This is a list of administrators and governors of Borno State, Nigeria. Borno State was formed on 3 February 1976 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states.
Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
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Musa Usman [1] | Governor | 28 May 1967 | July 1975 | Military | North-Eastern State |
Muhammadu Buhari | Governor | July 1975 | March 1976 | Military | North-Eastern State |
Group Captain Mustapha A. Amin [2] | Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | Military | First governor of Borno State |
Tunde Idiagbon [3] | Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | Military | |
Mohammed Goni [4] | Governor | October 1979 | October 1983 | GNPP | Nigerian Second Republic |
Asheik Jarma [5] | Governor | 1 October 1983 | 31 December 1983 | NPN | Nigerian Second Republic |
Abubakar Waziri | Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | Military | |
Abdulmumini Aminu | Governor | August 1985 | December 1987 | Military | |
Abdul One Mohammed | Governor | December 1987 | December 1989 | Military | |
Mohammed Maina | Governor | December 1989 | June 1990 | Military | |
Mohammed Buba Marwa | Governor | June 1990 | January 1992 | Military | |
Maina Maaji Lawan | Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | SDP | Nigerian Third Republic |
Ibrahim Dada | Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | Military | |
Victor Ozodinobi | Administrator | 22 August 1996 | 1997 | Military | |
Augustine Aniebo [6] | Administrator | 1997 | August 1998 | Military | |
Lawal Haruna | Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | Military | |
Mala Kachalla [7] | Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | APP | Nigerian Fourth Republic |
Ali Modu Sheriff [8] | Governor | 29 May 2003 | 29 May 2011 | ANPP | |
Kashim Shettima [9] | Governor | 29 May 2011 | 29 May 2019 | APC | |
Babagana Umara Zulum [10] [11] [12] [13] | Governor | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | APC |
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