Umar-sadiq, PHN CEO, makes WEF 2016 Young Global Leaders list

Muntaqa Umar-sadiq, the current CEO of the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria, has joined the community of Young Global Leader (YGL) honourees having been selected, after a rigorous and comprehensive process,  the 2016 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

The YGL community is populated by young leaders who have distinguished themselves in diverse  spheres of life and they include David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Chelsea Clinton, Board member of Clinton Foundation; Larry Page, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA;  Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Facebook, among others.

In a statement obtained in Lagos, Klaus Schwab and John Dutton, both of the Forum of YGL, explained that the YGL honour which is bestowed each year by the WEF recognizes and acknowledges the most outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.

This honour, they explained further, is bestowed by the WEF each year to recognize the most distinguished leaders under the age of 40, nominated from around the world.

Umar-sadiq, a young graduate of the University of Cambridge, England and Imperial College School of Medicine in London, and also a holder of Chartered Alternatives Investment Analyst (CAIAI) charter, comes to the table with impeccable and distinguishing pedigree.

He is currently the CEO of the Private Sector Health Alliance, and prior to this position, he was the Senior Technical Advisor to the former Minister of State for Health in Nigeria, Muhammad Ali Pate and commenced his career as a healthcare M & A investment banker at Morgan Stanley in the UK where he focused on the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical sector.

Together with business and public sector leaders in Nigeria, including  Aliko Dangote, President/CEO, Dangote group; Muhammad Ali Pate; Jim Ovia, chairman, Zenith Bank; Aig Imoukhuede, chairman, Access Bank;,  Kelechi Ohiri  of HSDF and other corporate leaders, Umar-sadiq has led a pioneering work that has developed a Private Sector Health Alliance.

The pioneering work has also catalyzed a model convergence platform for leveraging private sector innovation, capabilities and impact investments to complement government’s efforts in reaching millions of women and children in Nigeria to advance health outcomes.

According to Schwab and Dutton, his selection and recognition are anchored on his record of professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world through  leadership disclosing that,  as an honouree, Umar-sadiq has been invited to become an active community member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders for a period of five years.

They explained that  community to which Umar-sadiq has been invited “forms a unique global network of peers from diverse backgrounds and fields with a highly visible opportunity to significantly impact world affairs and shape the global agenda”, adding, “your five-year experience is accompanied by a community manager representing the Forum of YGL who will identify unique and personalized opportunities for you to engage”.

The WEF, a body  committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation that engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.