Vice President Gibran told President Prabowo on 10 November that he intends to resign after the Supreme Court annulled his school-equivalency certificate — no written resignation has been reported and he remains in office; if it is made formal, the MPR has up to 60 days to elect a successor from two nominees

On the morning of Tuesday 10 November 2026, Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka told President Prabowo Subianto, in a meeting of about two and a half hours, that he intends to resign, State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said at a press conference that afternoon. The Palace says the President did not reject the intention and gave suggestions, and that Gibran asked for the chance to prove the validity of his education documents through the State Administrative Court (PTUN). The step follows the Supreme Court ruling in case 742 K/TUN/2026, whose full text was released on 10 November, which annulled the 2019 certificate treating his overseas schooling as equivalent to senior high school and ordered the Education Ministry to revoke it. In the reports we read, up to the morning of 11 November, this is a stated intention: no written resignation to the MPR has been reported and he remains Vice President. Separately, DPR leaders are handling a proposal from nearly 50 members for a right of inquiry (hak menyatakan pendapat). It changes no tax, labour or corporate rule today. We confirmed it on 11 November, so this entry is published after the fact.

Timeline

1. Mon 5 Oct

   Constitutional Court Decision No. 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026 of 5 October 2026, which the Supreme Court later treated as a new legal fact (Kompas.com, 17:03 WIB, 10 November). We have not read it.

2. Fri 30 Oct (as reported)

   The Supreme Court decision in cassation case No. 742 K/TUN/2026 is dated 30 October in some reports (the Kompas.com article we read gives no decision date); its copy is released only on 10 November. It annuls Certificate No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019 of 6 August 2019 and orders the Education Ministry to revoke it.

3. Tue 10 Nov, morning

   Gibran meets President Prabowo for about two and a half hours and states his intention to resign, according to State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi.

4. Tue 10 Nov, 15:34 WIB

   Kompas.com carries Prasetyo Hadi's press-conference statement: Gibran stated his intention to resign in light of developments around the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court decisions; the President did not reject it and gave suggestions; Gibran asked to validate his documents through the State Administrative Court. The Hukumonline report of the same statement mentions no written resignation.

5. Tue 10 Nov, 17:03 WIB

   The Supreme Court releases the full text of the ruling (Kompas.com): it cancels the certificate, finds the Education Ministry breached the principle of formal care, and says the documents it rested on (an attendance certificate, academic records and a grade explanation) show attendance, not completion of a level of schooling.

6. Tue 10 Nov, evening

   DPR Speaker Puan Maharani confirms that the DPR has received a report that members are collecting signatures for a right of inquiry on Gibran, that leadership will follow up after the session opens, first hearing the factions, committees and the public-aspirations body, and that Gibran remains Vice President; PKS's Mardani Ali Sera says nearly 50 members across factions have signed (Kumparan). At 20:16 WIB detikNews carries Coordinating Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra's description of the procedure if the resignation is formalised.

7. Tue 10 Nov

   Student and other groups demonstrate in Jakarta; the demands reported in preliminary information included the impeachment of the Vice President (see our entry on the 10 November demonstrations).

Key points

• Status: a stated intention, not a completed resignation. DPR Speaker Puan Maharani said Gibran remains Vice President. We found no official statement that a written resignation has been given to the MPR, and no statement that the President has accepted it; the Palace says he did not reject it.
• Process if it is made formal, as Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration and Corrections Yusril Ihza Mahendra described it (detikNews, 20:16 WIB, 10 November): the Vice President gives a written statement to the MPR; the MPR can then convene and declare the post vacant; it writes to the President asking him to nominate two candidates with their eligibility documents; and it holds the election within 60 days of receiving the President's letter.
• The court background: the Supreme Court ruling in case 742 K/TUN/2026 cancels Certificate No. 9149/D.D1/KS/2019 of the Director General of Primary and Secondary Education, dated 6 August 2019, and orders the Education Ministry to revoke it, on the ground that the documents it rested on show attendance, not completion; it treated Constitutional Court Decision No. 01/PHPU.PRES-XXIV/2026 of 5 October as a new legal fact. The reports we read do not spell out what the ruling means for his office, and Yusril said the State Administrative Court route is pointless because the ruling is final (detikNews). Gibran said the President advised him to keep defending the documents before that court and to coordinate with the Education Ministry on a judicial review (PK) at the Supreme Court (Kumparan).
• The DPR track is separate: a right-of-inquiry proposal under the Constitution, the MD3 Law and DPR rules needs at least 25 proposers, and nearly 50 members are reported to have signed; leadership will hear the factions first, and no vote or date has been reported. Factions have responded differently (Kumparan).
• What it changes for companies: nothing in tax, labour, licensing or reporting rules. The President, who signs the regulations we track, is unaffected. The items to diarise are whether a written resignation reaches the MPR (which starts the 60-day process), how the DPR handles the right-of-inquiry proposal, and further demonstrations.
• What we have not found: the Palace's own text of the statement, any statement on whether the President has accepted the intention, and any market reaction. Reports from 10 to 11 November differ in wording (offer, intention, request); we follow the State Secretary's word, intention. We take no view on the merits of the dispute or on any successor.

Sources

• Kompas.com — Gibran Expresses Intent to Resign from Vice Presidency to Prabowo (15:34 WIB, 10 November 2026; State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi; English version, machine-translated)
• Hukumonline — Gibran Sampaikan Niat Mundur dari Jabatan Wapres kepada Prabowo di Tengah Polemik Ijazah (10 November 2026)
• detikNews — Yusril: Jika Gibran Mundur, MPR Akan Minta 2 Calon Pengganti dari Prabowo (20:16 WIB, 10 November 2026)
• Kumparan — DPR Mulai Bergerak Bahas Mundurnya Gibran (10 November 2026; Puan Maharani, Mardani Ali Sera, faction responses)
• Kompas.com — MA Rilis Putusan Lengkap, Perintahkan Kemendikdasmen Cabut Suket Penyetaraan Ijazah Gibran (17:03 WIB, 10 November 2026; case 742 K/TUN/2026)
• Associated Press via NPR/WGCU — Indonesia's VP offers resignation as questions mount over his eligibility (10 November 2026)