Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @ngoziokonnjoiweala is a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert. She sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, and the African Risk Capacity.
On 15 February 2021, she was appointed as Director-general of the world trade organization. Her term will begin on 1 March 2021, when she will become the first woman and the first African to hold the office.
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 President olusegun obasanjo and President Goodluck jonathan respectively. She was the first woman to serve as the country's finance minister and the first woman to serve in that office twice. In 2005, euromoney named her global finance minister of the year.
born in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, Nigeria, where her father Professor Chukwuka Okonjo was the Obi (King) from the Obahai Royal Family of Ogwashi-Ukwu.
.
We are blessed to have you in our community.
We celebrate your impact in our society.
#wcw #okonjoiweala
#greatafricanwomen #greatnigerianwomen
#grossproperties

Congratulations to the great Ngozi Okonjo Iweala

grossproperties:
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala @ngoziokonnjoiweala is a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert. She sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, and the African Risk Capacity.
On 15 February 2021, she was appointed as Director-general of the world trade organization. Her term will begin on 1 March 2021, when she will become the first woman and the first African to hold the office.
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 President olusegun obasanjo and President Goodluck jonathan respectively. She was the first woman to serve as the country's finance minister and the first woman to serve in that office twice. In 2005, euromoney named her global finance minister of the year.
born in Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, Nigeria, where her father Professor Chukwuka Okonjo was the Obi (King) from the Obahai Royal Family of Ogwashi-Ukwu.
.
We are blessed to have you in our community.
We celebrate your impact in our society.
#wcw #okonjoiweala
#greatafricanwomen #greatnigerianwomen
#grossproperties