Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian and Nigerian-American economist who twice served as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and later as Managing Director at the World Bank. In 2021 she became Director-General of the World Trade Organization, the first woman and first African to hold the role.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Location: Abuja
Economist and former Nigerian finance minister who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
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- Organisation
- World Trade Organization
- Profession
- Economist, International Civil Servant
- Industry
- Government, International Development
- Location
- Abuja
- Category
- Public Service
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