# List of governors of the governorates of Italian East Africa

This article lists the governors of the governorates of Italian East Africa. The governorates formed the first level of country subdivision of the Italian East Africa, a colony of the Italian Empire from 1936 to 1941.
The colony was divided into six governorates: the Addis Ababa Governorate [it] (Scioa Governorate from 1938), Amhara Governorate, Eritrea Governorate, Galla-Sidamo Governorate, Harar Governorate and Somalia Governorate.

## List
### Addis Ababa / Scioa Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Addis Ababa Governorate ||||||
| 1 | Bottai, GiuseppeGiuseppe Bottai (1895–1959) | 5 May 1936 | 27 May 1936 | 22 days |
| 2 | Siniscalchi, AlfredoAlfredo Siniscalchi (1885–1954) | 1 June 1936 | 23 September 1938 | 2 years, 114 days |
| 3 | Canero Medici, FrancescoFrancesco Canero Medici (1886–1946) | 23 September 1938 | 1 January 1939 | 100 days |
| Scioa Governorate ||||||
| 1 | Cerulli, EnricoEnrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 1 January 1939 | 5 May 1939 | 124 days |
| 2 | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 5 May 1939 | 2 June 1940 | 1 year, 28 days |
| 3 | Daodice, GiuseppeGiuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 2 June 1940 | 3 April 1941 | 305 days |
| – | Frangipani, AgenoreAgenore Frangipani (1876–1941) Acting | 3 April 1941 | 6 April 1941 † | 3 days |

### Amhara Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Pirzio Biroli, AlessandroAlessandro Pirzio Biroli (1877–1962) | 1 June 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 197 days |
| 2 | Pirzio Biroli, AlessandroOttorino Mezzetti [it] (1877–1962) | 15 December 1937 | 1 January 1939 | 1 year, 17 days |
| – | Frusci, LuigiLuigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 1 January 1939 | 19 May 1941 | 2 years, 138 days |
| – | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 19 May 1941 | 27 November 1941 | 192 days |

### Eritrea Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Guzzoni, AlfredoAlfredo Guzzoni (1877–1965) | 1 June 1936 | 1 April 1937 | 304 days |
| 2 | de Feo, VincenzoVincenzo de Feo (1876–1955) | 1 April 1937 | 15 December 1937 | 258 days |
| 3 | Daodice, GiuseppeGiuseppe Daodice (1882–1952) | 15 December 1937 | 2 June 1940 | 2 years, 170 days |
| – | Frusci, LuigiLuigi Frusci (1879–1949) Acting | 2 June 1940 | 19 May 1941 | 351 days |

### Galla-Sidamo Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Geloso, CarloCarlo Geloso (1879–1957) | 1 June 1936 | 9 July 1938 | 2 years, 38 days |
| 2 | Felsani, ArmandoArmando Felsani (1892–?) | 10 July 1938 | 12 August 1938 | 33 days |
| 3 | Gazzera, PietroPietro Gazzera (1879–1953) | 12 August 1938 | 6 July 1941 | 2 years, 328 days |

### Harar Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) | 1 June 1936 | 5 May 1939 | 2 years, 338 days |
| 2 | Cerulli, EnricoEnrico Cerulli (1898–1988) | 5 May 1939 | 11 June 1940 | 1 year, 37 days |
| – | Nasi, GuglielmoGuglielmo Nasi (1879–1971) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 4 February 1941 | 238 days |
| – | Gorini, PompeoPompeo Gorini [it] Acting | 4 February 1941 | 9 March 1941 | 33 days |
| – | De Simone, CarloCarlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 10 March 1941 | 24 April 1941 | 45 days |

### Somalia Governorate

| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Santini, RuggeroRuggero Santini (1870–1958) | 25 May 1936 | 15 December 1937 | 1 year, 204 days |
| 2 | Caroselli, FrancescoFrancesco Caroselli (1887–1967) | 15 December 1937 | 11 June 1940 | 2 years, 179 days |
| – | Pesenti, GustavoGustavo Pesenti (1878–1960) Acting | 11 June 1940 | 31 January 1941 | 234 days |
| – | De Simone, CarloCarlo De Simone (1885–1951) Acting | 31 January 1941 | 20 March 1941 | 48 days |