Anies was born on May 7, 1969 in Kuningan, West Java, to a family of academics. His father Rasyid Baswedan was a lecturer at the Indonesian Islamic University (UII), while his mother Aliyah Rasyid ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has officially been nominated by the NasDem Party as its candidate in the 2024 presidential election. The party chair Surya Paloh made the ...

BENGKULU, Indonesia: The name of the dialogue session was Desak Anies, which means Challenge Anies. And living up to the name, students at Hazairin University in the Bengkulu province on the ...

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Ex-Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan is the dark horse in Indonesia's Feb. 14 presidential election. While the 54-year-old made a slow start as an independent candidate ...

JAKARTA -- Anies Baswedan, a former Jakarta governor, is campaigning in Indonesia's upcoming presidential election, positioning himself as an alternative to his two rivals who are likely to ...

As incumbent Joko Widodo reaches his presidential term limit in February 2024, Mr Baswedan is shoring up support at home — he has the backing of three political parties, including the ...

JAKARTA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan's young supporters are borrowing elements from their favourite music genre K-pop to boost his popularity, swapping ...