Gavana ana mamlaka ya lazima ya kutawala na wajibu wa kusimamia kazi za idara zilizo ndani ya gavana yake, kama mwakilishi wa Khalifah, hivyo ana mamlaka yote katika mkoa wake ambayo msaidizi ana katika Dola. Ana uongozi juu ya watu wa mkoa wake na udhibiti wa kila kitu kinachohusiana nao, isipokuwa fedha, mahakama na Jeshi. Hata hivyo, polisi wako chini ya uongozi wake kwa upande wa utekelezaji, si kwa upande wa utawala.

The governor has the mandatory powers of ruling and responsibility over the tasks of the departments in his governorship as a delegate of the Khalifah, so he has all the powers in his province that the assistant has in the State. He has leadership over the people of his province and control over everything that is connected with it apart from the finances, judiciary and Army. However, the police come under his leadership from the angle of implementation not administration.

Dalili yake ni kwamba gavana ni mwakilishi wa Khalifah katika nafasi aliyoteuliwa kuishika, hivyo ana mamlaka ya lazima ya Khalifah katika nafasi hiyo, na yuko sawa na msaidizi kwa upande wa usimamizi wa jumla endapo utawala wake ulikuwa wa jumla; kwa maneno mengine, amepewa usimamizi wa jumla katika nafasi hiyo. Ana usimamizi maalum katika masuala aliyoteuliwa kuyashughulikia peke yake endapo utawala wake ulikuwa maalum, na hana mamlaka ya lazima ya kusimamia katika mambo mengine zaidi ya hayo.