Alhaji Tanko Yakasai OFR (an haife shi a ranar 5 ga watan Disamba shekara ta 1925) ɗan siyasan Nijeriya ne, ɗan rajin kare haƙƙin ɗan Adam kuma tsohon Jami’in tuntuɓa na Shugaba Shehu Shagari . Shi memba ne na kungiyar tuntuba ta Arewa . Yakasai an haife shi ne a ranar 5 ga Disamba shekara ta 1925 a garin Kano da ke arewacin Najeriya]], Yakasai Quarters Kano . Yana zaune a cikin Kano tare da danginsa.