International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research of Higher Education http://ijmurhica.ppj.unp.ac.id/index.php/ijmurhica Performance of Saniri in Village Government System in Central Maluku Regency Pieter S. Soselisa 1 , Ivonny Y. Rahanra 1 , Rugayah Alhamid 1 1 Faculty of Sosial Sciences Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia soselisapieter5@gmail.com * Article Information: Received September 23, 2022 Revised October 8, 2022 Accepted November 3, 2022 Keywords: Performance, saniri State, government siystem Abstrac Saniri is part of the state government which has the duties, functions, and authorities which are listed and stipulated in the Regional Regulation of Central Maluku Regency Number 04 of 2006. Saniri is formed to support the administration of state government, nd and is domiciled as a supporting element for the administration of the state government and partners of the head of state government. Thus, in the state government, Saniri has a big role and occupies an important position, because it can determine the direction of development to be achieved by the community through the State Government. As part of the state government as well as the representation of the people of the country, the state Saniri must be able to synergize with the state government in carrying out its duties and responsibilities. Saniri must understand their duties, authorities, and responsibilities, with good performance. Because performance is success in carrying out tasks or work results that can be achieved by a person or group in an organization in accordance with their respective authorities and responsibilities or about how a person is expected to function and behave in accordance with the tasks assigned to him and the quantity, quality and time spent on the task. Indeed, achieving good performance is strongly influenced by various factors, both internal and external factors. This study uses a qualitative method that aims to examine and analyze the factors that influence the performance of the saniri in carrying out their duties, functions, and responsibilities in the country's government. INTRODUCTION The administration of village government is part of the government system of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, which is given and has the authority to regulate and manage government administration for the benefit of its people (Situmorang, 2016). For this reason, the village government is expected to be able to organize the management of its territory for the welfare of the community in accordance with the authority given and become its responsibility (Tuasamu, 2018). As an extension of the government's arm in carrying out government administrative tasks, the role of the village government must be able to work well in managing government administration and also people's lives. For this reason, the village head and his apparatus must be able to work in accordance with their duties, authorities and responsibilities in order to overcome various problems that exist for the progress and welfare of the community. The enactment of Law Number 32 of 2004 where in implementing autonomy, regions are given the right to regulate and manage their own International Journal of Multidisciplinary of Higher Education How to cite: E-ISSN: Published by: Soselisa, P., S., Rahanra, I., Y., Alhamid R. (2023). Performance of Saniri in Village Government System in Central Maluku Regency. Internasional Journal of Multidisciplinary of Higher Education. , 6(1), 10- 18. 2622-741x Islamic Studies and Development Center Universitas Negeri Padang