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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (since 2021)
The economist who became the first woman — and first African — to lead global trade.
The rise
Two-time Nigerian finance minister and a 25-year World Bank veteran (rising to managing director), she built a reputation as a reformer and tough negotiator.
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