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What roles did Muhammad Ali Pate hold, and when?

Muhammad Ali Pate

Nigerian physician serving as Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria.

Latest source 6 Sep 2026Updated 27 Oct 20266 sources

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Currently Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Federal Government of Nigeria, since 2023. 8 dated roles on record.

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Roles, most recent first

  1. Feb 2023 – 2023
    Chief Executive Officer-designate (did not take office) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Former

    Gavi Board approved his appointment as CEO in Feb 2023, to start Aug 2023; he withdrew before taking office to serve as Nigeria's health minister, and Gavi appointed Sania Nishtar in Jan 2024.1 2

  2. 2023 – present
    Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Federal Government of Nigeria Current

    Leads the federal health ministry and the Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.3 4 5 6

  3. 2019 – 2021
    Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population; Director, Global Financing Facility World Bank Group Former

    Led the Bank's US$18 billion COVID-19 health response and represented it on the boards of Gavi, the Global Fund, CEPI and UNAIDS.3 1

  4. 2015 – 2018
    Chief Executive Big Win Philanthropy Former

    Headed the philanthropy.3

  5. 2013 – 2015
    Visiting Professor Duke University Global Health Institute Former

    Academic post.3

  6. 2011 – 2013
    Minister of State for Health Federal Government of Nigeria Former

    Led an initiative to revive routine immunisation and primary health care, chaired a presidential polio eradication task force and introduced new vaccines.3 1

  7. 2008 – 2011
    Chief Executive / Executive Director National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Former

    Headed Nigeria's primary health care agency.3

  8. Aug 2023
    Julio Frenk Professor of Public Health Leadership Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Former

    Academic post held until August 2023.3 1

Where the dates come from

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

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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