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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

First female Director-General of the World Trade Organization

Did you know?During her time as Nigeria's finance minister, she implemented a system that helped the country cancel billions of dollars in national debt.

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Igbo pronunciation:; born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian economist who has been serving as the director-general of the World Trade Organization since March 2021. She is the first ever woman and also the first African to lead the World Trade Organization as director-general.

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