After World War II, he served as Secretary to the Resident Commissioner of South Sulawesi. In August 1946, he became Trade Commissioner and held this position until his nomination as representative of the State of East Indonesia to Jakarta in April 1948. In August 1948, he was appointed as the Resident of the South Moluccas. In September 1949, he took part in the Round Table Conference at The Hague as a member of the Federal Consultative Assembly, representing the pro-federal faction.