SteemAlive presents:"5 DAYS writing CHALLENGE- MEET A GENIUS, NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA.

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MEET A GENIUS

Greetings from me beautiful people of steemalive platform and the great reporters of steemit, it's good to be here, thank you all. I want to unvail another living legend and a great living genius of our time, ladies and gentlemen, this is the unvailing of a star and a great woman, please help me to welcome our own... ......

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA

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"Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngozi_Okonjo-Iweala

BACKGROUND/ PROFILE

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is a Nigerian genius, she was born on 13 June 1954, she is currently 67years of age. NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA hails from Ogwashi ukwu in Delta State of Nigeria.
Her father was Professor Chukwu OKONJO, the ( ( Obi /King ) of the Royal Obahai family of the land of Ogwashi ukwu in Delta State of Nigeria.

EDUCATION

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA had her early education at Queen's school Enugu. Anne's school, molete Ibadan and also the International school all in Ibadan, in Nigeria.NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA arrived in the USA in 1973 as a teenager to study at the prestigious Harvard University, she graduated with an AB in Econometrics in 1976. She had her PhD in regional Economics and development from the Massachusetts institude of Technology with the thesis credit policy, rural financial markets and Nigerias agriculture development.
She had an international fellowship from the American Association of University Women ( A A U w) which supported her doctoral studies.

HER FAMILY / AREA OF SPCIALISATION

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is married to IKEMBA IWEALA, a family medicine physician from UMUAHIA in ABIA STATE, NIGERIA. The family is blessed with 4 children, the first son is an author.

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"Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - Wikipedia" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngozi_Okonjo-Iweala

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is an Econometrics she had worked in the world Bank for more than 25 years. She is a specialist in the banking industry and the International Monetary Fund of the World Bank that made her to be among the personalities at the 2004 spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund of the World Bank.
NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA had her career as a banker in the World Bank, in Washington DC as a development Economist and rose from there to the second position, the managing director.

CAREER / ACHIEVEMENTS

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA started her banking career in the world bank, she has been working there for over 25 year and had rose to the position of a managing director. NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA was the chair person of the ( I D A ) replenishment, the world Bank'S successful drive to raise $49.3 billion in grants and low interest credit for the poorest countries in the world. During her tenure, at the world Bank, she was also a member of the Commission on Effective Development Cooperate with Africa, which was set up by the Danish prime minister Andres Fogh Rasmussen and held meetings between April and October 2008. NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is a Commissioner Emeritus and a co-chair of Global Commission on the Economy and Climate. She is the 1st female and African candidate to Contest for the presidency of the World Bank Group in 2012.
NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is currently the Director General of the prestigious World Trade Organization, she compete with many top leaders in the financial institutions of the world, including top Asian financial gurus and she won the seat, in April 2021.

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA was a member of the international Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity 2015-2016. She was an Eminent person Group on Global Financial Governance Established by G20. She was the finance Minister of the Central Bank Governors 2017-2018.

HER INVENTIONS

In January 2016, she became the chair elect of the Board of GAVI. NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA founded the indigenous opinion research organization, center for the study of the Economics of Africa, a research think tank based in Abuja the capital of Nigeria, her home land.
NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA has been a part of the UNESCO'S International Commission on Future of Education since 2019 till date. She had the oversight responsibility for the World Bank's $81 billion dollars operational portfolio in Africa, South Asia, Europe, Central Asia. At the world Bank, she was a member of the Commission on Effective Development Cooperate with Africa, which was set up by the Danish prime minister Andres Fogh Rasmussen and She held meetings between April and October 2008.

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA'S AWARDS

She was given the award, minister of the decade 2020.
People's choice award by Nigerias this day Newspaper 2020. In 2011, she was awarded the Top most powerful women in the world.
She has been given the award as Commissioner Emeritus.
2019- American Academy of Arts and Science.
She had been given the prestigious Nigerian award of the Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria ( C F R ).
2020- African of the year, Forbes Africa.
2017-Vanguard award, Howard University.
2017- Women's Economic Empowerment award, we connect international.
2017- Madeline K Albright Global Devex Development award.
2016- Power with purpose Award, Devex Development Communications Network.
2016- Global Fairness Award.
2014- David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award.
2011- President of the ITALIAN Republic Global Leadership Award.

HONORARY DEGREES

NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA, the genius has been given so many honorary degrees as a living legend and a genius she is, these and many more. They include, 14 university honorary degrees worldwide.
Yale university - 2015.
University of Pennsylvania -2013.
Amberst College-2009.
Trinity College, Dublin-2007.

BOOKS WRITTEN BY NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA - INCLUDES

Transparency and Accountability -2011.
Fighting Corruption is Dangerous-2018
Reforming the Unreformable-2012
Chinue Achebe Teacher of Light-2003
Women and Leadership-2015.

WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE HER /TALENTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO COPY FROM HER

To be very honoest, this woman of notable qualities is my role model that's apart from God and my mom. The genius, NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA had been totally successful in everything she laid her hands to do all her life. Look at it carefully, you will see that she has achieved success at the work place, in her chosen career, she's the best of all the bests.
In marriage she is the best, her husband is well read. He is also the best in his own career, he has supported his wife all the way.
She has 4 children all of them are doing very well in their field. I really appreciate and admire this woman. She is very optimistic getting whatsoever she dreamed of achieving.
She's completely a genius and a great achiever.
I keep wondering how she has been able to combined the stress of pregnancy, motherhood, being a good wife to her husband, family life and her eloquent career at the topmost top together, Yet she is loyal, humble, down to earth. she has ever, ever maintained our cultural outfits anywhere she is found in the world. I really like my legend and the living genius, NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA. I would like to imbibe or cultivate all the beautiful talents I mentioned here and have found working in her life.

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CONCLUSION

She's truly a genius I appreciate the gift of God in her life and how all of those gifts/ talents are unfolding at the appropriate times of her life.
You can also see and agree with me that, NGOZI OKONJO IWEALA is a genius, just look at her.
Thank you everyone for reading through my post, God bless you and remain successful too.

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Hi @ijebest

Thank you for this amazing review, Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala is one of the best things that ever happened to this country. She performed perfectly as a minister under Goodluck Jonathan. Her best Achievement is her current post as the Director general of the World Trade Organization.

 3 years ago 

My brother that woman is an extra genius, I keep wondering how she managed to put everything in place in her life without fail, I admire her.

@ijebest she only attained that might with hard work. When opportunity presents itself, she is always ready and qualified.

 3 years ago 

A great mother figure, model and a genius.
How she has impacted the generation of today is without argument.
Her doggedness and zeal to pull through is an undeniable quality I admire.

 3 years ago 

Thank you my dear, I admire her so much. She is powerfully extra ordinary. I keep wondering how she made everything to be where she is today.

 3 years ago 

When a nation have this kind of women, it will really be a success, she is indeed a mother for the nation. Thanks for sharing.

 3 years ago 

Thank you,@desiredlady
she is an embodiment of progress. Everything about her is successful I so much admire her.

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