List of colonial governors in 1786

Great Britain

 * India – Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

Portugal

 * Angola – José de Almeida e Vasconcellos de Soveral e Carvalho, Governor of Angola (1784–1790)
 * Macau – Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria, Governor of Macau (1783–1788)