Jokowi
Proper noun
Meaning
Jokowi
(nickname) Joko Widodo (the current President of Indonesia)
Examples
If charged with a crime, he could become the third member of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s cabinet to be charged with corruption by the country’s anti-graft commission, known in Indonesian as Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK).
Ahead of the vote, the two candidates had been neck and neck in opinion polls as Jokowi lost a huge early lead in the face of smear campaigns and a far more focused, and expensive, race for the presidency by his rival.
At first glance, the second cabinet reshuffle by President Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, appears to continue Indonesia’s well-established rainbow cabinet strategy.
Indonesia’s president Joko “Jokowi” Widodo condemned them as “barbaric” and vowed that authorities would root out and “destroy” Islamic militant networks.
Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan on April 25 said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered an investigation into the anti-communist purges of 1965-1966.
In his eyes, Jokowi is trustworthy; Jokowi cares for the poor; Jokowi cannot be compared to any of the other politicians Indonesia has to offer.