List of colonial heads of Italian Somaliland

Term	Incumbent	Notes
Benadir Coast Italian Protectorate
3 August 1889 to 15 May 1893	Vincenzo Filonardi Vincenzo Filonardi Vincenzo Filonardi was an italian politician and soldier of the Regio Esercito.Captain Vincenzo Filonardi had under his command several ships between Italy andthe coasts of Eastern Africa... , Governor	1st time
15 May 1893 to 1896	Vacant
1896 to 1897	Vincenzo Filonardi Vincenzo Filonardi Vincenzo Filonardi was an italian politician and soldier of the Regio Esercito.Captain Vincenzo Filonardi had under his command several ships between Italy andthe coasts of Eastern Africa... , Commissioner	2nd time
1897	Ernesto Dulio, Commissioner
1897 to 25 May 1898	Giorgio Sorrentino, Commissioner
25 May 1898 to 16 March 1905	Emilio Dulio, Governor
Italian Somaliland Colony
16 March 1905 to 1906	Luigi Mercatelli, Commissioner-General
1906 to 1907	Giuseppe Salvago Raggi, Commissioner-General
1907 to 1908	Tommaso Carletti, Commissioner-General
1908 to July 1910	Tommaso Carletti, Governor
Italian Somaliland Crown Colony
July 1910 to 1916	Giacomo De Martino Giacomo De Martino Baron Giacomo de Martino was the Envoy of Italy to the United States during the regime of Benito Mussolini. On January 23, 1927 he traveled to Chicago, and spent several days touring the city addressing the Italian community and explaining Fascism.... , Governor
1916 to 1919	Giovanni Cherina Ferroni, Governor
1919 to 21 June 1920	Vacant
21 June 1920 to 8 December 1923	Carlo Ricci, Governor
8 December 1923 to 1 June 1928	Cesare Maria De Vecchi Cesare Maria De Vecchi Cesare Maria De Vecchi, 1st Conte di Val Cismon was an Italian soldier, colonial administrator and Fascist politician.-Biography:... , Governor	From 1925 conte di Val Cismon
1 June 1928 to 1 July 1931	Guido Corni, Governor
1 July 1931 to 6 March 1935	Maurizio Rava, Governor
6 March 1935 to 22 May 1936	Rodolfo Graziani Rodolfo Graziani Rodolfo Graziani, 1st Marquis of Neghelli , was an officer in the Italian Regio Esercito who led military expeditions in Africa before and during World War II.-Rise to prominence:... , Governor
22 May 1936 to 24 May 1936	Angelo De Ruben, Governor	De facto Governor since January 1936
24 May 1936 to 15 December 1937	Ruggiero Santini, Governor
15 December 1937 to 11 June 1940	Francesco Saveno Caroselli, Governor
11 June 1940 to 31 December 1940	Gustavo Pesenti, acting Governor
31 December 1940 to 9 March 1941	Carlo De Simone Carlo De Simone Carlo De Simone was an officer in the Italian Army during World War II.During most of the East African Campaign, Lieutenant-General De Simone commanded Italian forces in southern Italian Somaliland. However, during the Italian invasion of British Somaliland, De Simone commanded General Guglielmo... , acting Governor
British administration of Italian Somaliland
26 February 1941 to 1941	Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith Reginald Dorman-Smith Colonel Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith GBE was a British diplomat, soldier and politician.-In politics:Dorman-Smith started his career with a strong interest in agriculture, becoming President of the National Farmers Union at the age of 32, and then later Minister of Agriculture... , Administrator
1941 to 1943	William Eric Halstead Scuphan, Administrator
1943 to 1948	Denis Henry Widcham, Administrator
1948	Eric Armar Vully de Candole, Administrator
1948 to 21 November 1949	Geoffrey Massey Gamble, Administrator
Italian Somaliland, United Nations Trust Territory
Under Italian administration
21 November 1949 to 1953	Giovanni Fornari, Administrator
1953 to 1954	Vacant
1954 to 1957	Enrico Martino, Administrator
1957 to 24 July 1958	Enrico Anzilotti, Administrator
24 July 1958 to 1 July 1960	Mario Di Stefano, Administrator
1 July 1960	Unification of Italian Somaliland Italian Somaliland Italian Somaliland , also known as Italian Somalia, was a colony of the Kingdom of Italy from the 1880s until 1936 in the region of modern-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th century by the Somali Sultanate of Hobyo and the Majeerteen Sultanate, the territory was later acquired by Italy through various... with State of Somaliland State of Somaliland The State of Somaliland was a short-lived independent state in the territory of modern-day Somalia.-History:In May 1960, the British Government stated that it would be prepared to grant independence to the then protectorate of British Somaliland, with the intention that the territory would unite... and Independence as Somali Republic Somalia Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

For continuation after independence, see Heads of state of Somalia

See also