Dr. Muktar is a Public Health Physician with an interest in immunization, ICT, and reproductive health. He graduated from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (FMCPH), University of London/London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MSc), and Bayero University (MBBS).
He is a recipient of the Presidential National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) and has won the Higher Education Academy Essay Competition (the United Kingdom 2010), JD Soleye's prize and Adetokubo Lucas' prize for the best Public Health Dissertation and Best Final Fellowship result respectively(Nigeria 2011).