Diezani Alison-Madueke
Diezani Agama | |
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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 | |
| Children | Ngozi (stepchild) Uju (stepchild) Ogonna (stepchild) Chimezie (son) Chima (stepchild) |
| 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.
She became Nigeria's minister of transportation on 26 July 2007. She was moved to Mines and Steel Development in 2008, and in April 2010 was appointed as the first female Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria. She was also elected the first female OPEC president at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on 27 November 2014.