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Dr. Sania Nishtar

Sunday, October 20, 2024
Dr. Sania Nishtar
Dr. Sania Nishtar joined Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 18 March 2024. A trained medical doctor, Dr. Nishtar has built an outstanding career over 30 years as a national and global leader. She served as a Senator in her home country, Pakistan; as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation and as a Federal Minister with the responsibility of re-establishing the country’s Ministry of Health. Dr. Nishtar has fulfilled several leadership positions in civil society and international organizations; founded a health reform non-profit, non-governmental, think tank in Pakistan, co-authored dozens of academic papers and books, and published in leading newspapers. A graduate of Khyber Medical College and King’s College London, she has received many international awards. In 2020, the BBC named her among 100 inspiring and influential women around the world.