List of colonial governors of the Comoros
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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 25 March 1841 | Annexed by France; ratified 13 June 1843 | |
| Colony of Mayotte | ||
| 1841 to June 1843 | Pierre Passot, French Representative | |
| Subordinated to the governors of Île de Bourbon/Réunion | ||
| June 1843 to 11 March 1844 | Pierre Passot, Commandant-Superior | 1st Term |
| 11 March 1844 to 17 June 1844 | Paul Charles Rang, Commandant-Superior | |
| 17 June 1844 to 22 October 1844 | Charles Louis Thiebault, acting Commandant-Superior | |
| 22 October 1844 to January 1846 | Auguste Le Brun, acting Commandant-Superior | |
| January 1846 to August 1849 | Pierre Passot, Commandant-Superior | 2nd Term |
| Subordinated to the governors of Réunion | ||
| 11 August 1849 to 13 June 1851 | Stanislas Fortune Livet, Commissioner | |
| 13 June 1851 to 18 October 1853 | Philibert Bonfils, Commissioner | |
| 18 October 1853 to 13 December 1854 | André Brisset, acting Commissioner | |
| 13 December 1854 to 15 August 1857 | Auguste Joseph Verand, Commissioner | |
| 15 August 1857 to 14 August 1860 | Charles Auguste Morel, Commissioner | |
| 14 August 1860 to 14 December 1864 | Charles Gabrié, Commissioner | |
| 14 December 1864 to 8 July 1868 | Joseph Christophe Colomb, Commissioner | 1st Term |
| 8 July 1868 to 15 April 1869 | Joseph Ferdinand Hayes, acting Commissioner | |
| 15 April 1869 to 21 May 1869 | L.J. Leguay, acting Commissioner | |
| 21 May 1869 to 4 March 1871 | Joseph Christophe Colomb, Commissioner | 2nd Term |
| 4 March 1871 to 19 December 1871 | Patrice Louis Ventre de la Touloubre, acting Commissioner | 1st Term |
| 19 December 1871 to 1 March 1875 | Patrice Louis Ventre de la Touloubre, Commissioner | 1st Term |
| 1 March 1875 to 16 September 1875 | Claude Fontaine, acting Commissioner | |
| 16 September 1875 to 26 December 1875 | François Marie Ferriez, acting Commissioner | |
| 26 December 1875 to 2 January 1878 | Patrice Louis Ventre de la Touloubre, Commissioner | 2nd Term |
| 2 January 1878 to 9 December 1878 | Jean Roblin, acting Commandant | |
| 9 December 1878 to 7 September 1879 | Charles Vassal, acting Commandant | |
| 7 September 1879 to 16 December 1879 | Charles Bayet, acting Commandant | |
| 16 December 1879 to 31 December 1879 | Edouard Sasias, acting Commandant | |
| 31 December 1879 to 3 March 1885 | François Marie Ferriez, Commandant | |
| 3 March 1885 to 24 June 1886 | Anne Léodor Philotée Metellus Gerville-Réache, Commandant | |
| Ngazidja Grande Comore, Ndzuwani Anjouan, and Mwali Mohéli French protectorates | ||
| 24 June 1886 to August 1887 | Anne Léodor Philotée Metellus Gerville-Réache, Commandant | (contd.) |
| 19 August 1887 to 5 September 1887 | Paul Louis Maxime Celoron de Blainville, Commandant | |
| Colony of Mayotte and Dependencies (Colony de Mayotte et Dépendances) | ||
| 5 September 1887 to 4 May 1888 | Paul Celeron de Blainville, Commandant | |
| 4 May 1887 to 1893 | Clovis Papinaud, Commandant | 1st Term |
| 1893 to 30 March 1896 | Etinne Lacascade, Commandant | |
| 30 March 1896 to 5 August 1897 | Gentien Pereton, Commandant | |
| 5 August 1897 to 7 March 1899 | Louis Micon, Commandant | |
| 7 March 1899 to 18 September 1900 | Clovis Papinaud, Commandant | 2nd Term |
| 18 September 1900 to 15 October 1902 | Pierre Hunert Auguste Pascal, Governor | |
| 15 October 1902 to 28 February 1905 | Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor | |
| 28 February 1905 to 3 March 1906 | Jean Auguste Gaston Joliet, Governor | |
| 3 March 1906 to 9 April 1908 | Fernand Foureau, Governor | |
| Colony of Mayotte and Dependencies attached to Madagascar | ||
| 9 April 1908 to 8 September 1908 | Fernand Foureau, Governor | (contd.) |
| 8 September 1908 to 1 May 1911 | Charles Henri Vergnes, Administrator | |
| 1 May 1911 to 28 September 1911 | Frédéric Estèbe, Administrator | |
| 28 September 1911 to 25 July 1912 | ||
| 25 July 1912 | Colony of Mayotte and Dependencies abolished and incorporated into Madagascar | |
| Province of Comoros | Under Madagascar; ratified 23 February 1914 | |
| 25 July 1912 to 21 February 1913 | Gabriel Samuel Garnier-Mouton, Administrator | |
| 21 February 1913 to 1914 | Honoré Cartron, Administrator | |
| 23 February 1914 | de jure subordinated to Madagascar | |
| 24 October 1946 to 27 October 1946 | Alain Alaniou, Administrator-superior | |
| French overseas territory | ||
| 27 October 1946 to 31 December 1948 | Alain Alaniou, Administrator-superior | |
| 31 December 1948 to December 1950 | Marie Emmanuel Adolphe Roger Rémy, acting Administrator-superior | |
| December 1950 to April 1956 | Pierre Coudert, Administrator-superior | |
| April 1956 to 11 February 1958 | Georges Victor Maurice Arnaud, acting Administrator-superior | |
| 11 February 1958 to 30 June 1959 | Georges Victor Maurice Arnaud, Administrator-superior | |
| 30 June 1959 to 14 December 1960 | Gabriel Savignac, acting Administrator-superior | |
| 14 December 1960 to 22 December 1961 | Louis Saget, Administrator-superior | |
| Territory of Comoros | Autonomous | |
| (Territoire des Comores) | ||
| 22 December 1961 to 27 February 1962 | Louis Saget, Administrator-superior | (contd.) |
| 27 February 1962 to 22 May 1962 | Louis Saget, High Commissioner | |
| 22 May 1962 to 15 February 1963 | Yves de Daruvar, High Commissioner | |
| 15 February 1963 to 26 July 1966 | Henri Joseph Marie Bernard, High Commissioner | |
| 26 July 1966 to November 1969 | Antoine Colombani, High Commissioner | |
| November 1969 to July 1975 | Jacques Mouradian, High Commissioner | |
| 6 July 1975 | Independence as State of Comoros, and secession of Mayotte | |
For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of the Comoros