List of rulers of Wadai
The Rulers of the Wadai Sultanate ruled a territory today located in the north of the Republic of Chad.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1635 | Wada’i replaces Birgu state under a new dynasty | |
| Kolak (or Sultan) | ||
| al-‘Abbasi Dynasty | ||
| 1795 to 1803 | Muhammad Salih Derret ibn Jawda, Kolak | |
| 1803 to 1813 | Abd al-Karim Sabun ibn Salih Derret, Kolak | |
| 1813 to 1813 | Muhammad Busata ibn ‘Abd al-Karim, Kolak | |
| 1813 to 1829 | Yusuf Kharifayn ibn ‘Abd al-Qadir, Kolak | |
| 1829 to 1829 | Raqib ibn Yusuf ‘Abd al-Qadir, Kolak | |
| 1829 to 1835 | Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Dhawiyi ibn Radama | |
| 1835 to 1835 | Adham ibn Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, Kolak | |
| 1835 to 1858 | ‘Izz ad-Din Muhammad al-Sharif ibn Salih Derret, Kolak | |
| 1858 to 1874 | 'Ali ibn Muhammad, Kolak | |
| 1874 to 1898 | Yusuf ibn ‘Ali, Kolak | |
| 1898 to 1900 | Ibrahim ibn ‘Ali, Kolak | |
| 1900 to December 1901 | Ahmad Abu al-Ghazali ibn ‘Ali, Kolak | |
| 1902 to 1909 | Muhammad Da´ud Murra ibn Yusuf, Kolak | |
| 3 June 1909 to 1912 | ‘Asil, Kolak | |
| French Suzerainty | ||
| 1912 | State suppressed by France | |
| 1935 | State reconstituted | |
| 1935 to 1945 | Muhammad Urada ibn Ibrahim, Kolak | |
| 1945 to 1960 | ‘Ali Silek ibn Muhammad Da´ud Murra, Kolak | 1st Term |
| 1960 | State suppressed by Chad government | |
| 1970 | State reconstituted by Chad government | |
| 1970 to 1977 | ‘Ali Silek ibn Muhammad Da´ud Murra, Kolak | 2nd Term |
| 1977 to present | Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Urada, Kolak | |