| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|
| KaNgwane (April 1976 to 30 September 1977: Swazi Territorial Authority) |
| 23 April 1976 to 23 June 1977 | Mokholoshi Dhlamini, chief executive officer | |
| 23 June 1977 to 18 June 1982 | Enos John Mabuza, chief executive officer, from 1 October 1977: chief executive councillor | 1 October 1977: establishment as a homeland with a legislative assembly under the new name "KaNgwane" |
| KaNgwane (homeland status suspended) |
| 18 June 1982 to 9 December 1982 | N.J. Badenhorst, administrator |
| KaNgwane (homeland status restored) |
| 9 December 1982 to 31 August 1984 | Enos John Mabuza, chief executive councillor |
| KaNgwane (self-rule) |
| 31 August 1984 to 1 April 1991 | Enos John Mabuza, chief minister | |
| 15 April 1991 to 26 April 1994 | Mangisi Cephas Zitha, chief minister | |
| KaNgwane reintegrated into South Africa on 27 April 1994 | |
