Update: Introducing the April 2026 Cohort of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program

The April 2026 Cohort of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program brought together twelve ministers who play a coordinating role in their cabinets:

• The Honorable Souleymane Diarrasouba, Minister of Economy, Planning & Development (Côte d’Ivoire)
• The Honorable Magín Diaz, Minister of Finance & Economy (Dominican Republic)
• The Honorable Julius Debrah, Chief of Staff to the President (Ghana)
• The Honorable Ismaël Nabé, Minister of Planning & International Cooperation (Guinea)
• The Honorable Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan, Minister of Finance II (Malaysia)
• The Honorable David Paul, Minister of Finance, Banking, & Postal Services (Marshall Islands)
• The Honorable Jyoti Jeetun, Minister of Financial Services & Economic Planning (Mauritius)
• The Honorable Kaire Mbuende, Director General of the National Planning Commission (Namibia)
• The Honorable Oluwaseyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State (Nigeria)
• The Honorable Khamis Mussa Omar, Minister of Finance (Tanzania)
• The Honorable Kitila Mkumbo, Minister of State, President's Office for Planning & Investment (Tanzania)
• The Honorable Juma Malik Akil, Minister of Finance & Planning (Zanzibar)