List of Governors of Borno State


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.
NameTitleTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyNotes
Musa UsmanGovernor28 May 1967July 1975MilitaryNorth-Eastern State
Muhammadu BuhariGovernorJuly 1975March 1976MilitaryNorth-Eastern State
Group Captain Mustapha A. AminGovernorMarch 1976July 1978MilitaryFirst governor of Borno State
Tunde IdiagbonGovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Mohammed GoniGovernorOctober 1979October 1983GNPPNigerian Second Republic
Asheik JarmaGovernor1 October 198331 December 1983NPNNigerian Second Republic
Abubakar WaziriGovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Abdulmumini AminuGovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Abdul One MohammedGovernorDecember 1987December 1989Military
Mohammed MainaGovernorDecember 1989June 1990Military
Mohammed Buba MarwaGovernorJune 1990January 1992Military
Maina Maaji LawanGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993SDPNigerian Third Republic
Ibrahim DadaAdministrator9 December 199322 August 1996Military
Victor OzodinobiAdministrator22 August 19961997Military
Augustine AnieboAdministrator1997August 1998Military
Lawal HarunaAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Mala KachallaGovernor29 May 199929 May 2003APPNigerian Fourth Republic
Ali Modu SheriffGovernor29 May 200329 May 2011ANPP
Kashim ShettimaGovernor29 May 201129 May 2019APC
Babagana Umara ZulumGovernor29 May 2019IncumbentAPC