| Conventional Long Name: | Safavid Kandahar |
| Native Name: | Ostān-e Qandahar |
| Common Name: | Kandahar |
| Government Type: | Province |
| Life Span: | 1537–1538 1545 1558–1592 1622–1638 1649–1709 |
| Status: | Province of Safavid Iran |
| S1: | Hotaki dynasty |
| Flag S1: | Black flag.svg |
| Capital: | Kandahar |
The province of Kandahar was an eastern province of Safavid Iran centered around the city of Kandahar, and one of the four provinces of the Khorasan administrative region. It was composed of eight lower-ranking dependencies, Bost-Gereskh, Zamindavar, K.ri (Duki?), Y.ki (Chutiyali?), Garmsir-e Qandahar, Ghuriyan and the tribal district of the Hazaras, which included Qalat.
This is a list of the known figures who governed Kandahar. Beglerbeg, hakem and vali were all administrative titles designating the governor.
| Date | Governor | Observations |
|---|---|---|
| 1537–1538 | Budaq Khan Qajar | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1538–1545 | None | Ruled by the Mughal Empire |
| 1545 | Budaq Khan Qajar | Hakem of Kandahar. Second tenure |
| 1545–1558 | None | Ruled by the Mughal Empire |
| 1558–1576 | Hamzeh Beg Dhu'l-Qadr | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1576 | Fulad Khalifeh-ye Shamlu | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1577–? | Hamzeh Beg Dhu'l-Qadr | Hakem of Kandahar. Second tenure |
| 1587 | Mozaffar Hoseyn Mirza | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1588 | Qur Hamzeh | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1588 | Rostam Mirza | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1589–1592 | Mozaffar Hoseyn Mirza | Hakem of Kandahar. Second tenure |
| 1592–1622 | None | Ruled by the Mughal Empire |
| 1622–1626 | Hakem of Kandahar | |
| 1626–1638 | Son of the previous governor. Hakem of Kandahar | |
| 1638–1649 | None | Ruled by the Mughal Empire |
| 1649 | Hakem of Kandahar and Astarabad | |
| 1649–1662/63 | Otar Beg | Hakem of Kandahar |
| 1662/63–? | Brother of the previous governor. Beglerbeg of Kandahar | |
| ?–1673 | ||
| 1673–? | Zal Khan | |
| 1694–1695 | Dervish Khan Soltan | Beglerbeg of Kandahar |
| 1696 | Mohammad Ali Khan | |
| 1696, 1697 | Beglerbeg of Kandahar | |
| 1698 | Kalb Ali Khan | Beglerbeg of Kandahar and vali of Astarabad |
| 1698–1699 | Abdollah Khan | Beglerbeg of Kandahar |
| 1704–1709 | Beglerbeg of Kandahar and Kerman | |
. Floor. Willem. Willem Floor. Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. 2008. Mage Publishers. Washington, D.C.. 978-1933823232.