Amina J. Mohammed

This article is about the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. For the Kenyan Sports minister, see Amina Mohamed. For the Egyptian dancer, actress and film director, see Amina Mohamed (film director).

Her Excellency
Amina J. Mohammed
GCON
Mohammed in 2023
5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2017
Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres
Preceded byJan Eliasson
Minister of Environment
In office
11 November 2015 – 15 December 2016
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byLawrencia Laraba-Mallam
Succeeded byIbrahim Usman Jibril
Personal details
Born
Amina Jane Mohammed

(1961-06-27) 27 June 1961 (age 63)
Liverpool, England
Citizenship
  • Nigeria
  • United Kingdom
ChildrenNadine Ibrahim
EducationThe Buchan School
Alma materHenley Management College

Amina Jane Mohammed[1] GCON[2] (born 27 June 1961) is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016[3] and was a player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. She is also Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

  1. ^ "UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - Participants" (PDF). United Nations. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Full List: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours". TheCable. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister". Oak.tv. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2017.