Governors in Phinbella

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In Phinbella, each territory has a governor, who is officially titled Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوا نݢري, lit. 'He/She Who is Made Leader of the Land') or Yang di-Pertua Wilayah (Jawi: يڠ دڤرتوا ولايه, lit. 'He/She Who is Made Leader of the Territory'). This constitutional title is given to the head of state regardless of whether a territory has a monarchy or not because Phinbella is a realm in the Order of the Holy Lakes which is structured as a federation with a parliamentary republic system. The constitutional title is also applied to the hereditary monarchies which ruling a territory (such as Halim, Drusselstein, Manschūhōria and Shandānø'kaí) where he will rule for life while divided into three-year terms for ceremonial purposes. They are appointed to a renewable two-year term by President of Phinbella, the head of state in Phinbella, after consultation with the chief minister or chairman of the council of ministers.

In the Federal constitution, the function of the Governor or 'Yang di-Pertua Wilayah' is to be the head of a territory in a parliamentary democratic or multi-system. The role of the governor is as usual, i.e. their discretionary role includes appointing the chief minister, who is the head of government of a territory and is a member of the party (whether chief or subordinate) with a majority in the territorial legislature, and also withholding consent to dissolve the territorial legislature. They also appoint members of the territorial executive council, bestow state honours and grant pardons for civil offences committed in their territory—except pardons for court-martial offences, which are granted by the President, although they act on the advice of the chief minister.

In fact, the governor of a territory may use the title "Governor" or "Yang di-Pertua Negeri/Wilayah" or both, changing the title of the head of the territory is permitted as long as it does not conflict with the federal constitution. The governor also does not act as a religious leader, however, they do participate in discussions related to matters concerning the observance of Umraism and other religions in a territory.

For the special administrative territories in Phinbella, there is no regional head with the title 'Governor' or 'Yang di-Pertua Wilayah', instead the chief executive acts as the head of region and head of government. Meanwhile, for directly administered territories and dependent territories, the position of the head of the territory is known as the 'administrator' which is equivalent to the governor but the role is not the same. And for directly administered cities, he is called the 'datu bandaraya' or 'mayor' whose role is only to look after the affairs and welfare of the city as the head of city and head of government.

List of governors

The following is a table of Yang di-Pertua Negeri of each territories in Phinbella:

Territory	Portrait	Governor	Born	Term of office		Chief ministers	Past governors	Refs.
				Took office	Time in office
Nabor Klafterschft		TBD					List
Halim		DYMM Paduka Seri Sultan Isran Halim I	(-46BP-04-18) April 18, -46BP	September 30, RP 2616	5 years, 67 days		List
Western Nijima		Hamako Tsunademachi					List
Soccsksargen		Nur Zaki Dermavan					List
Islands of Dong Ping		Ichiyana Nobisuke					List
Orange Free State		Dato' Seri Repablik Kaikura Stevens		September 10, RP 2617	4 years, 87 days		List
Politama		TBD					List
Province Wellesley and Suyaj-Ardab		Hasni Mohammad					List
Turku and Hōri		TBD					List
Drusselstein		TBD					List
Kantō-shū Islands		TBD					List
Manschūhōria		DYMM Paduka Yamtuan Rajah of Manschūhōria Aiyi Hinahito	(-42BP-02-21) February 21, -42BP	September 1, RP 2619 (Reigned on May 24, RP 2600)	2 years, 96 days		List
Tanintʃhourim		TBD					List
Koitchh State		TBD					List
Shandānø'kaí		TBD					List
Kōkai		Toh P'hin Seri Panglima Ratu Kiongozi Honōmurata Māhuika	(-21BP-08-28) August 28, -21BP	17.XIII.1743 AN	224 days		List
Paminorshan Free State		TBD					List
Ïeu'ryádoche		TBD		14.IV.1739 AN	363 days		List
Scattered Islands		Tan Sri Dato’ Pahlawan Nathaniel Elézien van de Tamaki		1.XI.1746 AN	138 days		List