List of Governors of Zamfara State
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. Until 1996 the area was part of Sokoto State
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| Name | Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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| Jibril Yakubu Jibril Yakubu Lt. Colonel Jibril Bala Yakubu was the first Administrator of Zamfara State after it was created from part of Sokoto State in October 1996, holding office until the return to democracy in May 1999 during the military regimes of Generals Sani Abacha and Abdulsalami Abubakar.As Zamfara... |
Administrator | 7 October 1996 | May 1999 | {Military} | |
| Ahmad Sani Yerima Ahmad Sani Yerima Alhaji Ahmed Rufai Sani Yerima was Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria from May 1999 to May 2007, and is now Senator for Zamfara West. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party .-Background:... |
Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | ANPP All Nigeria People's Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate... |
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| Mahmud Shinkafi Mahmud Shinkafi Mahmud Shinkafi was elected governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria in April 2007. He was a former member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, and is now a member of the People's Democratic Party.He is of Muslim faith and has three wives.- References :... |
Governor | 29 May 2007 | May 2011 | ANPP All Nigeria People's Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate... |
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| Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria in the 26 April 2011 national elections, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party platform.Abubakar has been politically active since 1999.... |
Governor | May 2011 | ANPP All Nigeria People's Party The All Nigeria Peoples Party is a conservative political party in Nigeria. At the last legislative elections , the party won 27.0% of the popular vote and 92 out of 360 seats in the House of Representatives and 27 out of 109 seats in the Senate... |