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.

List of Governors of Kano State

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Table Section Text: 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.

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes

Commissioner of Police, Audu Bako	May 1967	July 1975	Military	Governor

Colonel Sani Bello	Military Governor	July 1975	Sept 1978	Military

Group Captain Ishaya Shekari	Military Governor	Sept 1978	Oct 1979	Military

Alhaji Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi	Governor	Oct 1979	May 1983	PRP

Alhaji Abdu Dawakin Tofa	Governor	May 1983	Oct 1983	PRP

Alhaji Sabo Bakin Zuwo	Governor	Oct 1983	Dec 1983	PRP

Air Commodore Hamza Abdullahi	Governor	Jan 1984	Aug 1985	Military Governor

Colonel. Ahmed Muhammad Daku	Military Governor	Aug 1985	1987	Military

Group Captain Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru	Military Governor	December 1987	27 July 1988	Military

Colonel Idris Garba	Military Governor	Aug 1988	Jan 1992	Military

Architect Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya	Governor	Jan 1992	Nov 1993	NRC

Colonel Muhammadu Abdullahi Wase	Military Administrator	Dec 1993	June 1996	Military

Colonel Dominic Oneya	Military Administrator	Aug 1996	Sept 1998	Military

Colonel Aminu Isa Kontagora	Military Administrator	Sept 1998	May 1999	Military

Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso	Governor	May 1999	May 2003	PDP

Malam Ibrahim Shekarau	Governor	May 2003	May 2011	ANPP

Engineer (Dr.) Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso	Governor	May 2011	May 2015	PDP

Abdullahi Umar Ganduje	Governor	May 2015	incumbent	APC

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Ibrahim Shekarau was a Governor of Kano State in Nigeria.

final_sentence: Ibrahim Shekarau was a Governor of Kano State in Nigeria.