List of colonial heads of Egypt - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Term	Incumbent	Notes
French Suzerainty
25 July 1798 to 22 August 1799	Napoléon Bonaparte, Military Commander
22 August 1799 to 14 June 1800	Jean Baptiste Kléber Jean Baptiste Kléber Jean Baptiste Kléber was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. His military career started in Habsburg service, but his plebeian ancestry hindered his opportunities... , Military Commander	Assassinated
14 June 1800 to 27 June 1801	Abdullah Jacques-François de Boussay, baron de Menou Jacques-Francois Menou Jacques-François de Menou, baron de Boussay was a French general under Napoleon I of France. Born Jacques Menou in Boussay on 3 September 1750, he died in Mestre in the Veneto on 13 August 1810... , Military Commander	Converted to Islam Islam Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~... during his tenure
British Suzerainty
8 March 1801 to 21 March 1801	Sir Ralph Abercromby Ralph Abercromby Sir Ralph Abercromby was a Scottish soldier and politician. He rose to the rank of lieutenant-general in the British Army, was noted for his services during the Napoleonic Wars, and served as Commander-in-Chief, Ireland.He twice served as MP for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire, and was... , Military Commander
21 March 1801 to October 1801	John Hely Hutchinson John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore General John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore GCB was an Anglo-Irish politician, hereditary peer and soldier.-Background:He was the son of John Hely-Hutchinson and the Baroness Donoughmore... , Military Commander	Raised to the peerage as Lord Hutchinson during his tenure
October 1801 to July 1802	Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan Richard Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan General Richard Ford William Lambart, 7th Earl of Cavan , styled Viscount Kilcoursie from 1772 to 1778, was a military commander throughout the Napoleonic era and beyond. He was colonial head of Egypt... , Military Commander
July 1802 to 16 March 1803	Sir John Stewart, Military Commander
March 1803 to 1807	Ernest Missett, Resident
1807 to 1878	Ottoman Egypt
1878 to 1879	Sir Evelyn Baring Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS , was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator.... , Controller-General
1879 to 15 September 1882	Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, Controller-General
British-Occupied Egypt
15 September 1882 to 11 September 1883	Sir Edward Baldwin Malet, Controller-General
11 September 1883 to 6 May 1907	Sir Evelyn Baring Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS , was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator.... , Consul-General	Raised to the peearge as, successively, Lord Cromer Earl of Cromer Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, the long-time British Consul-General in Egypt... in 1892, Viscount Cromer Earl of Cromer Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, the long-time British Consul-General in Egypt... in 1899 and Earl of Cromer Earl of Cromer Earl of Cromer is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1901 for Evelyn Baring, 1st Viscount Cromer, the long-time British Consul-General in Egypt... in 1901
16 May 1907 to 12 July 1911	Sir John Eldon Gorst Eldon Gorst Sir Eldon F. Gorst, KCB , more commonly known as Sir Eldon Gorst, was Consul-General in Egypt from 1907-1911.He was the son of Sir John Eldon F. Gorst, Solicitor General for England and Wales and Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education. Born in New Zealand but reared in London,... , Consul-General
29 July 1911 to 18 December 1914	Herbert Horatio Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener, Consul-General
18 December 1914 to 9 January 1915	Sir Milne Cheetham Milne Cheetham Sir Joshua Milne Crompton Cheetham, KCMG was a British diplomat.Born in Preston, he was educated at Rossall School, from which he won a scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford. He studied classics at Oxford, after which he entered the diplomatic service... , acting High Commissioner
9 January 1915 to 1 January 1917	Sir Arthur Henry McMahon Henry McMahon (diplomat) Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, GCMG, GCVO, KCIE, CSI was a British diplomat and Indian Army officer who served as the High Commissioner in Egypt from 1915 to 1917. He was also an administrator in British India, and served twice as Chief Commissioner of Balochistan... , High Commissioner
1 January 1917 to 7 October 1919	Sir Francis Reginald Wingate Francis Reginald Wingate General Sir Francis Reginald Wingate, 1st Baronet GCB GCVO GBE KCMG DSO TD , usually known as Reginald Wingate, was a British general and administrator in Egypt and the Sudan.-Early life:... , High Commissioner
7 October 1919 to 28 February 1922	Edward Henry Hynman Allenby 1st Viscount Allenby, High Commissioner
Kingdom of Egypt Kingdom of Egypt The Kingdom of Egypt was the first modern Egyptian state, lasting from 1922 to 1953. The Kingdom was created in 1922 when the British government unilaterally ended its protectorate over Egypt, in place since 1914. Sultan Fuad I became the first king of the new state...
28 February 1922 to 26 May 1925	Edward Henry Hynman Allenby 1st Viscount Allenby, High Commissioner
26 May 1925 to 8 August 1929	Sir George Ambrose Lloyd High Commissioner	Raised to the peerage as Lord Lloyd Baron Lloyd Baron Lloyd, of Dolobran in the County of Montgomery, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1925 for the Conservative politician Sir George Lloyd. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baron. He was also a Conservative politician... on 16 November 1925
8 August 1929 to 16 December 1933	Sir Percy Lyham Loraine, High Commissioner
8 January 1934 to 14 November 1936	Sir Miles Wedderburn Lampson, High Commissioner

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