Muhammad Ali Pate (born 6 September 1968) is the Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank Group and Director of the Global Financing Facility for Women, Children and Adolescents (GFF).
In June 2019, it was announced that Dr.
Pate will be appointed Julio Frenk Professor of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T.
H.
Chan School of Public Health effective July 1, 2019.
Dr.
Pate is also the former Minister of Health in Nigeria.
His appointment in July 2011 follows his success as the Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), in Abuja, Nigeria.
He resigned as Nigeria's Minister of State for Health effective 24 July 2013 to take up the position of Professor in Duke University's Global Health Institute, USA.
He also serves on the agenda committee of the World Economic Forum.
Dr.
Pate is an American Board-Certified MD in both Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, with an MBA (Health Sector Concentration) from Duke University USA.
Prior to this he studied at the University College London.
He also has a Masters in Health System Management from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.
He is formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Big Win Philanthropy and an Adjunct Professor of Global Health of the Duke University Global Health Institute.
He is also a member of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts.
Dr.
Pate served as a Richard L.
and Ronay A.
Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health in 2016.
He taught a course in the Department of Global Health and Population called, "Leadership Development in Global Health: Building Community Trust Networks."