Jakarta Globe, Fuska Sani Evani, January 07, 2016
Yogyakarta.
Indonesia's last reigning monarchy welcomed a new deputy governor on Thursday
with Kanjeng Bendara Pangeran Haryo Prabu Suryodilogo being crowned as Pakualam
X, the second highest position in the royal household after the Sultan of
Yogyakarta.
Pakualam X,
ascended to the post after his father Pakualam IX, died on Nov. 21 from a
respiratory ailment at the age of 77.
The
inauguration was presided by Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X held at the duchy's
palace. Five ministers of Joko Widodo's administration also attended the
Javanese ceremony.
Pakualam X
promised to continue his father's legacy to take care of Yogyakarta's culture
amid dynamic and massive development at the time, adding that he will try to
collaborate tradition and innovation of the culture.
“As the one
who's [been] given mandate, I told you honestly that [it's] a massive
responsibility for me to hold this position,” Pakualam X told reporters after
the ceremony.
A special
mandate for Yogyakarta’s governance dictates that the hereditary sultan,
currently Hamengkubuwono X, serves as the governor, while the post of deputy
governor goes to the reigning Pakualam.
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