Iziaq Salako

Iziaq Adekunle Salako

Iziaq Adekunle Salako is a Nigerian public-health physician and public official serving, as of 2026-08-22, as Minister of State at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. He entered the health portfolio after serving as Minister of State for Environment and previously held health-administration and commissioner roles in Ogun State.

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About Iziaq Salako

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Public-health physician, Public official

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Also known as: Isiak Salako
Known for: Federal health administration; Public health; Ogun State public administration
Country: Nigeria

Public-health physician
Public official

At a glance

Salako was listed as Nigeria's Honourable Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare as of 2026-08-22.
He is a physician with stated qualifications in medicine and public health and experience in clinical and public-sector health services.
He moved from the federal environment portfolio to the health portfolio in October 2024 and received a formal handover the following month.
His earlier public service included commissioner roles in Ogun State and chairmanship of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board.

Medical education and professional background

A Federal Ministry of Environment biography states that Salako earned an MBBS from the University of Lagos and a Master of Public Health from Lagos State University. It describes him as a public-health physician whose career included work at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Onicha General Hospital in Ebonyi State, private hospitals in Lagos and the Lagos State Health Service Commission, where he rose to Senior Medical Officer.

Public service in Ogun State

According to the federal biography, Salako was appointed an Ogun State commissioner in 2007 and served in the state ministries responsible for agriculture, housing and health. Contemporaneous reporting identified him as the state's health commissioner in 2010, and later records identify him as chairman of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board in 2020.

Federal ministerial career

Salako appeared in Nigerian Senate proceedings during ministerial screening in August 2023 and was subsequently reported among the nominees confirmed by the Senate. After serving as Minister of State for Environment, he was reassigned to the health portfolio on 2024-10-23 and received a formal handover as incoming Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare on 2024-11-04.

Health portfolio and stated priorities

State House records listed Salako as Minister of State at the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as of 2026-08-22. In December 2024, he said the ministry would prioritize effective and efficient service delivery and quality of care across federal health institutions; this was a statement of ministerial intent rather than evidence of implementation or outcomes.

Timeline

1967-08-09 Born in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, according to a Federal Ministry of Environment biography.
2007 Appointed an Ogun State commissioner; a federal ministry biography says he subsequently served in the state ministries of Agriculture, Housing and Health.
2020 Served as chairman of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board.
2023-08-04 Listed in Nigerian Senate votes and proceedings among ministerial nominees undergoing screening.
2023-08-07 Reported among 45 ministerial nominees confirmed by the Nigerian Senate.
2024-10-23 Reassigned from Minister of State for Environment to Minister of State for Health.
2024-11-04 Received a formal handover as incoming Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare.

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Current context

Salako is listed as Honourable Minister of State at Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. This reflects the State House cabinet listing and a July 2026 State House release; ministerial offices and portfolios may change.
In December 2024, Salako said the ministry would prioritize effective and efficient service delivery and quality of care across federal health institutions. This is a stated ministerial priority, not evidence of implementation or outcomes.

Biographical facts

A Federal Ministry of Environment biography states that Salako was born on 1967-08-09 in Ayetoro, Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria.
A Federal Ministry of Environment biography states that he holds an MBBS from the University of Lagos and a Master of Public Health from Lagos State University.
A Federal Ministry of Environment biography says Salako worked at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Onicha General Hospital in Ebonyi State, private hospitals in Lagos and the Lagos State Health Service Commission, where he rose to Senior Medical Officer.
A Federal Ministry of Environment biography states that Salako was appointed an Ogun State commissioner in 2007 and served in the ministries of Agriculture, Housing and Health; contemporaneous reporting identified him as Ogun State Commissioner for Health in 2010.

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Affiliations associated with Iziaq Salako.

Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria Honourable Minister of State present
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria Minister of State 2024-10-23
Ogun State Hospitals Management Board Chairman 2020