H. Rano Karno, S.IP is the Vice Governor of DKI Jakarta for the 2025-2030 term. He is also a celebrated actor, singer and director. His screen career began in childhood, when he won Best Child Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) in 1974. He went on to win Best Lead Actor at FFI in 1991 and Best Actor at the Indonesian Movie Actors Award (IMAA) in 2019. He has also been honored with Lifetime Achievement awards from the Bandung Film Festival (2021) and the IMAA (2022).
He entered public service as a Member of the People’s Consultative Assembly (1997-1999) and served as UNICEF Ambassador for Education (2002-2007). He later held a series of regional leadership roles: Vice Regent of Tangerang (2008-2011), Vice Governor of Banten (2012-2014) and Governor of Banten (2014-2017). He then served in the House of Representatives from 2019 to 2024.
His work in government has earned national recognition, including the Primary Literacy Award for alleviating illiteracy (2015), the Sindo Weekly Government Award as an Inspirational Regional Head (2016), and the Melati Badge and MABIDA PEDULI awards from the President (2016). In 2025, he received the Elshinta Award for Outstanding Contribution to Human Resources Development.