Wiranatakusumah V was an Indonesian noble and politician. He served as the first and only Wali Negara of Pasundan, during the Indonesian National Revolution. He also served as the first Minister of Home Affairs and the second chairman of the Supreme Advisory Council.
Official portrait, 1948
Wiranatakusumah as regent, c. 1920
Wiranatakusumah as Wali Negara, c. 1948
Wiranatakusumah V (right), with his third wife, Syarifah Nawawi (left).
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)