Diezani Agama[1] | |
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 Diezani Agama at the World Economic Forum on Africa in 2012 | |
| President of OPEC | |
| In office 27 November 2014 – 2 December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu |
| Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources | |
| In office 6 April 2010 – 28 May 2015 | |
| President | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Rilwanu Lukman |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Federal Minister of Mines & Steel Development | |
| In office 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 | |
| President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Sarafa Tunji Ishola |
| Succeeded by | Musa Mohammed Sada |
| Federal Minister of Transportation | |
| In office 26 July 2007 – 17 December 2008 | |
| President | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Precious Sekibo |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diezani K. Agama 6 December 1960 Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
| Spouse | Allison Madueke |
| Children | Ngozi (stepchild) Uju (stepchild) Ogonna (stepchild) Chimezie (son) Chima (stepchild)[2] |
| Parent(s) | HRH, Chief Frederick Abiye Agama |
| Alma mater | Howard University Cambridge University |
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Diezani K. Agama (born 6 December 1960) is a Nigerian politician who was the first female President of OPEC.[3]
She was elected at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on 27 November 2014.[4] She became Nigeria's minister of transportation on 26 July 2007.[5] She was moved to Mines and Steel Development in 2008,[6] and in April 2010 was appointed as the first female Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria.[7]
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