Aminu are economists and businessmen while his daughters work as lawyers (Nana Aminu) and dentists (Aminu Bello). References 1939 births Living people Nigerian Muslims Nigerian cardiologists People from Adamawa State Ambassadors of Nigeria to the United States Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Education ministers of Nigeria Federal ministers of Nigeria University of Ibadan alumni Academic staff of the University of Maiduguri Howard University faculty Nigerian expatriate academics in the United States Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science 21st-century Nigerian politicians Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences Founder Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences