Megawati Sukarnoputri

Megawati Sukarnoputri

In this Indonesian name, the name "Sukarnoputri" is a patronymic, not a family name and the person should be referred to by her given name "Megawati".

Diah Permata Megawati Setiawati Sukarnoputri ( pronunciation born 23 January 1947), generally known as Megawati, is an Indonesian politician and leader of the opposition party PDI-P. She served as the President of Indonesia from 23 July 2001 to 20 October 2004. She was the country's first female President and the fourth woman to lead a predominantly Muslim nation. She is also the first Indonesian leader to be born after independence. Megawati is the daughter of Indonesia's first president, Sukarno.

After serving as Vice-President under Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati became President when Wahid was removed from office in 2001. She ran for re-election in the 2004 presidential election but was defeated by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. She sought a rematch 2009 presidential election, losing again to Yudhoyono.