List of Governors of Kano State


This is a list of administrators and governors of Kano state.
Kano State was formed in 1967-05-27 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, North-Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states.
NameTitleTook OfficeLeft OfficePartyNotes
Commissioner of Police, Audu BakoGovernorMay 1967July 1975Military
Colonel Sani BelloMilitary GovernorJuly 1975Sept 1978Military
Group Captain Ishaya ShekariMilitary GovernorSept 1978Oct 1979Military
Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar RimiGovernorOct 1979May 1983PRP
Alhaji Abdu Dawakin TofaGovernorMay 1983Oct 1983PRP
Alhaji Sabo Bakin ZuwoGovernorOct 1983Dec 1983PRP
Air Commodore Hamza AbdullahiGovernorJan 1984Aug 1985Military Governor
Colonel. Ahmed Muhammad DakuMilitary GovernorAug 19851987Military
Group Captain Mohammed Ndatsu UmaruMilitary GovernorDecember 198727 July 1988Military
Colonel Idris GarbaMilitary GovernorAug 1988Jan 1992Military
Architect Kabiru Ibrahim GayaGovernorJan 1992Nov 1993NRC
Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi WaseMilitary AdministratorDec 1993June 1996Military
Colonel Dominic OneyaMilitary AdministratorAug 1996Sept 1998Military
Colonel Aminu Isa KontagoraMilitary AdministratorSept 1998May 1999Military
Engineer Rabiu Musa KwankwasoGovernorMay 1999May 2003PDP
Malam Ibrahim ShekarauGovernorMay 2003May 2011ANPP
Engineer Rabiu Musa KwankwasoGovernorMay 2011May 2015PDP
Abdullahi Umar GandujeGovernorMay 2015IncumbentAPC