Tommy Suharto

Tommy Suharto
Tommy Suharto in 2017
Born
Hutomo Mandala Putra

(1962-07-15) 15 July 1962 (age 62)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Political partyBerkarya
Criminal statusReleased October 2006[1]
Spouse
Ardhia Pramesti Regita Cahyani
(m. 1997; div. 2006)
Children2
Parent(s)Suharto
Siti Hartinah
Criminal chargeMurder, illegal weapons possession, fleeing justice
Penalty15 years (reduced to 4 years after remissions and cuts)
Chairman of Berkarya Party
In office
11 March 2018 – 11 July 2020[a]
Preceded byNeneng A. Tuty
Succeeded byMuchdi Purwopranjono
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Hutomo Mandala Putra (born 15 July 1962), commonly known as Tommy Suharto, is an Indonesian businessman and politician. The youngest son of Suharto, the second President of Indonesia, he has long had a reputation of nepotism, corruption, and being a playboy. He gained notoriety for orchestrating the assassination of a judge who convicted him of corruption.[3] He was convicted of murder in 2002 and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, but was paroled in under four years.[4]

Since 2020, he has been involved in a leadership dispute with Muchdi Purwopranjono over control of the Berkarya Party.

  1. ^ "Hari Ini Tommy Soeharto Bebas". Liputan6.com. 30 October 2006.
  2. ^ "Babak ke-2 Kudeta Partai Berkarya: Tommy Soeharto Gugat Menkumham". tirto.id (in Indonesian). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Tommy Suharto jailed for murder". CNN. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ The Economist "Lucky Tommy," The Economist 2 November 2006.


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