Colonial Heads of Malawi (Nyasaland)

List of Colonial Heads of Malawi
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

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Nyasaland
Nyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....

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(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes>
Nyasaland Districts Protectorate
1 February 1891 to 1893	Harry Hamilton Johnston, Commissioner
British Central Africa Protectorate
1893 to 16 April 1896	Harry Hamilton Johnston, Commissioner
16 April 1896 to 1 April 1907	Alfred Sharpe Alfred Sharpe Sir Alfred Sharpe was a professional hunter who became a British colonial administrator and Commissioner of the British Central Africa Protectorate from 1896 until 1910... , Commissioner
Nyasaland Nyasaland Nyasaland or the Nyasaland Protectorate, was a British protectorate located in Africa, which was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Since 1964, it has been known as Malawi....
1 April 1907 to September 1907	Francis Barrow Pearce, acting Commissioner
October 1907 to 1 May 1908	William Henry Manning, acting Governor	1st Term
1 May 1908 to 1 April 1910	Alfred Sharpe Alfred Sharpe Sir Alfred Sharpe was a professional hunter who became a British colonial administrator and Commissioner of the British Central Africa Protectorate from 1896 until 1910... , Governor
1 April 1910 to 4 July 1910	Francis Barrow Pearce, acting Governor
4 July 1910 to 6 February 1911	Henry Richard Wallis, acting Governor
6 February 1911 to 23 September 1913	William Henry Manning, acting Governor	2nd Term
23 September 1913 to 12 April 1923	George Smith, Governor	Knighted during tenure
12 April 1923 to 27 March 1924	Richard Sims Donkin Rankine, acting Governor
27 March 1924 to 30 May 1929	Charles Calvert Bowring Charles Calvert Bowring Sir Charles Calvert Bowring was a British colonial administrator.Bowring was born in 1872. In 1909 he married Ethel Dorothy Watts.-East Africa / Kenya:... , Governor
30 May 1929 to 7 November 1929	Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston, acting Governor
7 November 1929 to 22 November 1932	Shenton Thomas Shenton Thomas Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, GCMG, GCStJ was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1934–1942 during which time World War II began. He died at age 82... , Governor	Knighted during tenure
22 November 1932 to 9 April 1934	Hubert Winthrop Young, Governor
9 April 1934 to 21 September 1934	Kenneth Lambert Hall, acting Governor
21 September 1934 to 20 March 1939	Harold Baxter Kittermaster Harold Baxter Kittermaster Sir Harold Baxter Kittermaster KCMG, KBE was governor of British Somaliland , British Honduras , and then of the Nyasaland protectorate in the period before the Second World War.... , Governor
20 March 1939 to 8 August 1942	Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy Donald Mackenzie-Kennedy Sir Donald C. Mackenzie-Kennedy was a British colonial administrator who was governor of Nyasaland between 1939 and 1942, and 25th Governor of Mauritius from 5 Jul 1942 to 5 Dec 1948.... , Governor
8 August 1942 to 27 March 1947	Edmund Charles Smith Richards Edmund Charles Smith Richards Sir Edmund Charles Smith Richards was a British colonial administrator who was Resident Commissioner of Basutoland from 1935 to 1942 and Governor of Nyasaland from 1942 to 1947.-Career outline:... , Governor
30 March 1947 to 10 April 1956	Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby Sir Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby was a British colonial administrator who was Governor of the protectorate of Nyasaland between 1948 and 1956... , Governor	Knighted during tenure
1 August 1953 to 31 December 1963	Incorporated into the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation , was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia,...
10 April 1956 to 10 April 1961	Robert Perceval Armitage Robert Perceval Armitage Robert Perceval Armitage was a British colonial administrator who held senior positions in Kenya and the Gold Coast, and was Governor of Cyprus and then Nyasaland during the period when the former British colonies were gaining independence.-Early years:Armitage was born on 21 December 1906 in... , Governor
10 April 1961 to 6 July 1964	Glyn Smallwood Jones Glyn Smallwood Jones Sir Glyn Smallwood Jones, GCMG, MBE , was a British colonial administrator in Southern Africa. He was the last governor of Nyasaland from 1961 until it achieved independence in 1964. He served as the only Governor-General of Malawi from 1964 until it became a republic in 1966... , Governor
6 July 1964	Independence as Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...

For continuation after independence, see: List of heads of state of Malawi

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