House House of Mataram Religion Islam Spouse Wironegoro (m. 2002) | Father Hamengkubuwana X Name Princess Pembayun Grandparents Hamengkubuwono IX | |
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Alma mater Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Born Nurmalitasari
24 February 1972 (age 52)
Bogor ( 1972-02-24 ) Issue Princess Artie Ayya Fatimasari Mother Tatiek Drajad Supriastuti Role Hamengkubuwono X\'s daughter Children Artie Ayya Fatimasari Wironegoro, Drasthya Wironegoro, Princess Artie Ayya Fatimasari Parents Queen Hemas, Hamengkubuwono X Uncles Joyokusumo, Hadiwinoto, Adi Kusuma, Chandra Ningrat Similar People Hamengkubuwono X, Queen Hemas, Hamengkubuwono IX, Princess Hayu, Joyokusumo | ||
Princess Mangkubumi is the first child and daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwana X of Yogyakarta and his Queen Consort, Queen Hemas. On 5 May 2015 she was proclaimed Crown Princess by her father. She married Prince Wironegoro, a businessman and philanthropist.
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Early life
Princess Mangkubumi was born in Bogor on 24 February 1972. She is the first of five siblings. She spend her early childhood mostly in Yogyakarta. She went to BOPKRI 1 high school and continued her high school education in ISS International School in Singapore. She went to college in California, USA before finally completed her undergraduate study in Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.
Marriage
Princess Mangkubumi married Prince Wironegoro on May 28, 2002. Since she is the first princess gained a lot of public attention. The javanese rituals and ceremonies in this wedding has also been codified as future reference for the wedding of her younger siblings.
Before the wedding, in line with the palace tradition, new name and title were bestowed by the Sultan to the first princess. Previously known as Gusti Raden Ajeng Nurmalitasari, the Princess was dubbed Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Pembayun (the equivalent of Princess Royal) the customary title (but not automatically) awarded to the first daughter of the Sultan. This title was bestowed in a ceremony that take place in the palace. In the meanwhile, the bridegroom was also bestowed a new name and title Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Wironegoro (His Royal Highness Prince Wironegoro.) With the new title, the princess also assume new office as the most senior princess who take precedence over other female family members and relatives of the Sultan. She is charged with the responsibilities to lead all female royal staff.
The wedding ceremonies started with the ritual called "Nyantri", whereby the bridegroom Prince Wironegoro enter the palace on May 27, 2002.
In line with the tradition, The Sultan himself officiate the wedding between his daughter and Prince Wironegoro. The ceremony "panggih" as the main event of the wedding was witnessed by the country's high level officials including the president Megawati Soekarnoputri as well as ambassadors from other countries.
After the panggih ceremonies, both brides and groom were paraded in a kirab ceremony. As the oldest princess, Mangkubumi has to go around the palace wall on the royal carriage Kanjeng Kyai Jongwiyat. This wedding parade has never been conducted since the reign of the 8th Sultan. Therefore, hundreds of thousands of people from around the country come to witness the procession. This wedding ceremony follows hundred of years traditions and further replicated during the wedding of her younger sisters Princess Maduretno, Princess Hayu dan Princess Bendoro
Princess Mangkubumi's marriage with Prince Wironegoro is blessed with two children: 1) Lady Artie Ayya Fatimasari Wironegoro dan 2)Lord Drasthya Wironegoro. Her firstborn "Artie" has recently gone through rites of passage tetesan on 22 December 2013 and tarapan both rituals signify her daughter has reached the age of majority.
Wildlife Conservation
Princess Mangkubumi established the Animal Conservation Center Yogyakarta, to try and save animals particularlyorang utan. She works with NGOs, private sector and media from Luxembourg. Not only orang utan, Princess Mangkubumi is also active in conservation of Javanese eagle.
Youth Movement and Education
Princess Mangkubumi has served as the chairman of Karangtaruna of Yogyakarta Province for 10 years (2002 - 2012) where she directed to organization to harness leadership and improved livelhood of youth. In collaboration with UNFPA and national agency for family planning she is also active on promoting youth reproduction health and gender equality. She sits as honorary board member of the Red Cross Chapter.
As an activist in social works, Princess Mangkubumi has been awarded the honor "Wanita Tak Terpatahkan" (Unbreakable Woman) for her works in empowering women in the remote villages.
In 2015, Princess Pembayun was elected as the head of the Scout Movement for the Province of Yogyakarta. In the interview that took place right after her official appointment, she mentioned her intention to promote Scout Movement in Yogyakarta and widen their outreach. She also mentioned her intention to further promote Scout Movement for disaster preparedness and awareness.
At the beginning of 2012, Princess Mangkubumi present a proposal to establish Yogyakarta as the first cyber province. This proposal was further revealed when she gave a keynote speech in the Education World Forum. In the same forum she further commit herself to bring mobilize 1 million student for deforestation.
Business
Apart from being involved in various social activities, Princess Mangkubumi serves as Director of PT. Yogyakarta Tembakau Indonesia which was established to reduce the number of unemployment in the region. She is also director of PT. Yarsilk Gora Mahottama, and President COmmissioner of PT Madubaru.
In August 2015 the chammber of commerce of Yogyakarta elected Mangkubumi as the chairman. In her inaugural speech she mentioned her vision to advance the economy of yogyakarta by promoting local industry and reducing dependency to foreign support.
Corporate Position
Roles and Positions in Organizations
Royal Duties and Roles
As the most senior princess in the palace, Princess Mangkubumi manage the relationship between the Royal Princesses and other family members and palace staff. Her position also requires her to lead several traditional ceremonies e.g. Tumpak Wajik, Persi Burak and also several rituals and ceremonies during the royal weddings of the younger princesses (Princess Hayu and Princess Bendoro).
In her opinion, the palace as a center of Javanese culture should serve as a filter from the aspects of modernization that are against local culture. At the same time, the palace needs to also open itself more to innovation and technologies. . Princess Mangkubumi is also known as an adept traditional Javanese dancer. Together with her sisters Princess Condrokirono, Princess Hayu and Princess Bendoro, they perform sacred dances of srimpi and bedhaya in several occasions.
Becoming Crown Princess
On 5 May 2015, following a Royal Decree issued by the Sultan, Princess Mangkubumi (Previously known and Princess Pembayun) received the new name Mangkubumi Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana Langgeng ing Mataram. This denote her as the heir presumptive to the crown. The title Mangkubumi was previously reserved for the senior male princes groomed for the crown, including the reigning Sultan. This decree, for the first time since the inception of the Sultanate, allows female family members as successors to the throne. According to the Sultan, this is in line with his prerogatives, but it was of course criticized by male extended royal family members (siblings of the Sultan) who would have otherwise had a chance to claim the throne for themselves.