Mohammed Inua Bawa (6 April 1954 – 26 May 2017) was appointed the Administrator of Ekiti State, Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

[1] He was then appointed Administrator of Gombe State from August 1998 to May 1999, handing over to the elected civilian governor at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic.

[2] Bawa was born on 6 April 1954 in Yauri, Kebbi State.

[4] He ran unsuccessfully as candidate for Governor of Kebbi State on the Action Congress (AC) platform in the April 2007 elections.

[5] Bawa died in hospital in Jos, Nigeria on 26 May 2017 due to complications from surgery.