Mário Lemos Pires

Mário Lemos Pires
Pires, c.1991
Governor of Portuguese Timor
In office
8 November 1974 (1974-11-08)  27 November 1975 (1975-11-27)
PresidentFrancisco da Costa Gomes
Preceded byFernando Alves Aldeia
Succeeded byFrancisco Xavier do Amaral
(as President of East Timor)
Personal details
Born(1930-06-30)30 June 1930
Lamego, Portugal
Died22 May 2009(2009-05-22) (aged 78)
Lisbon, Portugal
Alma materPortuguese Military Academy
Awards Order of Aviz (Knight)
Military service
Allegiance Portugal
Branch/service Portuguese Army
Years of service1948–1985
Rank
Battles/wars

Mário Lemos Pires CvA (30 June 1930 – 22 May 2009) was a major-general of the Portuguese Army and the last colonial governor of Portuguese Timor.