(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office.)
Wali = Governor Before the official creation of Italian Eritrea (Colonia Eritrea) in 1890, the territory had seven interim governors: Giovanni Branchi (1882 to 1885), Alessandro Caimi (1885), Tancredi Saletta (1885), Matteo Albertone (1886 to 1887), Tancredi Saletta (1887), Alessandro Di San Marzano (1888) and Antonio Baldissera (1889).
Complete list of Italian Governors of Eritrea: From 1936, the colony of Eritrea was increased in size and called Eritrea Governorate, as part of Africa Orientale Italiana (AOI).
The Italian governors were under direct orders of the Viceroy (representing the now-King and Emperor Vittorio Emanuele)