Background
Hariyadi was born in Semarang in 1960.
Hariyadi was born in Semarang in 1960.
She is popularly known as Titiek Suharto. She was the fourth child of Suharto and Siti Hartinah. Suharto was in power for decades and during that time he built up a substantial fortune.
In 1998 the family were considered to control over 500 companies and to have funds in Austria of 15 billion dollars.
The children of Suharto made money renting the planes that Islamic pilgrims required to visit Mecca. An investigation by TIME Asia noted that there was no evidence that the money had been obtained illegally, but the capitalist ambitions of the President"s six children are thought to have contributed to his fall from power.
Her husband became known as a hard man of the regime. She and "Prabowo" had one son Didit Hediprasetyo who was brought up in Boston and he is now a fashion and car interior designer.
Probowo was later seen as a presidential candidate for Indonesia and he became a patron of the Gerindra Party.
She has led the Indonesian Art Foundation and she was a television commentator for the 2006 World Cup. There was some discussion as to why she was chosen as a commentator. The television company said that this was because they were introducing a wider variety of presenters, but her skill as a commentator was questioned.
This was thought to be an inelegant attempt at a comeback for the Suharto family.
Golkar is the political party that her father created to keep himself in power.