He was elected governor on november 1, 1967, and ratified by decree of the president of the republic of indonesia no.203/1967 to replace the previous official, namely i gusti putu martha.
Ida kapilih dados gubernur ring tanggal 1 nopémber 1967, tur kasayagayang olih sk présidén républik indonésia no.203/1967 antuk ngentosin pejabat sadurungnyané, inggih punika i gusti putu martha.