Muhammad Ali Pate

Muhammad Ali Pate
Nigeria's Minister of Health and Social Welfare
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
PartyAll Progressives Congress
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • physician

Muhammad Ali Pate (born in September 1968 in Misau, now in Bauchi State) is a Nigerian physician and politician. He is certified by the American Board in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He was appointed as the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria in 2023. Before taking office, he was a professor of public health leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard University. He also served as the director of the Global Financing Facility (GFF) for women, children, and adolescents at the World Bank Group. He worked in various roles across several regions for the World Bank Group beginning in 2000.