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
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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^Afisunlu, Feyi (2013-05-08). "Former Governor Of Borno State, Mustapha Amin is dead". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^Premium Times Nigeria https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/322032-remembering-idiagbon-the-no-nonsense-military-general-who-ran-nigeria-with-buhari.html?tztc=1. Retrieved 2023-06-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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^"Aniebo: A True Nigerian Military Hero – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". Independent Newspaper Nigeria – Breaking News from Nigeria and the World. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^Habib, Alhaji Mohammed (2021-04-18). "Baa Mala Kachalla: In memory of 4th Civilian Governor of Borno State". Widely Read Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^"Governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno State". Nigeria Governors Forum. Archived from the original on August 23, 2011. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
^"Public offices held by Kashim Shettima in Nigeria". Citizen Science Nigeria. 1966-09-02. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^"APC's Zulum wins Borno Gov poll with 1,175,440 votes". Punch Newspapers. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
^Jimoh, Abdul. "Zulum's convoy not involved in accident, spokesman clarifies – Nigerian Television Authority | Africa's Largest Network". Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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