Jokowi's Mother Died Of Cancer And Appeals To Pray From Home

Joko Widodo's mother, Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo (Photo: Twitter @KSPgoid)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and his family are grieving. His mother, Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo, died in Solo, Central Java, Wednesday, March 25 at around 16.45 WIB after receiving treatment at RST Level III Slamet Riyadi Surakarta.

In Solo, Jokowi conveyed his statement regarding the departure of his mother. According to Jokowi, his mother died after four years of fighting cancer.

"This afternoon at 16.45 WIB, the presence of Allah SWT passed away, our mother, Mrs. Sudjiatmi Notomiharjo, who we know that she has been ill for four years, namely cancer," said Jokowi in Solo, Central Java, Wednesday, March 25.

Before he died, Sudjiatmi had undergone medical treatment at the Gatot Subroto Central Army Hospital (RSPAD), Jakarta.

"We have all tried, made every effort, to get treatment mainly at the Gatot Subroto Army Hospital, but Allah wants it," he said.

"On behalf of my extended family, I would like to ask for prayers that Allah SWT and Khusnul khotimah will forgive all their sins," added the former governor of DKI Jakarta.

Has passed away to the presence of Allah SWT, our mother, Hj. Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo, at 4:45 p.m. this afternoon at the DKT Surakarta Hospital, because of the illness he had been suffering from for the past four years. Please pray from afar, may Allah SWT forgive all the sins of the deceased. Amen Ya Rabbal Alamin. pic.twitter.com/rCsYK81VSz

- Joko Widodo (@jokowi) March 25, 2020

Presidential Spokesman Fadjroel Rachman in an interview with KompasTV said Jokowi advised the ministers in the Advanced Indonesia Cabinet not to mourn. According to Fadjroel, this statement was conveyed by Jokowi to Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Pratikno.

"It is hoped that all members of the Indonesian cabinet will come forward in Jakarta to deal with the current situation," said Fadjroel in an interview broadcast on Wednesday evening, March 25.

Currently, Indonesia is facing the spread of the corona virus or COVID-19. By staying in Jakarta, Jokowi hopes that the ministers can work against the pandemic.

The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menkopolhukam) Mahfud MD added that he was prohibited from going to Solo when he took the initiative to coordinate other ministers to go mourning.

"I tried to borrow a TNI AU or Polri plane. But suddenly there was a direction from the President through Pak Pratikno and Pak Pramono Anung so that the ministers would not go to Solo but instead focus on their duties in Jakarta. So me and my friends (other ministers) ) not to Solo. My wife and I performed occult prayers from the house for the body of the deceased, "Mahfud told reporters through his written statement.

The former Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court (MK) also added that Jokowi asked the public not to crowd around to mourn his mother. The goal is to carry out physical distancing or maintain a distance to prevent transmission of COVID-19.

"He asked the deceased to be prayed for from their respective homes. I personally appealed to Muslims who wish to have their bodies prayed only from home," he said.

For your information, Sudjiatmi Notomiharjo is the baby of Wirorejo and Sani. Both parents are timber traders from Giriroto Village, Ngemplak, Boyolali.

In 1959, he married Widjiatno Notomihardjo who later died on July 23, 2000, at the age of 60. This couple is blessed with four children, namely, Joko Widodo, Iit Sriyantini, Ida Yati, and Titik Relawati.