List of Governors of Bauchi State


This is a list of administrators and governors of Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Bauchi State was formed in 1976-02-03 when North-Eastern State was divided into Bauchi, Borno, and Gongola states.
NameTitleTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyNotes
Mohammad Bello KhalielGovernorMarch 1976July 1978Military
Garba DubaGovernorJuly 1978October 1979Military
Abubakar Tatari AliGovernorOctober 1979December 1983NPN
Mohammed Sani SamiGovernorJanuary 1984August 1985Military
Chris Abutu GarubaGovernorAugust 1985December 1987Military
Joshua MadakiGovernorDecember 1987August 1990Military
Abu AliGovernorAugust 1990January 1992Military
Dahiru MohammedGovernorJanuary 1992November 1993NRC
James KalauAdministrator9 December 199314 September 1994Military
Rasheed Adisa RajiAdministrator14 September 199422 August 1996Military
Theophilus BamigboyeAdministrator22 August 1996August 1998Military
Abdul MsheliaAdministratorAugust 1998May 1999Military
Ahmad Adamu Mu'azuGovernor29 May 199929 May 2007PDP
Malam Isa YugudaGovernor29 May 200729 May 2015ANPPDecamped officially to PDP 27 June 2009
M. A. AbubakarGovernor29 May 201529 May 2019APC
Bala MohammedGovernor29 May 2019IncumbentPDP