President Jokowi Awarded National Hero Title To 6 Figures

President Joko Widodo leads the National Pilgrimage Ceremony to commemorate Heroes' Day, at the Main National Heroes Cemetery, Kalibata, South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Tuesday, November 10 (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conferred the title of national hero to six figures at the State Palace, Jakarta, Tuesday, November 10.

The award was based on the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 117 TK in 2020 which was set on November 6, 2020.

"To confer the title of national hero to those whose names are in this annex as a high honor and respect for his outstanding services, who during his lifetime led and carried out armed struggles, or political struggles or struggles in other fields to achieve, seize, defend, and filling independence and realizing the unity and integrity of the nation, "wrote the Presidential Decree read out in the 2020 National Hero Award Ceremony at the State Palace, reported by Antara, Jakarta.

The six figures are:

Figure from North Maluku Province the late Sultan Baabullah Figure from West Papua Province the late Machmud Singgirei Rumagesan, Figure from DKI Jakarta Province the late General Police (ret) Raden Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo, Figure from North Sulawesi Province the late Arnold Mononutu, Figure from North Sumatra Province the late Mr Sutan Mohammad Amin Nasution, a figure from Jambi Province, the late Raden Mattaher Bin Pangeran Kusen Bin Adi.

Also attending the award ceremony were Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD, and Minister of Social Affairs Juliari Batubara.

The event was continued with a prayer reading by the Minister of Religion Fachrul Razi. President Jokowi then congratulated the heirs who attended the event.