This is a list of administrators and governors of Zamfara State, Nigeria. Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State.
NameTitleTook officeLeft officePartyNotesJibril Yakubu Administrator7 October 199629 May 1999MilitaryFirst Military Ruler and sole Administrator of Zamfara StateAhmad Sani Yarima (Sardaunan Zamfara) Governor29 May 199929 May 2007ANPPFirst Civilian Executive Governor of Zamfara State. Elected to Office 1st on the platform of APP and later reelected for second term on the platform of ANPP.Mahmud Shinkafi (Dallatun Zamfara) Governor29 May 200729 May 2011ANPPSecond Civilian Executive Governor of Zamfara State and first Deputy Governor to be selected in the history of the country by his mentor to serve after him.
He served only one tenure in Office. Elected on the platform of ANPP as Governor and later decamp to PDP.Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (Shatiman Mafara) Governor 29 May 2011 29 May 2019ANPPThird Executive Governor of Zamfara State. He also served his first tenure under the platform of ANPP, and re elected in 2015 under platform of APC, he has finished his constitutional eight years in office, and handed over to the new court order governor. Bello Matawalle (Matawallen Maradun) Governor 29 May 2019 29 May 2023APC Matawalle assume office as the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, succeeding Abdul’aziz Yari after the Supreme Court judgement which nullifies APC’s candidates across Zamfara State.Dauda Lawal Governor29 May 2023IncumbentPDPFifth Civilian Executive Governor of Zamfara State. Won the governorship elections held on 18th March, 2023 against Bello Matawalle, becoming the second opposition candidate to defeat a sitting governor in the State's history.
See also States of Nigeria List of state governors of Nigeria
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