Abdu Mukhtar

Dr. Mukhtar is the national coordinator of the Presidential Unlocking Healthcare Value-Chain Initiative. Abdu is a medical doctor with a PhD in biotechnology from Boston University and an MBA from Harvard.  

He has held key roles at the African Development Bank and the Dangote Group. As the Director of the Industrial and Trade Development Department at the African Development Bank, he oversaw the implementation of the Bank’s Industrialization Strategy across the African continent, leading teams in industrial policy, trade development, investment climate, and non-sovereign operations spanning industries and services sectors (ICT, Manufacturing, Mining, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Private Equity, etc.). 

Prior to joining the AfDB, Dr. Mukhtar was the Group Chief Strategy Officer of the Dangote Group of Industries, Nigeria, from 2014-2017.