Abubakar Waziri (28 September 1940[1]) was the Military Governor of Bendel State in Nigeria from July 1978 to September 1979 during the transitional period of military to civilian government under General Olusegun Obasanjo.

[2] Later he was military governor of Borno State from January 1984 to August 1985 during the regime of General Muhammadu Buhari.

[4] Waziri was one of the referees of "Exercise SunStroke", a ten-day field exercise conducted early in 1975 that turned out to be a dress rehearsal for the Military Rebellion of 29 July 1975, when General Yakubu Gowon was removed from power and replaced by Murtala Muhammed.

[2] Medical services in Borno State were minimal at the time he held office (January 1984 to August 1985), with only one doctor for every 65,000 people.

[7] Waziri initiated a direct feeding program in the Borno secondary schools to ensure students were not exploited by private contractors.