List of Rulers of Wituland (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) {| Term Incumbent Notes |- |mfalume (Sultans) |- |Nabahani Dynasty |- |1858||Foundation of Wituland state by former ruler of Pate |- |1858 to 25 May 1885||Ahmad ibn Fumo Bakari, Mfalume |- |German Protectorate |- |25 May 1885 to 1888||Ahmad ibn Fumo Bakari, Mfalume |- |valign=top rowspan="2"|8 April 1885 to 1 July 1890||Gustav Denhardt, Resident||Brothers purchased 25-mile2 area from Sultan |- |Clemens Denhardt, Resident |- |1888 to 1890||Fumo Bakari ibn Ahmad, Mfalume |- |18 June 1890||British Protectorate |- |1 July 1890||German Protectorate renounced |- |1890 to 1891||Bwana Shaykh ibn Ahmad, Mfalume |- |1891 to 1893||Fumo `Umar ibn Ahmad, Mfalume||1st Term |- |1893 to 7 July 1895||Interregnum |- |7 July 1895 to ?||Fumo `Umar ibn Ahmad, Mfalume||2nd Term |} Lists of African rulers Lists of rulers of Kenya