Muhammad Ali Pate
Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfar
All Progressives Congress Bauchi State
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Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, CON, is Nigeria’s Coordinating Minister of Health & Social Welfare, appointed in August 2023. A physician-turned-global health leader, he previously led primary healthcare reform in Nigeria and held senior roles at the World Bank and Harvard University. Since his return, he’s spearheaded the Health Sector Renewal Initiative, NHSIA strengthening, maternal-child health, malaria vaccine rollout, and the “Know Your Numbers” campaign. TIME100 Health 2025 named him among the world’s most influential health leaders.
Education
- MBBS, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
- Postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Rochester Medical Center
- Master’s in Health System Management, University College London in affiliation with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- MBA, with Health Sector focus, Duke University
- Further executive education, including at Duke and Harvard
- institutions
Professional Background
- Early career: World Bank Young Professional and Senior Health Specialist
- Executive Director & CEO of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency (2008–2011)
- Minister of State for Health, Federal Republic of Nigeria (2011–2013)
- Visiting Professor at Duke University Global Health Institute (2013–2015)
- CEO of Big Win Philanthropy (UK, 2015–2018)
- Global Director, Health, Nutrition & Population and Director, Global Financing Facility (GFF), World Bank (2019–2021)
- Julio Frenk Professor of Public Health Leadership at Harvard Chan School before joining this cabinet (2022–2023)
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