JAKARTA (December 10, 2024) - Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) received an audience with the Acting Regent of Banyumas, Iwanuddin Iskandar, who proposed the name of R.M Margono Djojohadikoesoemo, President Prabowo's grandfather, to be given the title of national hero.

The proposal came from Banyumas residents who consider Margono to have played an important role in Indonesia's struggle for independence. Gus Ipul supports this proposal and suggests that the process be carried out following applicable regulations. The Director General of Social Empowerment, Mira Riyati, said that the proposal submission for the national hero title must be done through an official process with a submission deadline of March 2025.