Shown below is a list of past rulers of Abia State.
| Name | From | Till |
| Frank Ajobena | August 28, 1991 | January, 1992 |
| Ogbonnaya Onu | January, 1992 | November, 1993 |
| Chinyere Ike Nwosu | December 9, 1993 | September 14, 1994 |
| Temi Ejoor | September 14, 1994 | August 22, 1996 |
| Moses Fasanya | August 22, 1996 | August, 1998 |
| Anthony Obi | August, 1998 | May 29, 1999 |
| Orji Uzor Kalu | May 29, 1999 | May 29, 2007 |
| Theodore A. Orji | May 29, 2007 | May 29, 2015 |
