Prabowo's nephew to be appointed Indonesia deputy finance minister, his party says


JAKARTA: Indonesia's outgoing President Joko Widodo will appoint Thomas Djiwandono (pic), the nephew of president-elect Prabowo Subianto and his adviser for fiscal issues, as a deputy finance minister later on Thursday (July 18), a senior politician said.

Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, a senior member of Prabowo's Gerindra political party confirmed Reuters' earlier report of the planned appointment, adding Djiwandono will serve in the same role after Prabowo's term officially starts in October.

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