Alhaji Dahiru Mohammed Deba (born 1952) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Bauchi State, Nigeria between January 1992 and November 1983 during the Nigerian Third Republic, leaving office after the military coup that brought General Sani Abacha to power.Deba was born on 24 September 1942, in Deba, then in Bauchi State and now in Gombe State.He was given the traditional title of Wazirin Deba.Dahiru was elected governor in 1991 on the platform of the National Republican Convention (NRC).His achievements as governor included construction of hospitals, including the Alkaleri General Hospital and Primary Health Centres at Dambam, Zambuk, Bambam and Burra, and the foundation for the Gombe Referral Hospital.