Ilham Akbar Habibie

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.
Ilham Akbar Habibie
Dr.-Ing. Ilham Akbar Habibie, M.B.A.
Born (1963-05-16) 16 May 1963
Aachen, West Germany
Alma mater
OccupationsEngineer, businessman
Known forEldest son of the 3rd president of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie
SpouseInsana Abdul Aziz
Children3
Parents

Ilham Akbar Habibie (born 16 May 1963) is an Indonesian aviation expert of Gorontalo descent. Ilham is the first child of Hasri Ainun Habibie and B. J. Habibie, the 3rd president of Indonesia.

As an aeronautical engineer, through PT Regio Aviasi Industri, he initiated the Regio Prop Program, a domestic commercial aircraft project that is a further development of the IPTN N-250. He collaborated with Erry Firmansyah, the former president director of the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), to establish PT Regio Aviasi Industri (RAI).

In the 2024 West Java gubernatorial election, he ran as a candidate for Vice Governor of West Java alongside Ahmad Syaikhu, supported by the PKS and the Nasdem Party.

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