The Wali Negara of Pasundan was the head of state and highest political office in the short-lived State of Pasundan, which existed as a Dutch-backed federal parliamentary republic from 1948 until the state's dissolution in 1950. According to the Regulations of the Constitutional Organization of Pasundan, the Wali Negara had the authority to dissolve the Parliament, appoint and discharge the Prime Minister, enact decrees, and submit law drafts and the state budget to the Parliament. If the Wali Negara died or resigned prior to the end of the term, the Speaker of the Parliament, who also acted as the Deputy Wali Negara, would have replaced him/her.
Wali Negara of Pasundan
Image: R. A. A. Wiranatakusumah, Riwajat Singkat Terdirinja Negara Pasoendan (1948)
The State of Pasundan was a federal state (negara bagian) formed in the western part of the Indonesian island of Java by the Netherlands in 1948 following the Linggadjati Agreement. It was similar to the geographical area now encompassed by the current provinces of West Java, Banten and Jakarta.
Musa Suriakartalegawa, Proclaimer of Pasundan
Opening of the Bandung Conference
Delegates in the Bandung Conference
Election in process for the position of Wali Negara