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Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by lalasticlala(m): 8:48am On Jun 13, 2020
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Turns 66 Today

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian-born economist and international development expert. She sits on the Boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), and the African Risk Capacity (ARC).

Previously, Okonjo-Iweala spent a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, scaling the ranks to the Number 2 position of Managing Director, Operations (2007-2011). She also served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan respectively.

Education and personal life

Okonjo-Iweala was born in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, Nigeria where her father Professor Chukwuka Okonjo is the Eze (King) from the Obahai Royal Family of Ogwashi-Ukwu.

Okonjo-Iweala was educated at Queen's School, Enugu, St. Anne's School, Molete, Ibadan, and the International School Ibadan. She arrived in the US in 1973 as a teenager to study at Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude with an AB in Economics in 1976. In 1981, she earned her Ph.D in regional economics and development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a thesis titled Credit policy, rural financial markets, and Nigeria's agricultural development. She received an International Fellowship from the American Association of University Women (AAUW), that supported her doctoral studies.

www.nairaland.com/attachments/4235290_1_jpeg83b5009e040969ee7b60362ad7426573 Throwback photo of the former Minister of Finance and her neurosurgeon husband, Ikemba Iweala, when they were young lovers

She is married to Dr. Ikemba Iweala, a neurosurgeon. They have four children - one daughter, Onyinye Iweala (AB, MD, PhD, Harvard) and three sons, Uzodinma Iweala (AB, Harvard, MD, Columbia), Okechukwu Iweala (AB, Harvard) and Uchechi Iweala (AB, MD, MBA, Harvard).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngozi_Okonjo-Iweala

Happy birthday Ma, keep making Nigeria proud internationally.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by janedonez(m): 8:49am On Jun 13, 2020
Happy Birthday mummy.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Ezennwa(m): 8:50am On Jun 13, 2020
hmm!

Happy birthday to my Sister from another mother.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by CANDYDADDY(m): 8:50am On Jun 13, 2020
Apart from being a Grand Master in public's fund looting,nothing else i know about her

Those among that tarnished and ruined Goodluck Jonathan's reputation back then

By the way,has it flew EFCC mind of her being accused of 2015 $2 billion arms deal or have they been silenced by the act of bribing

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by tillaman(m): 8:50am On Jun 13, 2020
Happy birthday mama Africa

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by gsegun43: 8:51am On Jun 13, 2020
Happy birthday to you madam.
many likes for you today

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Evablizin(f): 8:53am On Jun 13, 2020
Strong and wise woman.


Happy birthday to you Ma,ma'role model. I respect you a lot.

May God bless your new age.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Bantino(m): 8:54am On Jun 13, 2020
Great Woman, Happy Birthday

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Nobody: 8:57am On Jun 13, 2020
Worth celebrating always.... happy birthday Ma

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Yaronkirki: 8:59am On Jun 13, 2020
Nice

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by pyyxxaro: 9:01am On Jun 13, 2020
Igbo Amaka

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by TRADELYN: 9:07am On Jun 13, 2020
Strong woman. kiss

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by TheWholeOne: 9:07am On Jun 13, 2020
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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by oluwasegun007(m): 9:07am On Jun 13, 2020
Happy birthday ma'am..

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Balaxx: 9:07am On Jun 13, 2020
pyyxxaro:
Igbo Amaka
Delta State amaka.ona go dey claim our successful people

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Isinkwocha: 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Happy birthday great Woman

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by BrandAlliances: 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
HBD

Boss lady !!
The very slay queen of her time !!

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Karrima: 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Great
Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by adekorlar(m): 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Agba
Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by OZAOEKPE(f): 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Your generation both dead and alive and the future ones no go fit make am up to her.
CANDYDADDY:
Apart from being a Grand Master in public's fund looting,nothing else i know about her

Those among that tarnished and ruined Goodluck Jonathan's reputation back then

By the way,has it flew EFCC mind of her being accused of 2015 $2 billion arms deal or have they been silenced by the act of bribing

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by LordShiva97(m): 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Woman wey sabi!
Happy birthday ma!
Thank you for being an inspiration to several generations of women, and for being the best version of yourself!

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by ednut1(m): 9:08am On Jun 13, 2020
Wise woman who signed looting documents but but disclaimer say na GEJ job to check how it was used. Lol

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Bighead9: 9:09am On Jun 13, 2020
Corrupt woman.

She helped Goodluck Jonathan and his Government, to loot this Country dry. She also supervised the Economy when Nigeria slide into recession in 2014.

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by Akada1(m): 9:09am On Jun 13, 2020
Proudly deltan, all her children na Harvard product .money good ooo

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by IboHausaYoruba: 9:09am On Jun 13, 2020
She was so cute while young. Congratulations to Mama Okonjo

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by LadySarah: 9:09am On Jun 13, 2020
A woman who has lived a fulfilled life. Hbd to my role model. cool

Many more yrs to prove to "African" men that a girl child is equally as good as a boy child.

Enjoy your beautiful life Nne. kiss kiss

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Re: Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 66th Birthday Today by EmekaMD(m): 9:09am On Jun 13, 2020
Beauty and Brains.

Oshomole may be same height as you skeletally but una brain no be mate.

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