List of governors of Kaduna State

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This is a list of administrators and governors of Kaduna State. Kaduna State was created on 27 May 1967 [1] as North Central State and on 17 Mar 1976 was renamed Kaduna State.

North Central GovernorTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Abba Kyari Governor28 May 1967Jul 1975Military
Usman Jibrin GovernorJuly 19751977Military
Kaduna Governor
Muktar Muhammed Governor1977July 1978Military
Ibrahim Mahmud Alfa GovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa GovernorOctober 197923 June 1981 PRP
Abba Musa Rimi Governor6 July 1981October 1983 PRP Acting to Oct 1981
Lawal Kaita GovernorOctober 1983December 1983 NPN
Usman Mu'azu GovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Dangiwa Umar GovernorAugust 1985June 1988Military
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar GovernorJuly 1988August 1990Military
Abubakar Tanko Ayuba GovernorAugust 19902 January 1992Military
Mohammed Dabo Lere Governor2 January 1992November 1993 NRC
Lawal Jafaru Isa Administrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Hammed Ali Administrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Umar Farouk Ahmed AdministratorAugust 199829 May 1999Military
Ahmed Makarfi [2] Governor29 May 199929 May 2007 PDP
Mohammed Namadi Sambo [3] Governor29 May 200719 May 2010 PDP left to become VP of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa [4] Governor20 May 201015 December 2012 PDP died in a helicopter crash
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero [5] [6] Governor15 December 201229 May 2015 PDP
Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai [7] Governor29 May 201529 May 2023 APC
Uba Sani [8] Governor29 May 2023Incumbent APC

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