| S/N | NAME | TITLE | PERIOD |
| 1 | His Royal Highness, (Late) Alh. Umaru Suleiman (Emir of Bede). |
Chairman |
1979 - 1981 |
| 2 | Late Alh. Dr. Liman Ciroma (Former SGF) | Chairman | 1981 - 1989 |
| 3 | Prof. A.L. Mabogunje, D.Sc.(Hon),D.Litt.(Hon.), NNom | Chairman | 1990 - 1994 |
| 4 | Prof. (Emeritus) Umaru Shehu, D.Sc. (Hon.), CFR. | Chairman | 1996 - 2000 |
| 5 | Prof. Anya O. Anya, D.Sc. FAS, OFR, NNOM | Chairman | 2000 - 2006 |
| 6 | Prof. Oluwafeyisola S. Adegoke, D.Sc. (Hon.),FAS, NNOM. | Chairman | 2007 - 2013 |
| 7 | Late Prof. Francis Sulemanu Idachaba, NNOM, D.Sc.(Honoris Causa) (UNAAB), FAAAE, OFR. | Chairman | 2014 |
| 8 |
Late Prof. Etim Moses Essien, OFR, NNOM, FAS, MD, FRCPath, FMCPath,TWAS Laureate in Medicine. |
Chairman | 2014 - March, 2017 |
| 9 |
Prof. Shekarau Yakubu Aku, FAEng, FNSE, FSESN |
Chairman | March 2017-June 2023. |
