List of governors of Katsina State
This is a list of Katsina State leaders:
| Name, Title | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
| Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar, Governor | September 1987 | July 1988 | - |
| Lawrence Onoja, Governor | July 1988 | December 1989 | - |
| John Madaki, Governor | December 1989 | January 1992 | - |
| Saidu Barda, Governor | January 1992 | November 1993 | NRC |
| Emmanuel Acholonu, Administrator | 9 December 1993 | 22 August 1996 | - |
| Samaila Chama, Administrator | 22 August 1996 | August 1998 | - |
| Joseph Akaagerger, Administrator | August 1998 | May 1999 | - |
| Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Governor | 29 May 1999 | 29 May 2007 | PDP |
| Ibrahim Shema, Governor | 29 May 2007 | Present | PDP |