Muhammad Ali Pate

Identity

Full name

Muhammad Ali Pate^{1 2}

Also known as

Ali Pate, Mohammed Pate

Country

Nigeria

Status

Active

Current roles

• 2023 – presentCoordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare · Federal Government of Nigeria^{1 3 4 5}

Former roles

• Feb 2023 – 2023Chief Executive Officer-designate (did not take office) · Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance^{2 6}
• 2019 – 2021Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population; Director, Global Financing Facility · World Bank Group^{1 2}
• 2015 – 2018Chief Executive · Big Win Philanthropy¹
• 2013 – 2015Visiting Professor · Duke University Global Health Institute¹
• 2011 – 2013Minister of State for Health · Federal Government of Nigeria^{1 2}
• 2008 – 2011Chief Executive / Executive Director · National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)¹
• Aug 2023Julio Frenk Professor of Public Health Leadership · Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health^{1 2}

Evidence

1. PrimaryCV - Muhammad Ali Pate (TICAD 9)JICA · 2025
2. SecondaryNigeria's former health minister, Ali Pate, appointed GAVI CEOInternational Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR) · 13 Feb 2023
3. Secondary84% of presidential health targets achieved, maternal deaths drop by 17% - MinisterLeadership (Nigeria) · 13 Nov 2025
4. SecondaryPHC Reforms, Disease Outbreaks, Other Events That Shaped Nigeria's Health Sector in 2025Premium Times (via AllAfrica) · 31 Dec 2025
5. SecondaryTinubu celebrates Pate at 58, highlights 3,100 revitalised primary healthcare centresArise News · 6 Sep 2026
6. SecondaryGavi appoints Pakistan senator as new CEOHealth Policy Watch · 12 Jan 2024