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Dr. Alaa Murabit is a medical doctor and Canadian Meritorious Service Cross recipient recognized for her significant contributions to global health, inclusive security, and sustainable development.
Alaa is the architect and creator of this initiative which raised $13 million in its first year to improve healthcare access in fragile settings.
Appointed in 2016, Dr. Murabit takes part in this United Nations commission focusing on global health and employment strategies.
Dr. Alaa Murabit joined the board of directors for Women for Women International in 2020.
Alaa Murabit oversees the foundation's health advocacy and communications work, in partnership with the Global Health and Global Development divisions; she became an alternate board member in 2021.
Alaa Murabit served as the inaugural Director of Global Health Advocacy, Policy, and Communications at the Gates Foundation, leading major global health and development initiatives and a $350 million cross-cutting global portfolio. She also ideated and shaped the early strategy behind the $300 million Beginnings Fund.
Alaa Murabit was announced as the new Chairperson of the Board of Girls Not Brides in October 2024, leading the global partnership to end child marriage.
Dr. Murabit was named a Radcliffe Fellow in 2020, focusing on inclusive peacebuilding, community-led response, and global security frameworks.
Dr. Murabit's 2015 TED Talk, "What My Religion Really Says About Women," has been viewed over nine million times and was selected as the TED Talk of the Day.
Dr. Murabit served as a board member for the Malala Fund.
Dr. Murabit was a board member of International Alert.
Alaa Murabit serves as an external senior expert advisor with Bain & Company, providing guidance on financing, sustainability, health, resilience, and philanthropy strategies.
Dr. Alaa Murabit is a Canadian-Libyan physician, policymaker, and strategist born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, in October 1989. She moved to Zawiya, Libya, in 2005, where she pursued her medical education at Al Zawiya University from 2006 to 2013. During the 2011 Libyan War, she worked at Zawiya Teaching Hospital and various makeshift clinics. At the age of 21, she founded The Voice of Libyan Women (VLW), an organization dedicated to inclusive security during and after the conflict. Through VLW’s Noor Campaign, she brought together community leaders and faith actors to advocate for women’s rights, a program recognized internationally for its impact.
Her career has been marked by substantial global leadership roles and policy influence. In 2013, she earned her Doctor of Medicine, followed by a master’s in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics in 2016, focusing her research on inclusive security and crisis response. She was appointed as a UN High-Level Commissioner on Health, Employment, and Economic Growth in 2016 and served as one of the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goal Advocates by the UN Secretary-General. As the inaugural Director of Global Health Advocacy, Policy, and Communications at the Gates Foundation, she directed a $350 million global portfolio, leading major health and development initiatives and spearheading the creation of the $300 million Beginnings Fund for maternal and child health. She also founded For Mama (now Every Pregnancy), a philanthropic collaborative that raised $13 million in its first year.
Dr. Murabit has shaped policies in 193 countries, influencing billions of lives through her work on UN Security Council resolutions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Her 2015 TED Talk, “What My Religion Really Says About Women,” has garnered over nine million views and was recognized by The New York Times. She is a recipient of the Canadian Meritorious Service Cross, a two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, and was named to the TIME100 in 2024. In 2024, she became the Chairperson of the Board of Girls Not Brides, leading efforts to end child marriage. She provides strategic guidance to governments and private sector stakeholders on sustainable development, security, and health.
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