Nigerian-American scholar, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala clocks 68 years old on the 13th of June 2022 and was celebrated by her family members for her record achievement over the years.

Dr Okonjo-Iweala who is the current Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was named by Financial Times as one of the 25 most influential women in the world.

She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States and has served in various capacities including being Nigeria’s Finance Minister for about 8 years and also a 25 years career as Managing Director at the World Bank.

Celebrating her 68th birthday, her sister, Njide Okonjo-Udochi posted on Linkedin saying; “Do a little bit of good where you are. It’s that little bit of good put together that changes the world.”

Dr Okonjo-Iweala bagged several awards as well as Honourary degrees from notable universities from around the world.

She has received honorary degrees from 14 universities worldwide with Brown University in Rhodes Island, Colby University in Maine, United States, Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadephia, United States, Yale University and several others listed.

Okonjo-Iweala is a sound academic having earned a master’s degree in city planning in 1978 and her PhD in regional economics and development in 1981 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States.

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