Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
13 June 1954 – present
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist who spent twenty-five years at the World Bank, rising to Managing Director, and twice served as Nigeria's Minister of Finance. In 2021 she became Director-General of the World Trade Organization, the first woman and the first African to hold the post.
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Life events
Born in Ogwashi-Ukwu in what is now Delta State, into the royal family of the Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEarned an A.B. in economics, graduating magna cum laude.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgCompleted a PhD in regional economics and development at MIT.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBegan a career at the World Bank in Washington that lasted about twenty-five years.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgServed in the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo, leading negotiations on Nigeria's Paris Club debt.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHeld the World Bank's number-two management position with oversight of an operational portfolio across Africa, South Asia, Europe and Central Asia.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgServed a second term in the finance portfolio under President Goodluck Jonathan.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed the board of the global vaccine alliance until taking up the WTO post.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.
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