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| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian
economist best known for her two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria and for
her work at the World Bank, including several years as one of its Managing
Directors (October 2007 – July 2011). She briefly held the position of
Foreign Minister of Nigeria in 2006. She is now Senior Advisor at Lazard.
Foreign Minister of Nigeria in 2006. She is now Senior Advisor at Lazard.
In 2007, Okonjo-Iweala was considered as a possible
replacement for former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. Subsequently, in
2012, she became one of three candidates in the race to replace World Bank
President Robert Zoellick at the end of his term of office in June 2012. On 16
April 2012 it was announced that she had been unsuccessful in her bid for the
World Bank presidency, having lost to the US nominee, Jim Yong Kim.
Happy birthday to her!
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