Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of the world's 50 greatest leaders by the American magazine, Fortune.
Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, listed 33rd, was recognized alongside such world leaders as the Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Pope Francis, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, U.S. billionaire, Bill Gates, and wife, Melinda, as well as Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and Apple Chief Executive Officer, Tom Cook.
The magazine described Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala, as "a fearless promoter of sound economic policies" and singled her out for working hard to usher in a decade in which Nigeria's gross domestic products trebled.
Annually, Fortune Magazine identifies men and women in various spheres of life, who, through their activities in government, business and philanthropy, have transformed lives.
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