List of presidents of Indonesia

File:Merdeka Palace Changing Guard 2.jpg

Merdeka Palace, the official residence of the president of Indonesia

The president of Indonesia is the head of state and also head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is the supreme commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Since 2004, the President and Vice-President are directly elected to a five-year term. The presidency was established during the formulation of the 1945 constitution by the Investigating Committee for Preparatory Work for Independence (BPUPK), a body established by the occupying Japanese 16th Army on 1 March 1945 to work on "preparations for independence in the region of the government of this island of Java." On 18 August 1945, the Preparatory Committee for Indonesian Independence (PPKI), which was created on 7 August to replace the BPUPK, selected Sukarno as the country's first president.

Presidents

Independent   Military   Golkar   National Awakening Party (PKB)   Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P)   United Development Party (PPP)   Democratic Party (Demokrat)   Gerindra Party Note: — denotes acting president

No.	Portrait	NameTemplate:Smalldiv	Term of office				Party	Vice president
			Took office	Left office	Election	Time in office
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|1	File:Presiden Sukarno (retouched).jpg	Sukarno (1901–1970)	18 August 1945	18 May 1963	1945	Template:Age in years and days	Independent	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|1	Mohammad Hatta
Vacant (1 December 1956 – 12 March 1967)
			18 May 1963	12 March 1967	1963
Declared Indonesia's independence from colonial powers. Presided during the Indonesian National Revolution and the first national elections. One of the founding fathers of the Non-Aligned Movement and hosted the 1955 Bandung Conference. Called for 'Guided Democracy' following the collapse of 10 governments during the 1950s, with Nasakom as its principal ideology. Acceded Western New Guinea. Opposed the formation of Malaysia and initiated Konfrontasi. Signed Supersemar in 1966 following the assassination of 6 generals.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|—	File:President Suharto, 1993.jpg	Suharto (1921–2008)	12 March 1967	27 March 1968	—	Template:Age in years and days	Military	Vacant
Sukarno transferred key presidential powers to Suharto on 11 March 1966 in a vaguely worded letter of authority known as Supersemar and surrendered his powers on 20 February 1967, but he was not formally relieved of his presidential title by the MPRS until 12 March 1967. On 12 March 1967, the MPRS agreed to withdraw its mandate from Sukarno and remove him as president. Suharto replaced Sukarno as acting president until 27 March 1968, when he was formally elected as the second president of Indonesia.
rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|2	27 March 1968	23 March 1973	1968	Template:Age in years and days	Golkar (supported by the military)	Vacant
23 March 1973	23 March 1978	1973	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|2			Hamengkubuwono IX
23 March 1978	11 March 1983	1978	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|3			Adam Malik
11 March 1983	11 March 1988	1983	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|4			Umar Wirahadikusumah
11 March 1988	11 March 1993	1988	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|5			Sudharmono
11 March 1993	11 March 1998	1993	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|6			Try Sutrisno
11 March 1998	21 May 1998	1998	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|7			B. J. Habibie
First president from a military background. The longest-serving president with an over-30-year tenure. Seized power from Sukarno through Supersemar in 1966. Declared a New Order military dictatorship. Dismantled the Communist Party of Indonesia and oversaw the mass murder and imprisonment of thousands of suspected communists throughout the archipelago. Ended Konfrontasi and initiated friendly relationships with neighbouring countries of Malaysia and Singapore, and Indonesia became a founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Severed ties with China and other communist countries in the region. Incorporated Western New Guinea into Indonesia. Annexed East Timor. Oversaw great economic and infrastructural development but rampant corruption within the bureaucracy and government. Resigned following the collapse of the Indonesian economy during the 1997 financial crisis and the 1998 riots.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|3	File:Foto Presiden Habibie 1998.jpg	B. J. Habibie (1936–2019)	21 May 1998	20 October 1999	—	Template:Age in years and days	Golkar	Vacant
First, and to date the only, president (aside from acting presidents) who was born outside of Java. First vice president to become president. Took power following Suharto's resignation. Oversaw Indonesia's democratic transition. East Timor declared independence from Indonesia. Released thousands of political prisoners. Decided not to run for a full term.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|4	File:President Abdurrahman Wahid - Indonesia.jpg	Abdurrahman Wahid (1940–2009)	20 October 1999	23 July 2001	1999	Template:Age in years and days	PKB	Vacant (20–21 October 1999)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|8								Megawati Sukarnoputri
First executive branch officer (president and vice president) to have come from a religious background. Head of Nahdlatul Ulama and grandson of its founder. Term embroiled by a number of scandals and corruption cases. Abolished all remaining legal discrimination against Chinese Indonesians. Attempts to reform the military and remove its political power were not taken kindly by military actors. Attempted to dissolve parliament, but was himself impeached and removed from office by parliament.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|5	File:President Megawati Sukarnoputri - Indonesia.jpg	Megawati Sukarnoputri (born 1947)	23 July 2001	20 October 2004	—	Template:Age in years and days	PDI-P	Vacant (23–26 July 2001)
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|9								Hamzah Haz
First female president of Indonesia and the first to be born after the proclamation of independence in 1945. Oldest daughter and second child of President Sukarno, first president born to another president. First female vice president and the first vice president to be born after 1945. Came to power following the removal of Abdurrahman Wahid. Presided during a period of economic growth. Bali was attacked by a major bombing in 2002 by Jemaah Islamiyah. Lost reelection bid to her former coordinating minister and in a later rematch.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|6	File:Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.png	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (born 1949)	20 October 2004	20 October 2009	2004	Template:Age in years years	Demokrat	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|10	Jusuf Kalla
20 October 2009			20 October 2014	2009	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|11			Boediono
The first president to be directly elected by popular vote. Second president from a military background. Parts of Sumatra were devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Jemaah Islamiyah was severely weakened following efforts by Detachment 88. Indonesia was classified as part of MINT and became a member of the G20 during his presidency. First elected president to serve a full term, and the first to complete two terms. Elected to a second term in 2009. Indonesia formed the Bali Democracy Forum and became a founding member of the Open Government Partnership. He presided over consistent economic growth. During his second term, the Democratic Party was embroiled by many corruption scandals.
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|7	File:Joko Widodo 2019 official portrait.jpg	Joko Widodo (born 1961)	20 October 2014	20 October 2019	2014	Template:Age in years years	PDI-P	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|12 (10)	Jusuf Kalla
20 October 2019			20 October 2024	2019	style="background:Template:Party color;"|13			Ma'ruf Amin
					style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|
The first president not to have emerged from the country's political elite or to have been an army general. First president to have been a regional politician (mayor for about seven years, governor for nearly two years) and the first to be born after the recognition of independence in December 1949. Elected to a second term in 2019. Initiated the process to move the capital of Indonesia from Jakarta to Nusantara.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"|8	File:Prabowo Subianto 2024 official portrait.jpg	Prabowo Subianto (born 1951)	20 October 2024	Incumbent	2024	Template:Age in years and days	Gerindra	style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"|14	Gibran Rakabuming Raka
Retired general and former commander of the Special Forces Command (Kopassus) and Army Strategic Reserve Command (Kostrad). Lost twice against his predecessor in 2014 and 2019 but was appointed as minister of defense in 2019. His 96.2 million votes are the highest received by any candidate in a democratic election in Indonesia, surpassing Joko Widodo's 85.6 million votes in 2019. First president to have a younger predecessor. The oldest president to be sworn in for the first term (aged 73). Third president from a military background.

