Ngozi Okonjo-iweala Celebrates Her 64th Birthday Today

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born 13 June 1954) is a Nigerian, an economist and the first female Minister of Finance.

She served two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria (2003-2006, 2011-2015) under the leadership of president Olusegun Obasanjo and president Umaru Musa Yaradu'a respectively. She was the Managing Director of the World Bank (2007-2011) and chairs the Board of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and the African Risk Capacity (ARC).

In July 2017, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was named an independent non-executive director at Standard Chartered Plc in the United Kingdom.

She is also a Senior Adviser at Lazard.