Sad News From Solo, Mangkunegaran IX Dies Of Heart Attack

JAKARTA - Sad news came from Pura Mangkunegaran, Solo. Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya (KGPAA) Mangkunegara IX, also known as Mangkunegara IX, passed away Friday, August 13, in the early hours of the morning.

The information was conveyed by pianist Ananda Sukarlan through his Twitter account, @anandasukarlan.

"Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un... My deepest condolences for the death of Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara IX this morning. Kanjeng Gusti is 70 years old," he said.

He added, news from Public Relations Mangkunegaran, Joko Pramedyo. Gusti died of a heart attack.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji'un... My deepest condolences on the death of Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara IX this morning. Kanjeng Gusti is 70 years old pic.twitter.com/Vu86gCTiYF

— Ananda Sukarlan (@anandasukarlan) August 13, 2021

KGPAA Mangkunegara IX was born in Surakarta on August 18, 1951. He is the second son of Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Arya Mangkunegara VIII and Raden Ajeng Sunituti or Gusti Kanjeng Putri Mangkunegara VIII. In his youth, Mangkunegara IX was named Gusti Pangeran Haryo Sudjiwo Kusumo.