Muhammad Ali Pate
Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, Nigeria’s coordinating minister of health and social welfare, is a medical doctor with advanced qualifications in health systems management and global leadership. He is leading the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative. His previous roles include global director at the World Bank, where he managed the $18 billion Covid-19 response across 100+ countries. In Nigeria, he was instrumental in eradicating Type 3 wild poliovirus, introducing life-saving vaccines and launching the Saving One Million Lives initiative. His contributions have earned him the Commander of the Order of the Niger and other recognition, including his recent conferment as the ‘First Mai’Nasaran of Bauchi’.