By age

#	President	Born	Age at start of presidency	Age at end of presidency	Post-presidency timespan	Lifespan
						Died	Age
01	Sukarno	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:DtsTemplate:Efn	Template:Ayd	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd
02	Suharto	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:DtsTemplate:Efn	Template:Ayd	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd
03	B. J. Habibie	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd
04	Abdurrahman Wahid	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:DtsTemplate:Efn	Template:Ayd	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd
05	Megawati Sukarnoputri	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	2026-05-3(living)	Template:Ayd
06	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	2026-05-3(living)	Template:Ayd
07	Joko Widodo	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	2026-05-3(living)	Template:Ayd
08	Prabowo Subianto	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd Template:Dts	(incumbent)	(incumbent)	2026-05-3(living)	Template:Ayd

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By time in office

Rank	President	Length in days	Order of presidency	Number of terms
1	Suharto	Template:Efn	Template:Efn	Six full terms; resigned Template:Age in years, months and days into seventh term
2	Sukarno	Template:Efn	Template:Efn	De jure: Four full terms; removed Template:Age in years, months and days into fifth term De facto: Never faced reelection, declared president for life by the Provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) on 18 May 1963
3	Joko Widodo	Template:Efn		Two full terms
4	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono			Two full terms
5	Megawati Sukarnoputri			One partial term (Template:Age in years, months and days)Template:Efn
6	Abdurrahman Wahid		Template:Efn	One partial term (Template:Age in years, months and days)
7	B. J. Habibie			One partial term (Template:Age in years, months and days)Template:Efn
8	Prabowo Subianto	Template:Efn		Currently serving first term
Acting	Assaat			State-level presidentTemplate:Efn for Template:Age in years, months and days
Acting	Sjafruddin Prawiranegara			Acting presidentTemplate:Efn for Template:Age in years, months and days

See also

• Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
  • List of governors of the Dutch East Indies
• President of Indonesia
• Vice President of Indonesia
  • List of vice presidents of Indonesia
• Prime Minister of Indonesia
• First ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia
• Second ladies and gentlemen of Indonesia
• List of acting presidents of Indonesia