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MDIS says Jokowi’s son, a V-P candidate in Indonesia, did not fake his education

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Presidential candidate and incumbent Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto  (R) and vice presidential candidate and incumbent Solo Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka (L), who is also the son of President Joko Widodo, greet their supporters as they register as candidates at the General Election Commission in Jakarta on October 25, 2023. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

Mr Gibran Rakabuming Raka (left), the elder son of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, is Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto's (right) running mate in the 2024 presidential polls.

PHOTO: AFP

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President Joko Widodo’s son Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is

running for vice-president in the 2024 presidential polls,

completed his studies and earned an advanced diploma and a degree, said the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) on Nov 23.

The school was responding to online chatter in forums and social media platforms where questions were raised about whether the MDIS qualifications held by Mr Gibran, who is also mayor of Surakarta, or Solo, were legitimate.

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