Aminu Dantata

Aminu Alhassan Dantata
Kano State Commissioner for Planning and Development
In office
1967–1972
GovernorAudu Bako
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byBaba Ɗan Baffa
Member of the Northern House of Assembly from Kano
In office
1960–1966
Succeeded byposition abolished
ConstituencyKura
Personal details
BornAminu Alhassan Dantata
(1931-05-19)19 May 1931
Died28 June 2025(2025-06-28) (aged 94)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
PartyNational Party of Nigeria (1978–1984)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Rabi Ɗantata
(died 2023)
ParentAlhassan Dantata (father)
Relatives
Occupation
  • Businessman
  • philanthropist
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Aminu Alhassan Dantata (Listen; 19 May 1931 – 28 June 2025) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist who was one of the promoters of Kano State Foundation, an endowment fund that supported educational initiatives and provided grants to small-scale entrepreneurs in Kano. He was the head of a group of companies that managed his real estate and other business ventures.

Aminu Alhassan Dantata was the founder of Express Petroleum & Gas Company Ltd and one of the organizers of Jaiz Bank in Nigeria. In 1978, he was a member of the National Movement, an organization that later transformed to the National Party of Nigeria.