Romy Soekarno was born in South Jakarta on 4 January 1970 to Rachmawati Sukarnoputri and Martomo Pariatman Marzuki. Rachmawati is the daughter of the first president of Indonesia Sukarno and younger sister of fifth president Megawati Sukarnoputri.[1] Romy was Rachmawati's first child, before Rachmawati divorced and remarried twice, having two more sons.[2]
Career
In 1997, Romy founded musical band 1945MF. The group released albums, with its six being released in 2010. Romy is also the CEO of Mahadana Group, a commodity trading company, and takes part in the family's educational foundations.[2]
During the 2024 legislative election, Romy ran for a seat in the House of Representatives from East Java's 6th district (Blitar, Kediri, Blitar Regency, Kediri Regency and Tulungagung Regency). Romy won 51,245 votes, fourth out of PDI-P candidates in the district, and failed to win a seat as the party secured just two seats in the district.[3] However, after the election, two PDI-P candidates in the same district (Sri Rahayu[id] and Arteria Dahlan) resigned their seats, thus allowing Romy Soekarno to take a seat in the House of Representatives. He was sworn in on 1 October 2024.[2] Dahlan stated that he resigned in favor of Romy to make way for Sukarno's family.[4]
Family
Romy married actress Donna Harun in 1996, and the couple has one son, Muhammad Jihad Rahtomo Soekarnoputra (Jeje Soekarno). Romy and Harun divorced in 2018.[5]
