Jokowi welcomes first grandson

JAKARTA. Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has welcomed the arrival of his first grandson, born in Solo, Central Java on Thursday, Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung confirmed.

Jolowi’s daughter-in-law Selvi Ananda, wife of his eldest son Gibran Rakabuming, gave birth to a son in Solo, Jokowi's hometown, at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday.

"Please pray that he will be a pious son and respectful to his parents. May he be granted with health and happiness," Pramono said in a text message to journalists.

Gibran and Selvi married on June 11, 2015. Gibran lives in Solo where he runs a catering and wedding business.

Jokowi is scheduled to leave for Solo this afternoon after they have attended the inauguration of a logistics center in Cakung, North Jakarta.

Jokowi smiled but gave no comment when journalists asked about his grandson. (Ayomi Amindoni)