Okky Madasari

Quick Facts

Full Name	Okky Madasari
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Oct 30, 1984(1984-10-30)
Age	40
Birthplace	Magetan Regency
Country	Indonesia
Birth City	East Java
Horoscope	Libra

Okky Madasari Biography

Okky Madasari is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 30, 1984 in Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Concerning freedom of expression or censorship, as well as omission in Indonesian past, he called for that the government must be honest, reveal and resolve the various human rights violations and murders, such as the 1965 massacre and the kidnapping of activists in 1998’s protest against Suharto particularly the Wiji Thukul’s case.,

Okky was married in December 2008 to Abdul Khalik, a journalist who works for English-language publications within Indonesia (The Jakarta Post, 2003-2012, and the Jakarta Globe, 2012-present). They met while they both covered UNCAC. United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Bali in January 2008 prior to when they were married in December 2008. In all of her novels they acknowledge her husband’s role as the primary reader and as her partner in the discussion of ideas for her novels.

Okky’s first novel, Entrok (2010), tells a story about how Indonesians live under the ruthless dictatorship of Suharto’s regime and how they struggled to survive under oppression of the military’s dominance. Her second novel 86 (2011) vividly describes the prevalent corruption within the country and especially among its civil servants The novel was shortlisted as top five in the Khatulistiwa Literary Award in 2011. Her third novel Maryam (2012) which describes how Ahmadis are violently thrown away from their own home and homeland with the government turning won the 2012 Khatulistiwa Literary Award. The novel has been translated into English under the title of The Outcast, and it’s available in bookstores since March 2014.

Okky has published 10 books since 2010, and is known for her exquisite portrayals of the social and political conditions in Indonesia, focusing her writing on resistance against injustice and the struggle for freedom and humanity in her five novels, one short story collection and a series of children’s novels.. Her 10th book is a non-fiction titled Genealogi Sastra Indonesia: Kapitalisme, Islam dan Sastra Perlawanan (Genealogy of Indonesian Literature: Capitalism, Islam and Critical Literature), which tracks the origins of Indonesia’s novels today. It was published online in December 2019 and can be freely downloaded from her website www.okkymadasari.net.

She demanded that the revision of the curriculum for national schools to include the events that happening during the period 19965-1966 and she argued for Indonesian authorities to recognize and admit the massacre and to apologize to those who were killed.

Okky Madasari Net Worth

Okky Madasari is one of the richest Journalist from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Okky Madasari 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Okky was born the 30th of October 30 1984. She was born in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia. Her graduation from Gadjah mada university’s International Relations Department in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. She has opted to pursue a career as a journalist and writer ever since graduation. The year 2012 was the time she completed an advanced degree in sociology from the University of Indonesia, and finished in July 2014 with a thesis entitled Genealogi Novel Indonesia: Kapitalisme, Islam dan Sastra Perlawanan (Genealogy of Indonesian Novels: Capitalism, Islam and Critical Literature).. The thesis was published as book in December 2019 and can be freely downloaded and printed from Okky’s official website www.okkymadasari.net.

It has been given a an extremely favorable reviews from critics, including one who said that it’s a welcome attempt to consider the topic of Indonesian literature, while another claiming that it is the first attempt to do so since Ariel Heryanto, now a professor at Monash University in Australia, in 1985, published his book Perdebatan Sastra Konstektual (Debating Contextual Literature) that elaborates on the idea of Sastra Kontekstual that comes from Arief Budiman, one of the most influential thinkers in Indonesia who really discussed Indonesian literature critically and thoroughly.

Bachelor and master’s degree Okky graduated from Gadjah Mada University’s International Relations Department in 2005 with bachelor’s degree in Political Science. In 2012, she pursued her master’s degree in sociology with the University of Indonesia, and graduated in July 2014.

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Southeast Asian Engagement Okky has been invited to speak at Singapore Writer Festival, Philippine Literary Festival and Kuala Lumpur Book Fair. She co- founded the ASEAN Literary Festival in 2014, and is the program director of the festival. In 2019, Okky was nominated for Southeast Asia’s Women of the Future Awards for her contribution in advancement of the region’s culture.

Facts & Trivia

Okky Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Okky Madasari celebrates birthday on October 30 of every year.

In the 2016 festival, the Indonesian police were trying to ban the festival by withdrawing the permit it had previously issued due to protests from militant organisations against the festival’s insistence to prominently feature discussions of LGBT and 1965 Communist massacre issues. But with public support and the organizers’ persistence, the festival prevailed, and gained even more wide coverage and popularity subsequently.