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Diezani Alison-Madueke

Diezani Alison-Madueke
Diezani K. Alison-Madueke - World Economic Forum on Africa 2012.jpg
Diezani Alison-Madueke at the World Economic Forum on Africa in 2012
Federal Minister of Transportation
In office
26 July 2007 – 17 December 2008
Preceded by Precious Sekibo
Succeeded by Ibrahim Bio
Federal Minister of Mines & Steel Development
In office
17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010
Preceded by Sarafa Tunji Ishola
Succeeded by Musa Mohammed Sada
Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources
In office
6 April 2010 – 28 May 2015
Preceded by Rilwanu Lukman
Succeeded by Muhammadu Buhari
President of OPEC
In office
27 November 2014 – 2 December 2015
Preceded by Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish
Succeeded by Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Personal details
Born Diezani K. Agama
(1960-12-06) 6 December 1960 (age 57)
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
Nationality Nigeria
Spouse(s) Allison Madueke
Children Ngozi (stepchild)
Ugonna (stepchild)
Chimezie (stepchild)
Chima (stepchild)
Donald (stepchild)

Diezani K. Alison-Madueke (born 6 December 1960) is a Nigerian politician and the first female President of OPEC. She was elected at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on 27 November 2014. 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 Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Diezani K. Agama was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Her father was Chief Frederick Abiye Agama. She studied Architecture in England and then at Howard University in the United States. She graduated from Howard with a bachelor's degree on 8 December 1992. She returned to Nigeria and joined Shell Petroleum Development Corporation that year. In 2002, she attended Cambridge University for her MBA degree. In April 2006, Shell appointed her its first female Executive Director in Nigeria.

Since 1999 she has been married to Admiral Allison Madueke (retired), one-time Chief of Naval Staff who was at various times governor of Imo and Anambra State. She has two sons, Chimezie Madueke and Ugonna Madueke. In September 2011 Alison-Madueke was awarded an honorary Doctorate degree in Management Sciences by the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

In September 2008 there was an unsuccessful attempt to kidnap Alison-Madueke at her house in Abuja with her son Chimezie Madueke.

Diezani Alison-Madueke has held three significant positions in the Nigerian federal government. She was appointed Transport Minister in July 2007. On 23 December 2008, she was named as Minister of Mines and Steel Development. After Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan became acting President in February 2010, he dissolved the cabinet on 17 March 2010, and swore in a new cabinet on 6 April 2010 with Alison-Madueke as Minister for Petroleum Resources.


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