(Later Lord Lugard, of Abinger, P.C.) 1858-1945;
High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria, 1900-1906;
Governor of Northern and Southern Nigeria, 1912-1914;
Col. Sir Percy Girouard, K.C.M.G., D.S.O. 1867-1932
High Commissioner, then Governor of Northern Nigeria, 1907-1909.
Sir Hesketh Bell, K.C.M.G., 1865-1952
Governor of Northern Nigeria, 1909-1912.
Charles Lindsay Temple, C.M.G., 1871-1929
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Provinces, 1914-17.
Herbert Symonds Goldsmith, C.M.G., 1873-1945;
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Provinces, 1917-1921.
Sir William Gowers, K.C.M.G., 1875- 1954
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Provinces, 1921-1925.
Sir Richmond Palmer, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., 1877-1958;
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Provinces, 1925-1930.
Cyril Wilson Alexander, C.M.G., 1879-1947;
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Provinces, 1930-1932.
George Sinclair Browne, C.M.G., 1880-1946;
Chief Commissioner Northern Nigeria, 1933-1936.
Sir Theodore Adams, C.M.G., 1885-1961
Chief Commissioner Northern Nigeria, 1937-1943.
Sir John Patterson, K.B.E., C.M.G., 1892-1976;
Chief Commissioner Northern Nigeria, 1943-1947.
Sir Eric Thompstone, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.C., 1897-1972
Chief Commissioner Northern Nigeria, 1947-1951.
Lieutenant Governor of Northern Nigeria, 1951-1952.
Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith, K.C.M.G., K.C.V.O., K.B.E., E.D 1899-1983
Lieutenant Governor and later Governor of Northern Nigeria, 1952-1957.
Sir Gawain Bell, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., 1909-1995
Governor of Northern Region, 1957-1962.
Sir Kashim Ibrahim, K.C.M.G., C.B.E., 1910-1995;
Governor of Northern Region, 1962-1966;
Colonel Hassan Usman Katsina, 1933-1995
Military Governor of the North, 1966-1967. 
May 1967 - Jul 1975
Governor North Central
Governor North Central
1975 - 1977
Wing Commander, MUKHTAR MUHAMMED
Governor of Kaduna State
(1976? – 1978)
Group Captain IBRAHIM MAHMUD ALFA
Military Administrator of Kaduna State
(1978 – 1979)
Governor Kaduna State
October 1979 – June 1981
Governor Kaduna State
July 1981 – October 1983
Governor Kaduna State
October 1983 – December 1983
Air Vice Marshall? USMAN MU’AZU
Military governor of Kaduna State
(1984 – 1985)
Major ABUBAKAR DANGIWA UMAR
Military Governor of Kaduna State
(1985 – 1988)
Governor of Kaduna State
(1988 – 1990)
Early Life
Governor of Kaduna State
(1990 – 1992) 
January 1992 – November 1993
Military Administrator of Kaduna State
(1993 – 1996) 
Military Administrator of Kaduna State
August 1996 – August 1998)
Military Administrator of Kaduna State
August 1998 – May 1999 
Governor Kaduna State
May 1999 – May 2007
Governor Kaduna State
(2007 – 2010)
Governor Kaduna State
May 2010 – Dec 2012
Governor Kaduna State
(2012 – 2015)
Governor Kaduna State
(2015 to date) 