Amateur Radio Hams Lead Indonesia

Indonesia's new national leaders are both amateur radio licensees

Joko Widodo holds callsign YD2JKW

The ARRL have announced that President Joko Widodo, YD2JKW, holds a General class license and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, YC8HYK, is an Advanced class licensee.

Jokowi and Kalla were inaugurated on 20th October 2014 in Jakarta.

Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy, with a population of approximately 250 million