Barrister Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was born into the religious and aristocratic family of Wazirin Tambuwal on 10th January 1966. He started early education, like all Muslim children, at a very early age. He was then enrolled into Tambuwal Primary School in 1972. At completion of Primary School in 1979, young Aminu Waziri was admitted into Government Teachers College Dogondaji where he studied for five years and completed in 1984 with Grade II Teachers’ Certificate.