Profile
Professor Engr. Babagana Umara was born on August 26, 1969, in Mafa local Government area of Borno State. He is a Nigerian professor and politician currently serving as Governor of Borno State. He was elected in the 2019 Governorship election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Personal Life
Babagana was born on August 25, 1969 in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Education
| Name of School | Degree | Year |
| Mafa Primary School | Primary Education | 1975 – 1980 |
| Government Secondary School, Monguno | Secondary Education | 1980 – 1985 |
| University of Maiduguri | Bsc. Agriculture Engineering | |
| University of Ibadan | Master’s degree in Agriculture Engineering | 1997 – 1998 |
| University of Maiduguri | PhD in Soil and Water Engineering | 2005 – 2009 |
Work History
| Name of Company | Position | Year |
| Borno State Civil Service | Assistant Technical Officer in the State’s Ministry of Agriculture | 1989 |
| Borno State Unified Local Government Service | Senior Field Overseer and later Principal Water Engineer. | 1990 |
| University of Maiduguri | Assistant Lecturer/Professor | 2000 |
| University of Maiduguri Faculty of Engineering | Deputy Dean and Acting Dean | 2010 – 2011 |
| Maiduguri Polytechnic | Rector of Maiduguri Polytechnic. | 2011 |
| Borno State | Commissioner of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Resettlement | 2015 – 2018 |
Political History
On October 1, 2018, Babagana Umara won the gubernatorial primaries of the All Progressive Congress for Borno State. He was elected to the Office of the Governor of Borno State at the 2019 Borno gubernatorial election held on March 9, 2019 with 1175440 votes to beat his closest opponent, Muhammad Imam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 66, 115 votes.
Leadership Style/Philosophy
Awards & Honours
Project
- Rebuilt more than 10,000 houses, schools and hospitals in the Borno
