Presidential Office\nat the State Palace,\u201d SBY told journalists. He noted that their\nconversation lasted quite a long time and did not involve practical\npolitical matters, focusing instead on what the nation could achieve\nthrough cultural and artistic approaches.<\/p>\n SBY continued that even after his term ended, he maintained his\nrelationship with Guruh, even meeting at an art exhibition two years\nago. He described Guruh as a person who dedicated his life to the\npeople, through works such as the Swara Maharddhika performances and his\nsongs.<\/p>\n The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto,\nexpressed his grief over the death of Guruh Soekarnoputra, calling him a\nmaestro in the field of Indonesian arts and culture.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was an Indonesian maestro in the field of arts and culture. He\nhas clearly left us, and musical works are often eternal. We have\ncertainly lost a good man,\u201d said Airlangga while visiting the funeral\nhome in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Saturday (26\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n [Article ends abruptly]<\/p>",
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