Palau has several traditional chiefs of its 16 states. A factor that resulted in the decline of chiefly authority in Palau was the introduction of elected governors, called upon in the Constitution of Palau which came into effect on 1 January 1981.
Ibedul is a title given to the high chief of Koror, in Palau, who is also the head of the Idid clan. Koror is the most populated state with approximately 64% of Palauans living there as of 2020. Historically, bearers of the title were sometimes erroneously referred to as "Kings of Pelew" despite them not having authority over all of modern-day Palau.
| Abba Thulle<br /> | | | | |- | Ilengelekei<br />1871<br />âÂÂ<br />1911<br />() | | | | 1911 |- | Louch<br />1911<br />âÂÂ<br />1917<br />() | | | | 1917 |- | Tem<br />1917<br />âÂÂ<br />1943<br />() | | | | 1943 |- | Mariur<br />1943<br />âÂÂ<br />1958<br />() | | | | 1958 |- | Ngoriakl<br />1958<br />âÂÂ<br />1972<br />() | | | | 1972 |- | Yutaka Gibbons<br />1973<br />âÂÂ<br /><br />() | | | | <br />Aged 77 |- | Alexander Merep<br /><br />âÂÂ<br />present<br />() | | | |Living