Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes it to the 2023 Forbes most powerful women list

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala makes it to the 2023 Forbes most powerful women list

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has made it to the 2023 Forbes list of most powerful women in the world. She was revealed to be on the list after Forbes released their annual ranking list on Tuesday, the 6th of December. There are only 3 Nigerians who appeared on this list and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is one of them.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a famous Nigerian economist. She is the Director-General of the world trade organization. She began serving in this position in March 2021. She is the first woman and also the first African person to attain such a position in the world trade organization. She is 69 years old. She was born on the 13th of June 1954. She is married to Ikemba Iweala and they have 2 children together. She once served as the minister of finance, budget, and national planning of Nigeria and this was between 2011-2015.

Forbes released their annual ranking of most powerful women in the world recently. This is their 20th edition of this ranking. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the most powerful African woman. Globally, she is the 87th most powerful woman in the world. The next African on the list is a south African businesswoman named Mpumi Madisa. Another Nigerian, Mo Abdul who is a famous media and film maker, also features on the list as number 98.

The most powerful woman according to Forbes is Ursula Von Der Leyen who is the European commission president. The second person on this list is Christine Lagarde who is the president of the European central bank. Number 3 is Kamala Harris, the Vice president of the United States of America. The 4th on the list is Giorgia Meloni, the Italian prime minister while the 5th is Taylor Swift, a famous American singer.