NigeriaCabinetAll Progressives CongressBauchi State · MisauCoordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare
Muhammad Ali Pate
Profile
Muhammad Ali Pate is a Nigerian physician and politician serving as the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria since 2023 under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Trained in medicine at Ahmadu Bello University, he furthered his studies at the University of Rochester Medical Center, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Duke University. He has a distinguished background in global health, having held senior positions at the World Bank Group, served as CEO of GAVI, and worked as a professor of public health leadership at Harvard University. His policy focus includes expanding healthcare delivery, improving maternal and child health, and advancing primary healthcare sustainability across Nigeria.
Details
- Born
- 1968-09-06 · 57 years old
- Birth place
- Misau, Bauchi State, Nigeria
- Education
- Ahmadu Bello University; University of Rochester Medical Center; London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Duke University
- Career
- Physician, Professor of Public Health Leadership at Harvard University, Global Director for Health Nutrition and Population at the World Bank, CEO of GAVI
