Muhammad Ali Pate

Muhammad Ali Pate
Muhammad Ali Pate at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China 2012
Minister of Health and Social Welfare
Assumed office
21 August 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Minister of StateIziaq Adekunle Salako
Preceded byOsagie Ehanire
Minister of State for Health
In office
14 July 2011 – 23 July 2013
PresidentGoodluck Jonathan
MinisterOnyebuchi Chukwu
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency of Nigeria
In office
14 November 2008 – 11 July 2011
Personal details
Born (1968-09-06) 6 September 1968 (age 56)
Misau, Northern Region (now in Bauchi State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Children6
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Muhammad Ali Pate CON (born 6 September 1968) is a Nigerian physicianpolitician, and the current Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria, appointed in 2023. He also serves as a Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard University.[1][2] He is the Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) at the World Bank Group.[3]

On 11 October 2022, Pate was conferred with Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON).[4]

His appointment as the Minister of State for Health in July 2011[5] followed his role as the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency in Abuja.[6][7] He resigned from this position, effective from 24 July 2013 to take up the position of Professor in Duke University Global Health Institute, United States.[8][9][10][11] He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Big Win Philanthropy.[12][13] He formerly served as the Global Director for Health, Nutrition, and Population.[14] Pate is also the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria.[15][16][17][18][19]

In February 2023, Muhammad Ali Pate was appointed CEO of GAVI - the Vaccine Alliance, which works to provide vaccines in low-income countries.[20]

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  3. ^ "Nigeria: World Bank Appoints Prof Pate Global Director". Daily Trust. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Full List: 2022 National Honours Award Recipients". The Nation.
  5. ^ "Dr. Pate Assumes Duty, Promises Efficient Service Delivery". Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. ^ Dugger, Celia W. (12 April 2010). "A Campaign Shows Signs of Progress Against Polio". The New York Times. p. 4.
  7. ^ Getting the "Last Hair" in Nigeria – Muhammad Pate | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Archived 24 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Programs | Johns Hopkins". publichealth.jhu.edu. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Ali Pate, Minister of State, Health, Resigns". Daily Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
  10. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate". africa.harvard.edu. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Muhammad Pate, Former Minister of State for Health of Nigeria". Voices in Leadership. 19 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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  13. ^ "Dr Muhammad Ali Pate – Reckitt Global Hygiene Institute". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Search | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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  16. ^ "The facts speak for themselves on Jonathan's administration by Reno Omokri". Vanguard. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate | Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population | Director, Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF)". blogs.worldbank.org. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  18. ^ Stephen, John (19 August 2023). "Meet Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria Health Minister". Health Telescope. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Muhammed Pate, Minister of State resigns". Vanguard. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Muhammad Ali Pate, un Nigérian pour diriger l'Alliance du vaccin" [Muhammad Ali Pate, a Nigerian to lead the Vaccine Alliance]. Africanews (in French). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.