| Tenure |
Incumbent |
Notes |
| Portuguese Suzerainty |
| 28 August 1471 to 148? |
Ruís de Melo, Governor |
| 148? to 1486 |
conde de Oliveira, Governor |
| 1486 to 1489 |
conde de Tarouca, Governor |
1st Term |
| 1489 to 1501 |
..., Governor |
| 1501 to 1508 |
conde de Tarouca, Governor |
2nd Term |
| 1508 to 151? |
..., Governor |
| 151? to 1522 |
conde de Monsanto, Governor |
| 1522 to 1531 |
Duarte de Meneses, Governor |
| 1531 to 1552 |
João de Meneses, Governor |
| 1552 to 1553 |
Luís de Loureiro, Governor |
| 1553 to 1562 |
Bernardim de Carvalho, Governor |
| 1562 to 1564 |
..., Governor |
| 1564 to 1566 |
Lourenço de Távora, Governor |
| 1566 to 1572 |
..., Governor |
| 1572 to 1573 |
Ruís de Carvalho, Governor |
| 1574 to 15 August 1574 |
António de Portugal, Governor |
| 1574 to 1578 |
Duarte de Meneses, Governor |
| 1578 to 15?? |
Pedro da Silva, Governor |
| Portuguese/Spanish Suzerainty |
| post1579 to ante1600 |
Aires de Saldanha, Governor |
| 1605 to 1610 |
Nunho de Mendonça, Governor |
| 1610 to 1614 |
Afonso de Noronha, Governor |
| 1614 to 1 July 1617 |
conde de Tarouca, Governor |
| 1 July 1617 to 1621 |
Pedro Manuel, Governor |
| 1621 to 1624 |
marquês de Montalvao, Governor |
| 1624 to 1628 |
Miguel de Noronha, conde de Linhares, Governor |
| 1628 to 1637 |
conde de la Torre, Governor |
| Portuguese Suzerainty |
| 1637 to 1643 |
conde de Sarzedas, Governor |
| 1643 to 1653 |
..., Governor |
| 1653 to 1656 |
Rodrigo de Lencastre, Governor |
| 1656 to 1661 |
Fernando de Meneses, conde de Ericeira, Governor |
| 1661 to 29 January 1662 |
Luís de Almeida, Governor |
| English Suzerainty (see English Tangier) |
| 29 January 1662 to 1663 |
Henry Mordaunt, The Earl of Peterborough, Governor |
| 1663 to May 4, 1664 |
Andrew Rutherford, The Earl of Teviot, Governor |
| May 4, 1664 to 1664 |
Sir Tobias Bridges, Governor |
| 1664 to April 1665 |
John Fitzgerald, Governor |
| April 1665 to 1666 |
John, Baron Belasyse, Governor (unable to take oath of conformity) |
| 1666 to 1669 |
Sir Henry Norwood, Governor |
| 1669 to 1670 |
John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton, Governor |
1st Term |
| 1670 to 1672 |
Sir Hugh Chomondeley, acting Governor |
| 1672 to 1674 |
John Middleton, The Earl of Middleton |
2nd Term |
| 1674 to 1675 |
Budget Meakin, acting Governor |
| 1675 to 1680 |
William O'Brien, The Earl of Inchiquin, Governor |
| 1680 to 1680 |
Palmes Fairbourne, Governor |
| 1680 to 1680 |
Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, died after appointment but before taking up position |
| 1680 to October 1680 |
Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth, died soon after taking up position as Governor |
| October 1680 to December 28, 1681 |
Sir Edward Sackville, Governor |
| December 28, 1681 to 1683 |
Sir Percy Kirke, Governor |
| 1683 to 6 February 1684 |
George Legge, Admiral Lord Dartmouth, Governor |
| Re-incorporated into Morocco |