Diezani Alison-Madueke
| Diezani Alison-Madueke | |
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Diezani Alison-Madueke at the World Economic Forum on Africa in 2012
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| Federal Minister of Transportation | |
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In office 26 July 2007 – 17 December 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Precious Sekibo |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Bio |
| Federal Minister of Mines & Steel Development | |
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In office 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sarafa Tunji Ishola |
| Succeeded by | Musa Mohammed Sada |
| Federal Minister of Petroleum Resources | |
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In office 6 April 2010 – 28 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Rilwanu Lukman |
| Succeeded by | Muhammadu Buhari |
| President of OPEC | |
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In office 27 November 2014 – 2 December 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu |
| Personal details | |
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Diezani K. Agama 6 December 1960 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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