Diezani Alison-Madueke

Quick Facts

Full Name	Diezani Alison-Madueke
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1960(1960-12-06)
Age	64
Birthplace	Port Harcourt
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Rivers State
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Diezani Alison-Madueke Biography

Diezani Alison-Madueke is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on December 6, 1960 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Diezani K. Alison-Madueke (born 6 December 1960) is a Nigerian politician and is the first female president of OPEC. She was elected President at the 166th OPEC Ordinary meeting in Vienna on the 27th of November, 2014. She was appointed Nigeria’s Minister of transportation on the 26th of July 2007. She was appointed Minister of Mines and Steel Development in 2008 and then in April of 2010 she was named the Minister for Petroleum Resources.

In September 2008, there was an unsuccessful effort to kidnap her at her residence within Abuja along with Chimezie Madueke.

In April 2010, President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Nigerian Content Act, which aimed to increase the percentage of petroleum industry contracts awarded to indigenous Nigerian businesses – a reaction to the domination of the sector by foreign operators.

Alison-Madueke was the first woman to hold the position of Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria, and in October 2010 she became the first woman to head a country delegation at the semi-annual OPEC conference. She was also the first female Minister of Transportation, and the first woman to be appointed to the board of Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria. On 27 November 2014, she was elected as the first female President of OPEC.

Diezani Alison-Madueke held three significant posts in the Nigerian federal government. She was appointed Transport Minister back in July of 2007. On December 23, 2008, she was named minister of Mines and Steel Development. After Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was elected interim President on February of 2010 and dismantled the cabinet on March 17 2010 and then swore in an entirely new cabinet on April 2010, with Alison-Madueke serving as Minister of Petroleum Resources.

Diezani Alison-Madueke Net Worth

Diezani Alison-Madueke is one of the richest Politician from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Diezani Alison-Madueke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Diezani K. Agama was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The father of her mother was the Chief Frederick Abiye Agama. She was a student of Architecture in England and later at Howard University in the United States. She completed her studies at Howard with the degree of a bachelor on December 8, 1992. She then returned to Nigeria and was a part of the Shell Petroleum Development Corporation that year. The year 2002 was the first time she went to Cambridge Judge Business School for her MBA degree. After her return to Nigeria Diezani Alison-Madueke was appointed an Executive Director of Shell in the year 2006. She was the first female ever named by Shell as executive director in Nigeria

Since 1999, she has got married to Admiral Allison Madueke (retired), the former Chief of the Naval Staff who was at different instances governors in Imo in Imo and Anambra State. She has two sons. Chimezie Madueke as well as Ugonna Madueke. In September of 2011, Alison-Madueke was given an honourary Doctorate diploma in management Sciences from The Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna.

In October 2009, the Senate of Nigeria indicted Diezani Alison-Madueke and recommended prosecution for the transfer of 1.2 billion naira into the private account of a toll company without due process and in breach of concession agreement.

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Who is Diezani Alison-Madueke Dating?

According to our records, Diezani Alison-Madueke married to Allison Madueke. As of December 1, 2023, Diezani Alison-Madueke’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Diezani Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Diezani Alison-Madueke celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Diezani Alison-Madueke

1. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s first female oil minister.
2. She served as the Minister of Petroleum Resources from 2010-2015.
3. In 2015, she was accused of embezzling $20 billion in public funds.
4. Alison-Madueke fled to the UK and has been facing corruption charges since then.
5. She is also wanted by the US for money laundering and bribery allegations.
6. In 2020, a Nigerian court ordered her to forfeit over $40 million in assets.
7. Alison-Madueke has denied all allegations against her.
8. She was previously a member of OPEC’s board of governors.
9. During her tenure, Nigeria became Africa’s largest oil producer.
10. Her lavish lifestyle included owning multiple properties around the world and expensive jewelry collections.

Where is Diezani Alison-Madueke from?

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Who is the first female President of OPEC?

On 27 November 2014, she was elected as the first female President of OPEC. On working in male-dominated sectors, Alison-Madueke said she advised the young women she mentored while at Shell to “change their mode of thinking.”

How much is diezani jewelries worth?

4bn, Houses Valued At $80m – EFCC. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa has disclosed that the jewellery forfeited by the former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke is worth N14. 4 billion.

Who is the minister of petroleum in Nigeria now?

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu as the Minister of State and Petroleum Resources in November 2015. He was replaced by Timipre Sylva who took over the Ministerial portfolio in August 2019. The ministry has one permanent secretary, nine directors, two deputy directors and an assistant director heading their various departments.

Who is the current president of OPEC?

HE Haitham Al Ghais is the current Secretary General of OPEC.