Pandita Roos Telaumbanua (30 September 1919 – 16 February 1987) was an Indonesian Nias priest, politician and bureaucrat, who served as the Regent of Nias, acting Mayor of Medan, acting Governor of Sumatra, and the member of People's Representative Council.

A year later, in November 1946, the Head of Luhak (regency) of Nias, Daliziduhu Marunduri, handed over his power to Telaumbanua.

The Governor of Sumatra, Teuku Muhammad Hasan, approved Telaumbanua's idea, and from 1947 and 1949, the Government of Nias began to print their own banknotes.

[5] At the end of March 1950, the governor of the province of Tapanuli and East Sumatra, Ferdinand Lumbantobing, went to Nias.

[5] Since 31 January 1954, Telaumbanua resigned from his position as the Regent of Nias, and was replaced by Humala Frederick Situmorang.

[7] In 1962, he studied at the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College, and was given the titular rank of major.

[8] On 10 October 1964, Telaumbanua was appointed by the Governor of North Sumatra as the acting Mayor of Medan, replacing Basyrah Lubis.

According to the Nefo magazine, Telaumbanua was appointed due to the lack of ethics and morality of the previous mayors of Medan.

He was tasked by the President to "carry out the politics of the New Order government, implementing the 1945 Constitution and Pancasila in a pure and consistent manner.

The groups that supported Siregar sent a protest to the Interior Minister demanding to remove Pardede out of office.

Siregar brought this problem to Colonel Selamat Gintings, the Regional Military Commander, but he received no response.

The delegation threatened that pushing ahead with the trial could cause a "physical clash" that would endanger the safety of officials of the Chief Prosecutor's Office.

[24] Harahap's stance towards the threat was supported by the Sumatra NU Students' Union, and stating that the organization w prepared to face anybody who threatened the Chief Prosecutor's safety.

By January 24, Christian Lumbangaol, the regional secretary of North Sumatra, stated that there was only three possible candidates, namely Telaumbanua, Marah Halim Harahap, and Tumpal Dorianus Pardede.

[29] His nomination as the Deputy Governor was not approved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs,[30] and sparked protests from various organizations in North Sumatra.

[31][32] After the inauguration of Marah Halim Harahap on 30 March 1967, Telaumbanua moved to Jakarta, and became an expert staff in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

[33] In 1970, he moved to Golkar, and was nominated on 1971 for the People's Representative Council from the organization for the 1971 Indonesian legislative election.