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Amina J. Mohammed

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Also known as Amina Az-Zubair, Amina J Mohammed, Amina Jane Mohammed, Amina Mohammed

Nigerian-British diplomat and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Works
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Top works

  • Making the sustainable development goals (SDGs) work for people in Africa

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Type
Person
Country
GB

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Quotes

  • It's very important that we don't withhold aid from people that it matters most to.
  • "Sustainable development is not an option; it is an imperative."
  • "We cannot afford to exclude half of humanity from the solutions that will shape our future."
  • "Leaving no one behind means reaching the furthest behind first."
  • "Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the partners of today."
  • We must design a future that is shaped by women and girls that realizes their right and aspirations to a world where equality is reality.

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Key facts

Secretary general
António Guterres
Preceded by
Jan Eliasson
President
Muhammadu Buhari
Succeeded by
Ibrahim Usman Jibril
Born
Amina Jane Mohammed , ( 1961-06-27 ) 27 June 1961 (age 64) , Liverpool , England
Citizenship
Nigeria United Kingdom
Children
Nadine Ibrahim
Alma mater
Henley Management College

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Encyclopedic overview

Amina Jane Mohammed GCON (born 27 June 1961) is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was a player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. She is also Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amina J. Mohammed” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.