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4. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was nominated by the South African, Nigerian and Angolan governments as the president of the World Bank. The post has traditionally been held by an American nominated by the US government. The 57-year-old economist studied at Harvard and MIT.

Photo by Getty Images Apr 24, 2012

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