Chōbyō Yara

This article is about the Okinawan politician. For the Japanese comedian, see Passion Yara.

Chōbyō Yara
屋良朝苗


1st Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office 15 May 1972 – 14 June 1976
Succeeded by	Koichi Taira
Chief Exective of the Ryukyu Islands
In office 15 November 1968 – 14 May 1972
Preceded by	Seiho Matsuoka
Personal details
Born	13 December 1902 Yomitan, Okinawa, Japan
Died	14 February 1997 (aged 94) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Hiroshima University

Chobyo Yara (屋良朝苗, Yara Chōbyō, December 13, 1902 – February 14, 1997) was a Japanese politician. He served as the Chairman of the government of Okinawa (1968-1972) and Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1972-1976). He graduated from Hiroshima University.

Preceded by himself as Chairman of the Government of Okinawa	Governor of Okinawa 1972-1976	Succeeded by Koichi Taira

Governors of Okinawa Prefecture

Empire of Japan 1879-1945	Nabeshima Naoyoshi Uesugi Mochinori Iwamura Michitoshi Nishimura Sutezō Maruoka Kanji Narahara Shigeru Hibi Kimei Akira Shimada

State of Japan since 1972	Chōbyō Yara Kōichi Taira Junji Nishime Masahide Ōta Keiichi Inamine Hirokazu Nakaima Takeshi Onaga

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