| Joshua Umaru Anaja | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier General |
| Width: | 150px |
| Office1: | Governor of Plateau State |
| Term Start1: | July 1978 |
| Term End1: | October 1979 |
| Predecessor1: | Dan Suleiman |
| Successor1: | Solomon Lar |
| Branch: | Nigerian Army |
| Allegiance: |  Nigeria |
| Rank: | Brigadier General |
Joshua Umaru Anaja was the military governor of Plateau State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[1] [2] On 1 October 1979, he handed over the governorship to the elected civilian governor Solomon Lar, who assured him that his government would inherit any realistic obligations made by the out-going military government.[3] Promoted to Brigadier, Anaja was Director of the Department of Joint Studies at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji from 1 February 1984 to 25 May 1985.[4]