Sudjiatmi

Sudjiatmi Notomihardjo was the mother of the 7th president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo. Along with her husband, Widjiatno Notomihardjo, she was a wood trader from Surakarta.

Biography

Sudjiatmi was born on 15 February 1943 in Boyolali, Central Java, as the second child and only daughter of Wiroredjo and Insani "Sani" Wiroredjo. Her brothers were Miyono Suryo Sarjono and Setiawan Prasetyo.
Her father, Wiroredjo was a wood trader from Giriroto, Ngemplak, Boyolali whilst her mother, Sani was a housewife.
Later, she ran her wood business with her husband, Widjiatno Notomihardjo, although it was not very successful and the newly married couple struggled at the beginning of their marriage, for they were both school dropouts and were from different socio-economic backgrounds.