Prabowo Phones Four Friendly Heads of State During Eid Celebrations, Including Erdogan and MBS

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto contacted four heads of friendly states as part of Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijri greetings. “In recent days amid the Eid al-Fitr atmosphere, President Prabowo also conducted greetings via telephone with leaders of Muslim countries,” wrote Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya on the Instagram account @sekretariat.kabinet on Sunday (22/3/2026). The four friendly state leaders are President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan; Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif; King Abdullah II of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. “Several other heads of state will also be contacted in the near future, awaiting confirmation from each country,” Teddy revealed. It is known that Prabowo observed Eid 2026 in North Sumatra, Aceh, and Jakarta. Prabowo attended the takbiran night in Medan, North Sumatra. From Aceh, the President of Indonesia directly departed for the Presidential Palace in Jakarta to attend the halalbihalal with the community in the afternoon.