Arkana Aidan Misbach, Ridwan Kamil's Adopted Child Lost Eril

Ridwan Kamil with his son Arkana Aidan Misbach. (Instagram ataliapr)

JAKARTA - Arkana Aidan Misbach, two years old, has become Ridwan Kamil's inner support. Grief still surrounds his father, after the death of Emmeril Kahn Mumtadz or Eril lost drifting in the Aere River, Switzerland.

Ridwan Kamil brought Arkana to Gedung Sate Bandung today. Ridwan Kamil returned to take on the role of Governor of West Java after being replaced by his deputy Uu Ruzhanul Ulum while on leave to look for Eril abroad.

Arkarna wears a short-sleeved t-shirt wrapped in a dark colored fest vest. The little boy looks relaxed in blue jeans and sandals.

While his father, also wore a vest. However, with a formal interior.

Ridwan Kamil wore a white shirt complete with a black tie. Meanwhile, his arm rested on Arkarna who was being carried from getting off the car to Gedung Sate.

The two of them briefly chatted with journalists, shortly before Ridwan Kamil chaired a meeting with environmental employees of the West Java Provincial Government.

Arkana being carried by Ridwan Kamil had become a byword for netizens on Twitter. They asked about the adorable little figure.

The baby is known to be the youngest child of Ridwan Kamil and his wife Atalia Praratya. Arkarna is an adopted son.

Orphaned little Arkana. Both of his biological parents have died from COVID-19. Ridwan Kamil and Atalia finally decided to adopt Arkarna.

Arkarna's presence adds to the complete joy of the small family of Ridwan Kamil and his wife Atalia Praratya. The reason is that the couple already had two biological children who were growing up, Eril and Camillia Laetitia or Zahra.

Arkarna was adopted by Ridwan Kamil in conjunction with National Children's Day 2020. Through his Instagram account, @ridwankamil, he announced the happy news on Thursday, July 23.

In the upload, the man who is familiarly called Kang Emil revealed that the name Arkana Aidan Misbach means a warm light and illuminates the world.

"On this National Children's Day, we are starting to raise this cute orphaned baby boy who was abandoned by his parents. We named our son Arkana Aidan Misbach [a warm light that illuminates the world]," he wrote in an Instagram post.

Ridwan Kamil also prayed for his wife to be given the strength to raise Arkarna to become a pious and useful person in the future.

"May Allah SWT guide me and Mrs. Cinta @ataliapr in raising Arka to be a pious child and human khairunnas in the future," continued Ridwan Kamil at the time.

Today is exactly 12 days since Eril went missing in Switzerland. Arkarna and his older sister, Zahra, have often been their parents' best friends through difficult times since Eril was declared missing on Thursday, May 26 at noon local time.

Yesterday afternoon, Arkarna's mother, Atalia, shared a moment that showed the warmth of the family in the midst of grief through her Instagram account, @ataliapr. Atalia uploaded a short video of Ridwan Kamil holding Arkana kissing Eril's photo.

"Arka also loves A Eril," Atalia wrote in her upload.