List of governors of South Sumatra

This article lists governors that have ruled the Indonesian province of South Sumatra.

No.	Photo	Governor		Took office	Left office	Vice Governor	R
1			Adnan Kapau Gani	17 May 1946	16 October 1946		[1]
2			Mohammad Isa	16 October 1946	25 June 1948		[2]
				25 June 1948	1 August 1954		[2]
3			Winarno Danuatmodjo	1 August 1954	1957		[3]
4			M. Husien	1957	1958
5			Mochtar Prabu Mangkunegara	1958	1959		[4]
6			Achmad Bastari	4 January 1960	November 1963
—			M. Sorimuda Pohan	November 1963	1964
			R. Abdullah
			R. Sugiharto
			Ali Amin
7			Abujazid Bustomi	1963	1966
8			Ali Amin	1966	1967
9			Asnawi Mangku Alam	10 January 1968	6 April 1973		[4]
				6 April 1973	8 April 1978		[4]
—				8 April 1978	12 September 1978		[5]
10			Sainan Sagiman	12 September 1978	12 September 1983		[6]
				12 September 1983	12 September 1988		[7]
11			Ramli Hasan Basri	12 September 1988	11 September 1993		[4]
				11 September 1993	12 September 1998		[8]
12			Rosihan Arsyad	12 September 1998	7 November 2003		[9]
13			Syahrial Oesman	7 November 2003	11 July 2008		[10]
14			Mahyuddin N. S.	11 July 2008	7 November 2008		[11]
15			Alex Noerdin	7 November 2008	7 November 2013		[12]
				7 November 2013	21 September 2018		[13]
—			Hadi Prabowo	21 September 2018	1 October 2018		[14]
16			Herman Deru	1 October 2018	1 October 2023		[15]