Land of samawa called Sumbawa Regency, not separated from his birth of a nation diproklamirkan on August 17, 1945 and set the 1945 Constitution on 18 August 1945
which is the Constitutional basis of government in order executant both in central and in the region. As stated in article 18 of the 1945 Constitution (before the amendment)
". The division of India on the local area with small and large forms of government order stipulated the law with the look and remember the basic
meeting system of government in the country and the rights of origin in the regions that are special.
The next government in the Land of Samawa into Swapraja under the shelter of Sumbawa Sunda Province Small, since that time the government continue to seek changes in the form in accordance with the existing dilikuidasinya until the date on the island of Sumbawa 22 January 1959
The birth of Sumbawa Regency also is the establishment of West Nusa Tenggara Province, as mandated in Law No. 64 Year 1958 and Law Number 69 Year 1958 which is a milestone form district I Nusa Tenggara Barat and II in the district in West Nusa Tenggara Province comprises from


1 West Lombok district II

2 Central Lombok district II

3 East Lombok district II

4 Sumbawa district II

5 BIMA district II

6 Dompu district II

In accordance with the provisions of Article 7 paragraph 1 of Law Number 69 Year 1958 PS Head Regional Level I Swantantra liquidation set NTB area Sumbawa Island on 22 January 1959 followed by levitation induction and PS Head Regional Level II Swantantra Sumbawa Kaharuddin Muhammad III as Head of Regional Swantantra Level II Sumbawa. Therefore, on 22 January 1959 as the birth day of Sumbawa Regency set with Legislative Decree No. 06/KPTS/DPRD Sumbawa Regency on 29 May 1990 with the number of districts consist of 14


1. District Empang
8. District Sumbawa
2. District Plampang
9. District Batu Lanteh
3. District Lape Lopok
10. District Utan Rhee
4. District Moyo Hilir
11. District Alas
5. District Moyo Hulu
12. District Seteluk
6. District Ropang
13. DistrictTaliwang
7. District Lunyuk
14. DistrictJereweh

Further development in order to implement Law No. 22 Year 1999 has been dimekarkan, which will be 19 sub-districts (kecamatan ketambahan 5), namely:

1 District Sekongkang

2 District Brang Rea

3 District Alas Barat

4 District Labangka

5 District Labuhan Badas

thought a growing community need to be seen of the subdistrict, so in 2003 grew to 25 sub-districts (kecamatan ketambahan 6), namely:

1 District Tarano

2 District Maronge

3 District Unter Iwes

4 District Rhee

5 District Buer

6 District Moyo Utara

With the set of Law Number 30 of 2003 of 18 December 2003 Sumbawa Regency dimekarkan officially become Sumbawa Regency and West Sumbawa regency. So Regency of Sumbawa includes 20 District 5 District, while a part of the West Sumbawa Regency, namely:

1 District Sekongkang
2 District Jereweh
3 District Taliwang
4 District Brang Rea
5 District Seteluk

Sumbawa Regency During its establishment has had periodic replacement of the Head Region as follows:

The names head Kabupten Sumbawa Region since 1959 up to now:
1 Periode 1959 - 1960: Sultan Muhammad Kaharudin III (Temporary Pj.)
Period 1960 - 1965: Madilaoe ADT
2 Period 1965 - 1967: Sudarli, BA. (While Pj.)
Periode 1967 - 1972 : Drs. Hasan Usman
3 Period 1972 - 1974: Drs. Usman Hasan (Pj. While)
Periode 1974 - 1979: Drs. Usman Hasan
4 Period 1979 - 1984: H. Madilaoe ADT
Period 1984 - 1989: H. Madilaoe ADT
5 Period 1989 - 1994: Jakub Koswara
Period 1994 - 1999: H. Jakub Koswara, SE
6 Period 1999 - 2000: Drs. H. Harun Al Rasyid, M. Si (Pj. While) with PLTH Drs. Syahri Suwandi.
Period 2000 - 2005: Drs. H. A. Latief Majid, SH
7 Period March-August 2005: Drs. H. Machfud Ahmad (justiciary Regent)
Periode 2005 - 2010: Drs. Jamaluddin Malik (Regent)
The names of the Chairman of the DPRD Kabupaten Sumbawa:


1 Periode 1960 - 1965: A. Azis Rachiem
Period 1965 - 1967: A. Azis Rachiem

2 Period 1967 - 1972: Suryo Supeno
Period 1972 - 1977: H. A. Aziz LT

3 Period 1977 - 1982: Moch. Munir
Period 1982 - 1987: Moch. Munir
4 Period 1987 - 1992: A. Maemun Samad, BA
Period 1992 - 1997: Drs. H. Umar Hasan
5 Period 1997 - 1999: H. M. Djari Djailani
Period 1999 - 2004: Muh. Amin, SH
6 Period 1999 - 2004: Muh. Amin, SH