# John Maffey - Governor-General of Sudan

URL: https://allhistories.com/sudan/rulers/john-maffey
Term: 1926–1934
Number in the list: 247
Born-Died: 1877-07-01 - 1969-04-20
Dynasty: British-Egyptian Condominium
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maffey,_1st_Baron_Rugby

British civil servant, Governor-General for seven years; promoted indirect rule and Native Administration and the Southern Policy.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Acting Governor-General (unnamed), 1926](https://allhistories.com/sudan/rulers/acting-governor-general-unnamed-1926)
- Next in list: [Stewart Symes](https://allhistories.com/sudan/rulers/stewart-symes)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1930 - [Southern Policy Memorandum](https://allhistories.com/sudan/timeline/1930-southern-policy-memorandum)