Deputy for Protocol, Press, and Media at the Presidential Secretariat Yusuf Permana told reporters here Sunday that according to plan, President Prabowo organizes a friendly gathering after performing the Eid prayer at Istiqlal Mosque in Central Jakarta.
Besides inviting his predecessors, the head of state has also invited state officials, ambassadors, representatives from international organizations, religious figures, and community leaders.
The gathering, scheduled for 9 a.m. local time, is also open for public, he added.
"This event serves as a national friendly gathering, intended to build a sense of togetherness while celebrating the day of victory," he pointed out.
Several former presidents and former vice presidents are known to be residing in Jakarta or surrounding regions.
They include fifth president Megawati Soekarnoputri, sixth president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, sixth vice president Try Sutrisno, tenth and twelfth vice president Jusuf Kalla, eleventh vice president Boediono, and 13th vice president Ma'ruf Amin.
Meanwhile, seventh president Joko Widodo currently resides in his hometown, Solo, Central Java.
Meals will be served for guests attending the Eid al-Fitr gathering.
Earlier, the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs announced that the 2025 Eid al Fitr, or the first day of Shawwal month of 1446 Hijri, would fall on Monday.
In a press conference at his office in Jakarta on Saturday (March 29), Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar said the end of this year's Ramadan month was determined by referring to the results of observation of the new crescent moon.
He explained that observation teams across Indonesia confirmed that the height of the crescent moon had not met the criteria for the beginning of a Hijri month set by religious affairs ministers of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Thus the government resorted to perfecting or rounding the number of days in a month to 30, a method called Istikmal.
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