List of Governors of Borno State
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 | 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 | Governor | March 1976 | July 1978 | Military | First governor of Borno State |
| Tunde Idiagbon | Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | Military | |
| Mohammed Goni | Governor | October 1979 | October 1983 | GNPP | Nigerian Second Republic |
| Asheik Jarma | 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 | Administrator | 1997 | August 1998 | Military | |
| Lawal Haruna | Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | Military | |
| Mala Kachalla | Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | APP | Nigerian Fourth Republic |
| Ali Modu Sheriff | Governor | 29 May 2003 | 29 May 2011 | ANPP | |
| Kashim Shettima | Governor | 29 May 2011 | 29 May 2019 | APC | |
| Babagana Umara Zulum | Governor | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | APC |