| Sunawar Sukowati | |
| Order: | 3rd |
| Office: | Indonesian Democratic Party#ChairpersonsChairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party |
| Term Start: | 16 October 1980 |
| Term End: | 12 January 1986 |
| Order1: | 4th |
| Office1: | Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural AffairsMinister of State for People's Welfare |
| Term Start1: | 28 March 1973 |
| Term End1: | 31 March 1978 |
| Successor1: | Surono Reksodimedjo |
| Order2: | 11th |
| Office2: | Ministry of National Development Planning of IndonesiaMinister of National Development |
| Term Start2: | 10 June 1968 |
| Term End2: | 9 September 1971 |
| President2: | Suharto |
| Birth Name: | Sunawar Sukowati |
| Birth Date: | September 6, 1922 |
| Death Place: | Bandung, Indonesia |
Sunawar Sukowati (EVO: Soenawar Soekawati; 6 September 1922 – 12 January 1986) was an Indonesian politician from Central Java, who served as the third chairman of the Indonesian Democratic Party from 1980 until 1986. Prior to serving as party chairman, he served as minister of State for People's Welfare and minister of National Development.[1]
According to Sunawar Sukowati in 1983:
In 1983, he sparked latent controversy by informing his colleagues in the Indonesian Democratic Party faction that the Pancasila state, as mentioned in Suharto's presidential speech, is a secular state. He argues that this view is inferred from the fact that Indonesia is not a religious state, and religious authority is separated from state authority.[2] His opinion was approved by K.H Hasbullah Bakry and Abdurrahman Wahid.[3]