Borno State Present And Past Governors
| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
| Musa Usman | Governor | 28-May-67 | 01-Jul-75 | (Military) |
| Muhammadu Buhari | Governor | 01-Jul-75 | 01-Mar-76 | (Military) |
| Captain Mustapha A. Amin | Governor | 01-Mar-76 | 01-Jul-78 | (Military) |
| Tunde Idiagbon | Governor | 01-Jul-78 | 01-Oct-79 | (Military) |
| Mohammed Goni | Governor | 01-Oct-79 | 01-Oct-83 | GNPP |
| Asheik Jarma | Governor | 01-Oct-83 | 31-Dec-83 | NPN |
| Abubakar Waziri | Governor | 01-Jan-84 | 01-Aug-85 | (Military) |
| Abdulmumini Aminu | Governor | 01-Aug-85 | 01-Dec-87 | (Military) |
| Abdul One Mohammed | Governor | 01-Dec-87 | 01-Dec-89 | (Military) |
| Mohammed Maina | Governor | 01-Dec-89 | 01-Jun-90 | (Military) |
| Mohammed Buba Marwa | Governor | 01-Jun-90 | Jan-92 | (Military) |
| Maina Maaji Lawan | Governor | 01-Jan-92 | 01-Nov-93 | SDP |
| Ibrahim Dada | Administrator | 09-Dec-93 | 22-Aug-96 | (Military) |
| Victor Ozodinobi | Administrator | 22-Aug-96 | 19-Jun-05 | (Military) |
| Augustine Aniebo | Administrator | 19-Jun-05 | Aug-98 | (Military) |
| Lawal Haruna | Administrator | Aug-98 | May-99 | (Military) |
| Mala Kachalla | Governor | 29-May-99 | 29-May-03 | APP |
| Ali Modu Sheriff | Governor | 29-May-03 | 29-May-11 | ANPP |
| Kashim Shettima | Governor | 29-May-11 | Present | APC |
