Aminu is a Hausa language name. It is a variation of "Amin", an Arabic name. Aminu means trustworthy. Amin means true-hearted, honest. People who share this name include:

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• Given name
• Surname
• See also

Given name

• Aminu Dantata (1931–2025), Nigerian oil industry executive and banker
• Aminu Sule Garo (born 1962), Nigerian politician and businessman
• Aminu Kano (1920–1983), Nigerian politician
• Aminu Isa Kontagora (1956–2021), Nigerian military Administrator and governor
• Aminu Bello Masari (born 1950), Governor of Katsina State since 2015
• Aminu Mohammed (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
• Aminu Mohammed (basketball) (born 2001), Nigerian basketball player
• Aminu Safana (1961–2007), Nigerian politician
• Aminu Saleh (1933–2015), Nigerian administrator, former Finance Minister, and permanent secretary in the Nigerian ministry of Defense
• Aminu Sani (born 1980), Nigerian footballer who plays midfielder
• Aminu Tambuwal (born 1966), Governor of Sokoto State since 2015

Surname

• Abdulkareem Baba Aminu (born 1977), Nigerian journalist and artist
• Abdulmumini Aminu (born 1949), Nigerian politician best known as military governor of Borno State, Nigeria between August 1985 and December 1987
• Al-Farouq Aminu (born 1990), American-Nigerian basketball player, brother of Alade Aminu
• Alade Aminu (born 1987), American-Nigerian basketball player, brother of Al-Farouq Aminu, 2015–16 Israel Basketball Premier League rebounding leader
• Jibril Aminu (1939–2025), Nigerian cardiologist and politician
• Mohammed Aminu (born 2000), Ghanaian footballer

See also

• Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, an airport in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria

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