By Toyin Saheed
Governor of Kwara State AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Abdulraheem Malik, a Doctor of Pharmacy as the new head of the state’s hospital management board.
His appointment as executive secretary of the hospital board takes immediate effect replacing Mr. Saad Aluko, who has been in the saddle in the last four years.
Dr Malik until his appointment, was the Managing Director of the popular pharmaceutical chain, Rotamedics, and he is a household name in Nigeria’s pharmaceutical industry.
An indigene of Ilorin, the appointee was educated variously at Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain; University of Mary, Bismarck, United States; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, United States; and Walden University, Minneapolis, United States.
He holds different certificates and licences, such as first and second degrees in Pharmacy, and Doctor of Philosophy Pharmacy (PharmD); Pharmacist Practice Licence (USA); Masters in Business Administration In Healthcare (USA); Masters in International Health Economics and Pharmacy Economics.
Dr. Malik has worked in various health establishments in Nigeria and abroad, and is reputed for his philanthropy and community development efforts.
