

Manaf, is a well-known Indonesian musician and was a strong influence on Dhani's musical interest from his childhood. Dhani said his mother and grandfather were German Catholics.

In 2020, Dhani denied reports that his maternal grandfather, Jan Pieter Friederich Kohler, a German born in the then- Dutch-occupied country in 1883, was an Ashkenazi Jew. He was released in December 2019.ĭhani Ahmad Prasetyo was born in 1972 in Surabaya, East Java, as the first of three children of Eddy Abdul Manaf, a diplomat of Sundanese origin from Garut, West Java, and Joyce Theresia Pamela Kohler, an Indonesian of German descent. In June 2019, he was sentenced to an additional year in jail for insulting political rivals. In January 2019, he was sentenced to 18 months in jail for hate speech. In recent years, he has generated controversy after his son killed seven people while driving illegally, and after becoming involved in politics.

He is one of the most influential musicians in Southeast Asia. He has won numerous awards including the Indonesian Music Awards for best musical arrangement. ĭhani has worked as a promoter and songwriter for other artists, including Alexa Key and Mulan Jameela. He is the owner and chairman of Republik Cinta Management. He was the frontman of Dewa 19 with his colleague Once Mekel as the co-lead singer, and Ahmad Band, and also a member of the inter-continental band The Rock. Ahmad Dhani Prasetyo (born Dhani Ahmad Prasetyo ), better known as Ahmad Dhani, Dhani Muhammad Prasetyo or Dhani S.
