Ali Pate: Dual National, 1st in His Family to Complete Sec School, 7 Other Facts About New Minister of Health
- President Bola Tinubu assigned portfolios to Muhammad Ali Pate and 44 other minister-designates
- Pate is a professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard University, USA
- The physician and politician also served as a minister under Goodluck Jonathan between 2011 and 2013
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FCT, Abuja - Muhammad Ali Pate is back in Nigeria’s health ministry — but this time in a loftier position.
Beyond being a physician, there are other things to know about the 54-year-old, whose nomination as a minister was recently confirmed by the Senate ahead of the inauguration on Monday, August 21.
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Ahead of the swearing-in of the new ministers on Monday, August 21, here are nine facts you might not know about the Bauchi-born politician.
1. Where was Ali Pate born?
Ali Pate was born in the Misau local government area of Bauchi state, northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, and was raised in the north of the country.
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He is the son of a Fulani herdsman.
2. Ali Pate's education
The first in his family to complete a secondary school education, Pate graduated from high school to enter the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) medical school in Kaduna state.
He has a Master's degree in health system management from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an MBA with a certificate in health sector management from Duke University, USA.
3. Ali Pate: U.S. and Nigerian national
Pate's profile on Harvard University Centre for African Studies states that he is a US and Nigerian national.
Pate graduated from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria and moved to Gambia where he worked in rural hospitals for a few years.
4. What certification does Ali Pate have?
Pate is an American-trained specialist physician with board certifications in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
He has a record of significant leadership in global health, with management experience spanning both Governmental and non-Governmental sectors.
5. Ali Pate's experience
Pate is a professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard University.
Pate is an MD trained in both internal medicine and infectious diseases.
He formerly served as the Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population and Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF) at the World Bank Group.
6. Ali Pate's career
Prior to his appointment to the Chief Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in 2008, Pate had an extensive career spanning over 10 years at the World Bank in Washington DC. He held several senior positions, including senior health specialist and human development sector coordinator for the East Asia/Pacific Region and Senior Health Specialist for the African Region.
While at the World Bank, a major project led by Pate was the far-reaching health sector reform programmes in Africa, East Asia and other regions of the global apex financial institution.
Of note is his initiation of landmark Public Private Partnership to replace a National Referral Hospital in Lesotho, Africa.
7. Ali Pate: One-time minister of state for health
Pate is the former minister of state for health of Nigeria. In the role, he deputised the minister of health.
He resigned from the position in 2013 to take up the position of Professor at Duke University's Global Health Institute in the United States of America.
8. Ali Pate: Holder of ‘knighthood’ title
Pate holds the equivalent of a knighthood title as "Chigarin Misau" from the village where he was born.
Knighthood is an official title given to British men who have performed some kind of extraordinary service.
9. How Ali Pate turned down plum job
Pate reportedly turned down a job as GAVI CEO for the ministerial appointment.
In February 2023, Pate was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, which works to provide vaccines in low-income countries.
He was to take up the top global position on August 3, 2023. However, on Monday, June 26, 2023, GAVI announced Pate’s decision to decline its offer.
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