{"id":15812,"date":"2026-11-12T11:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/indonesias-vice-president-gibran-resigns-after-court-invalidates-education-certificate-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T11:46:14","slug":"indonesias-vice-president-gibran-resigns-after-court-invalidates-education-certificate-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/indonesias-vice-president-gibran-resigns-after-court-invalidates-education-certificate-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia\u2019s Vice President Gibran resigns after court invalidates education certificate – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesia\u2019s Vice President has resigned, ending days of speculation about his political future and adding to uncertainty around President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s government as the country faces growing economic and political pressure.\n<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0WORLD IN BRIEF: South Carolina baby found buried alive, Indonesia VP resigns, Eswatini orders foreign businesses to leave and other stories<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Gibran, 39, submitted his resignation to parliament\u2019s upper house on Thursday, November 12, and asked lawmakers to process his departure. His decision makes him Indonesia\u2019s most high-profile political figure to resign since President Suharto stepped down in 1998.\n<\/p>\n

The resignation also comes amid growing tensions between Prabowo and Gibran\u2019s father, former President Joko Widodo, whose political alliance with the current leader has come under strain in recent months.\n<\/p>\n

However, Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, moved to ease concerns over a possible split, declaring his continued support for Prabowo shortly after his son submitted the resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to support President Prabowo\u2019s administration, especially programmes that serve the interests of the broader public,\u201d Widodo told reporters outside his home in Solo, Central Java.\n<\/p>\n

Gibran personally delivered his resignation letter to parliament in Jakarta, where he met with its leaders for about 20 minutes. Upper house speaker Ahmad Muzani said the vice president had asked lawmakers to begin processing his departure.\n<\/p>\n

Reading from the letter, Muzani said Gibran had made the decision \u201cthrough my own volition \u2026 for the interests of the government and nation\u201d.\n<\/p>\n

Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Senior law minister said the resignation was based on personal reasons and referred to growing public sentiment. The five-paragraph letter, however, did not provide a detailed explanation for his decision.\n<\/p>\n

Gibran\u2019s departure follows mounting calls for his impeachment over questions about his educational qualifications and eligibility to contest the 2024 vice presidential election.<\/p>\n

Read also:Oyetola woos investors to Nigeria\u2019s catfish industry, cites 2.2m tonnes supply gap<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

The controversy centred on his overseas high school qualifications, which came under scrutiny after Indonesia\u2019s Constitutional Court and Supreme Court issued rulings that found they fell short of the legal requirements for vice presidential candidates and had been wrongly accepted by election authorities.\n<\/p>\n

His candidacy had also attracted controversy during the 2024 election, when his father was accused of influencing a court decision that changed the electoral rules and allowed him to run alongside Prabowo.\n<\/p>\n

Gibran and Prabowo won the election, bringing Jokowi\u2019s son into the country\u2019s second-highest political office. However, the controversy surrounding his candidacy continued to fuel criticism and calls for his removal.\n<\/p>\n

Parliament begins search for replacement<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gibran\u2019s resignation now leaves parliament with the responsibility of completing the process to fill the vacant office.<\/p>\n

Muzani said parliamentary leaders would meet to discuss the next steps. Under the procedure outlined by Yusril, the upper house must first hold a session to formally declare the vacancy before asking Prabowo to submit two candidates to replace Gibran.\n<\/p>\n

Lawmakers will then hold an election within 60 days to select the next vice president.\n<\/p>\n

The political uncertainty comes at a difficult time for Southeast Asia\u2019s largest economy, with investors increasingly concerned about the government\u2019s policy direction, fiscal plans and ability to deliver on its flagship programmes.\n<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0Why Nigeria needs independent verification of off-plan property projects \u2013 Adeosun<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

The rupiah has weakened to a record low against the dollar, trading at around 18,255 per dollar on Thursday, down about 0.6%, as political uncertainty continues to weigh on market sentiment.<\/p>\n

Concerns over a possible rift between Prabowo and Jokowi had raised questions about the stability of the political coalition supporting the government. Analysts had warned that a breakdown in the relationship could deepen uncertainty around the administration.\n<\/p>\n

Widodo\u2019s public endorsement of Prabowo following his son\u2019s resignation could help contain those concerns, although the political implications of Gibran\u2019s departure and the search for his replacement remain uncertain.<\/p>\n

\n

Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFaith Omoboye<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Faith Omoboye is a foreign affairs correspondent with background in History and International relations. Her work focuses on African politics, diplomacy, and global governance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\t
\n\t\t\"Add
\n\t<\/a>
\n\t
\n\t\t\"Follow
\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

Source: <\/p>\n

Businessday NG<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Indonesia\u2019s Vice President has resigned, ending days of speculation about his political future and adding to uncertainty around President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s government as the country faces growing… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}