 The Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and the Aminu Kano College of Islamic Studies all in Kano, are named after him.Aminu Kano was born to the family of an Islamic scholar, Mallam Yusuf, a mufti at the Alkali court in Kano, and Rakiya.His parents were of the Gyanawa fulani clan, a lineage known for producing judicial scholars.