Hamengkubuwono X

Hamengkubuwono X's parents were Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and his wife Raden Ajeng Siti Kustina (Bandara Raden Ayu Widyaningrum/Kanjeng Raden Ayu Widyaningrum/Raden Ayu Adipati Anum). He was a graduate of Public Administration at the Faculty of Law of Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta. He was active as Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Chairman of the Sports Committee of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, chairman and managing director of PT Punokawan Construction, and President of the PG Madukismo Commissioner. In July 1996, he was appointed Chairman of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Expert Council to the Governor. He participated in street protests in support of the May 1998 student demonstrations opposing Suharto's rule. In 2010, he formed Nasional Demokrat together with Surya Paloh, which later became the NasDem Party. Hamengkubuwono X later left the organization before the political inception. ==Personal life==

Hamengkubuwono X has discontinued the polygamist tradition of Javanese monarchs having several wives and possibly multiple concubines, following his father's wishes to modernize the royal system. He is married to Queen Hemas. Together, they have five daughters: Crown Princess Mangkubumi, Princess Condrokirono, Princess Maduretno, Princess Hayu, and Princess Bendara. His decision to appoint his eldest daughter as heir presumptive ended the previously agnatic primogeniture succession and has become subject to controversy. Hamengkubuwono X resides in the Keraton Yogyakarta complex and uses the Governor's mansion solely for political affairs. ==Titles and honours==

{{Infobox royal styles Titles In Javanese Kraton (the equivalent of palaces), the names of individuals change with respect to a change in status: • From birth until marriage: Bendoro Raden Mas Herjuno Darpito • Post-nuptial until appointment as Crown Prince: Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Harya (KGPH) Mangkubumi • As Heir Apparent Crown Prince: Kanjeng Gusti Pangeran Adipati Anom (KGPAAn) Hamengku Negara Sudibya Raja Putra Nalendra Mataram. • As Sultan: Ngarsa Dalem Sampeyan Dalem Ingkang Sinuwun Kangjeng Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono Senapati ing Ngalogo Ngabdurrokhman Sayidin Panatagama Khalifatullah ingkang jumeneng kaping X National honours • : • Star of Mahaputera (3rd Class) () (2007) • Civil Servants' Long Service Medal () (30 years) • Civil Servants' Long Service Medal () (20 years) • Civil Servants' Long Service Medal () (10 years) • Medal for Contributing in the National Development () • Medal for Providing an Example of Meritorious Personality () • Medal for Service in the Field of Social Welfare () • Badge of Melati • Badge of Dharma Bhakti • Badge of Pancawarsa IV • Badge of Pancawarsa VII Foreign honours • • Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria - 1996 • : • Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star - 2022 • : • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Tasmania, Australia (2015) ==See also==