title: List of governors of Kwara State
text: # List of governors of Kwara State
  
  Warning: The text in this article is "transcluded" into a template used at the foot of several pages. It therefore cannot contain references like.<ref&#x3E;...</ref&#x3E; But you can and should list sources in the ==References== section at the foot. This is a list of administrators and governors of Kwara. Kwara, Nigeria, was formed on 27 May 1967 when the Northern region was split into Benue-Plateau, Kano, Kwara, West Central, North-Eastern and North-Western states;
  
  | Name | Title | Took office | Left office | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | David Bamigboye | Military Governor | 28 May 1967 | July 1975 | Military |
  | Ibrahim Taiwo | Military Governor | Jul 1975 | 13 Feb 1976 | Military |
  | Sunday Ifere | Military Governor | July 1978 | October 1979 | Military |
  | Adamu Atta | Civilian Governor | October 1979 | October 1983 | NPN |
  | Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo | Civilian Governor | October 1983 | December 1983 | UPN |
  | Salaudeen Latinwo | Military Governor | January 1984 | August 1985 | Military |
  | Mohammed Ndatsu Umaru | Military Governor | August 1985 | December 1987 | Military |
  | Ahmed Abdullahi | Military Governor | December 1987 | July 1988 | Military |
  | Ibrahim Alkali | Military Governor | July 1988 | December 1989 | Military |
  | Alwali Kazir | Military Governor | December 1989 | January 1992 | Military |
  | Shaaba Lafiaji | Civilian Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | SDP |
  | Mustapha Ismail | Military Administrator | 9 Dec 1993 | 14 Sep 1994 | Military |
  | Baba Adamu Iyam | Military Administrator | 14 September 1994 | 22 August 1996 | Military |
  | Peter A.M. Ogar | Military Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | Military |
  | Rasheed Shekoni | Military Administrator | August 1998 | 29 May 1999 | Military |
  | Mohammed Lawal | Civilian Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2003 | ANPP |
  | Bukola Saraki | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2003 | 29 May 2011 | PDP |
  | Abdulfatah Ahmed | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2011 | 29 May 2019 | PDP |
  | Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman | Civilian Governor | 29 May 2019 | Incumbent | APC |
  