Dr. Mukhtar was appointed the National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the healthcare value chain in October 2023 to lead Nigeria’s medical industrialization drive. Prior to that, he was the Director, Industrial and Trade Development at the African Development Bank (AfDB), where he oversaw the implementation of the Bank’s industrialization strategy and private sector investment operations in the manufacturing and services sectors across Africa, and the implementation of 2030 Vision and Action Plan to support Africa’s pharmaceutical/vaccine industry. Prior to that, he was the Group Chief Strategy Officer at Dangote Group of Industries, Africa’s largest industrial conglomerate.
Dr. Mukhtar holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Ph.D. in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from the Boston University School of Medicine; MBA from the Harvard Business School and MPA from Harvard Kennedy School. He was an Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow and the recipient of several international awards.