# List of governors of French Somaliland

This article lists the governors of French Somaliland and French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (French: Gouverneurs du Somaliland français et du Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) from 1884 to 1977. They administered the territory of modern-day Djibouti on behalf of the French Republic.

## List

Complete list of governors of French Somaliland:
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Notes |
| Obock ||||
| 11 March 1862 | French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884. | French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884. | French purchase of Obock. Remains unadministered and unoccupied until 1884. |
| Territory of Obock and Dependencies (Territoire d'Obock et dépendances) ||||
| 24 June 1884 to 7 August 1887 | | Léonce Lagarde, Commandant | |
| 7 August 1887 to 20 May 1896 | | Léonce Lagarde, Governor | |
| French Somaliland (Côte française des Somalis) ||||
| 20 May 1896 to 7 March 1899 | | Léonce Lagarde, Governor | |
| 7 March 1899 to 11 March 1899 | | Antoine Mizon, Governor | |
| 28 March 1899 to 13 April 1900 | | Alfred Albert Martineau, Governor | |
| 13 April 1900 to 6 December 1900 | | Gabriel Louis Angoulvant, acting Governor | |
| 6 December 1900 to 7 September 1901 | | Alphonse Bonhoure [fr], Governor | 1st term |
| 7 September 1901 to June 1902 | | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor | 1st term |
| June 1902 to 23 May 1903 | | Alphonse Bonhoure [fr], Governor | 2nd term |
| 23 May 1903 to December 1903 | | Albert Dubarry, acting Governor | 1st term |
| December 1903 to 2 April 1904 | | Alphonse Bonhoure [fr], Governor | 3rd term |
| 2 April 1904 to 5 August 1904 | | Albert Dubarry, acting Governor | |
| 5 August 1904 to 9 September 1905 | | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 1st term |
| 9 September 1905 to 13 October 1905 | | Raphaël Antonetti [fr], acting Governor | |
| 13 October 1905 to 19 May 1906 | | Louis Ormiéres, acting Governor | 2nd term |
| 19 May 1906 to 19 June 1906 | | Paul Patté, acting Governor | |
| 19 June 1906 to July 1908 | | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 2nd term |
| July 1908 to 5 July 1909 | | Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor | 1st term |
| 5 January 1909 to June 1911 | | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 3rd term |
| June 1911 to December 1911 | | Jean Baptiste Castaing, acting Governor | 2nd term |
| December 1911 to April 1913 | | Pierre Hubert Auguste Pascal, Governor | 4th term |
| 25 April to May 1913 | | Henri Carreau, acting Governor | 1st term |
| May 1913 to 2 March 1914 | | Adrien Jules Jean Bonhoure, Governor | |
| 2 March 1914 to 7 February 1915 | | Fernand Deltel, acting Governor | |
| 7 February 1915 to 14 April 1915 | | Henri Carreau, acting Governor | 2nd term |
| 14 April 1915 to 19 September 1916 | | Paul Simoni, Governor | |
| 1916 to 1917 | | Victor Marie Fillon, Governor | |
| 28 August 1917 to 8 September 1918 | | Édouard Geffriaud, acting Governor | |
| 8 September 1918 to 3 May 1920 | | Jules Lauret, Governor | 1st term |
| 3 May 1920 to 29 June 1920 | | M. Lassaigne, acting Governor | |
| 29 June 1920 to 29 November | | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor | 1st term |
| 29 November 1920 to 25 May 1922 | | Jules Lauret, Governor | 2nd term |
| 25 May 1922 to 8 January 1923 | | Edmond Lippman, acting Governor | 2nd term |
| 8 January 1923 to 22 February 1924 | | Jules Lauret, Governor | 3rd term |
| 1924 to 1934 | | Pierre-Amable Chapon-Baissac [fr], Governor | |
| 7 May 1934 to 18 July 1935 | | Jules Marcel de Coppet, Governor | |
| 18 July 1935 to 20 December 1935 | | Achille Louis Auguste Silvestre, Governor | |
| 20 December 1935 to 1 May 1937 | | Armand Léon Annet, Governor | |
| 1 May 1937 to 19 March 1938 | | François Pierre-Alype, acting Governor | |
| 19 March 1938 to 27 April 1938 | | François Pierre-Alype, Governor | |
| 27 April 1938 to 2 May 1939 | | Hubert Jules Deschamps, acting Governor | |
| 2 May 1939 to 25 July 1940 | | Hubert Jules Deschamps, Governor | |
| 25 July 1940 to 7 August 1940 | | Gaetan Louis Elie Germain, Governor | |
| 7 August 1940 to 21 October 1942 | | Pierre Nouailhetas, Governor | |
| 21 October 1942 to 4 December 1942 | | Auguste Charles Jules Truffert, Governor | |
| 4 December 1942 to 26 December 1942 | | Christian Raimond Dupont, Governor | |
| 30 December 1942 to 22 June 1943 | | André Bayardelle [fr], Governor | |
| 22 June 1943 to 7 January 1944 | | Michel Raphael Saller, acting Governor | |
| 7 January 1944 to 1 May 1944 | | Michel Raphael Saller, Governor | |
| 1 May 1944 to 30 April 1946 | | Jean Chalvet, Governor | |
| 30 April 1946 to 1 March 1950 | | Paul Henri Siriex, Governor | |
| 1 March 1950 to 6 April 1954 | | Numa François Henri Sadoul, Governor | |
| 6 April 1954 to 13 August 1954 | | Roland Pré, Governor | |
| 13 August 1954 to 7 August 1957 | | René Jean Albert Petitbon, Governor | |
| 7 August 1957 to 1958 | | Maurice Meker, Governor | |
| 1958 to 16 November 1962 | | Jacques Marie Julien Compain, Governor | |
| 16 November 1962 to 15 September 1966 | | René Tirant, Governor | |
| 15 September 1966 to 3 July 1967 | | Louis Joseph Édouard Saget [fr], Governor | |
| French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) ||||
| 3 July 1967 to 5 February 1969 | | Louis Joseph Édouard Saget [fr], High Commissioner | |
| 5 February 1969 to 21 August 1971 | | Dominique Ponchardier, High Commissioner | |
| 21 August 1971 to 1 August 1974 | | Georges Thiercy, High Commissioner | |
| 1 August 1974 to 9 February 1976 | | Christian Dablanc, High Commissioner | |
| 9 February 1976 to 27 June 1977 | | Camille d'Ornano, High Commissioner | |
| 27 June 1977 | Independence as Republic of Djibouti | Independence as Republic of Djibouti | Independence as Republic of Djibouti |
For continuation after independence, see: List of presidents of Djibouti