Resident (title)
（重定向自Resident Minister）
![The Resident General of Morocco in the 1930s.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Morocco_Resident_General_Ponsot5354.jpg")
![The British Residency at Hyderabad](/Images/godic/202502/07/The_British_Residency_at_Hyderabad5354.jpg")
![The house of a Dutch resident in Central Java c. 1905](/Images/godic/202502/07/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Het_huis_van_de_resident_aan_de_Kanarielaan_te_Banjoemas._TMnr_600043135354.jpg")
A Resident, or in full Resident Minister, is a government official required to take up permanent residence in another country. A representative of his government, he officially has diplomatic functions which are often seen as a form of indirect rule.