Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Nigerian politician
author
development economist
economist
human
international civil servant
public servant
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and global development expert who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala canonical | 18 |
| Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | 1 |
| Okonjo-Iweala | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45239 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Context triple: [World Trade Organization, currentDirectorGeneral, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala]
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A.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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B.
António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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C.
Samantha Power
Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
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D.
Olara Otunnu
Olara Otunnu is a Ugandan diplomat, lawyer, and human rights advocate known for his work on behalf of war-affected children and his leadership roles at the United Nations.
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E.
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian diplomat and statesman best known for serving as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992 to 1996.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Target entity description: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and global development expert who became the first woman and first African to lead the World Trade Organization.
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A.
Luceal Guterres
Luceal Guterres is the wife of António Guterres, the Portuguese politician and diplomat serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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B.
António Guterres
António Guterres is a Portuguese politician and diplomat who has served as the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations and was formerly Prime Minister of Portugal and UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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C.
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016.
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D.
Samantha Power
Samantha Power is an Irish-American diplomat, academic, and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, renowned for her work on human rights and genocide.
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E.
Olara Otunnu
Olara Otunnu is a Ugandan diplomat, lawyer, and human rights advocate known for his work on behalf of war-affected children and his leadership roles at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nigerian politician
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author ⓘ development economist ⓘ economist ⓘ human ⓘ international civil servant ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| appliesToPosition | Director-General of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger
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surface form:
Commander of the Federal Republic (Nigeria)
Forbes Africa Person of the Year ⓘ Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger ⓘ Time 100 Most Influential People ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Nigeria
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-06-13 ⓘ |
| degree |
AB in Economics
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PhD in Regional Economics and Development ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of Nigeria
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World Bank ⓘ World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Okonjo-Iweala
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| fieldOfWork |
development economics
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economics ⓘ global development ⓘ international trade ⓘ |
| givenName | Ngozi ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Igbo ⓘ |
| memberOf |
African Union special envoys on COVID-19
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Twitter, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Twitter (now X) (former)
|
| name | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first African Director-General of the World Trade Organization
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first female Finance Minister of Nigeria ⓘ first person to serve twice as Finance Minister of Nigeria ⓘ first woman Director-General of the World Trade Organization ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines
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Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ogwashi-Ukwu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director-General of the World Trade Organization
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Finance Minister of Nigeria ⓘ Foreign Minister of Nigeria ⓘ Managing Director of the World Bank ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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Nigeria ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Ikemba Iweala ⓘ |
| startTime | 2021-03-01 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Okonjo-Iweala
this entity surface form:
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala