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Muhammadu Sanusi II

Muhammadu Sanusi II is a Nigerian economist, former banker and traditional ruler who governed the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009 to 2014. Kano State reinstated him as Emir of Kano in 2024 and continues to recognize him in that role, although litigation concerning the…

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Muyi Aina

Dr. Muyi Aina

Dr. Muyi Aina is a Nigerian physician and public-health executive who leads the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. Appointed in October 2023, he previously founded and led the Solina Centre for International Development and Research and has a professional…

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistan-born advocate for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. She co-founded Malala Fund and is identified by the organization as its executive chair, continuing a public career focused on access to education for girls and the…

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Sundar Pichai

Sundar Pichai is a technology executive and the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google. After joining Google in 2004, he led product and engineering work across major platforms before becoming Google CEO in 2015 and Alphabet CEO in 2019.

Shola Akinlade

Shola Akinlade is a Nigerian software entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of Paystack, a payments-infrastructure company serving African businesses.

Olufemi Oluyede

Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede

General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede is a Nigerian Army Infantry Corps officer and Chief of Defence Staff of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Appointed to the post in October 2025, he previously served as Chief of Army Staff and held senior command and operational assignments in the…

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Nasir El-Rufai

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician and public administrator best known for serving as Governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. His earlier federal roles included Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises.

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Alassane Ouattara

Alassane Dramane Ouattara

Alassane Dramane Ouattara is an Ivorian economist and politician who has served as president of Côte d'Ivoire since the post-election transition of 2011. His career has included senior positions at the International Monetary Fund and the Central Bank of West African States, as…

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Abiy Ahmed

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Abiy Ahmed Ali is an Ethiopian politician who has served as prime minister since April 2018. His public record includes early political liberalization, the Ethiopia-Eritrea peace initiative recognized by the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, and leadership during the Tigray conflict and…

Tajudeen Abbas

Tajudeen Abbas is a Nigerian politician who represents Zaria Federal Constituency in Kaduna State and serves as Speaker of the House of Representatives. First elected to the House in 2011, he became Speaker at the opening of the 10th National Assembly in June 2023.

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Alex Otti

Alex Chioma Otti

Alex Chioma Otti is a Nigerian politician, economist, and former banking executive who has served as Governor of Abia State since May 29, 2023. He won the 2023 governorship election as the Labour Party candidate after an earlier career that included leading Diamond Bank as…

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Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu

Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu is a Nigerian lawyer, diplomat and public servant serving as Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs as of August 2026. She previously served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, ambassador to Spain and a presidential adviser on diaspora matters.

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Ajay Banga

Ajay Banga is the 14th President of the World Bank Group. His earlier leadership roles at Mastercard, General Atlantic, and the International Chamber of Commerce connect a career in finance and international commerce with multilateral development leadership.

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Sania Nishtar

Sania Nishtar is a Pakistani physician and public-health leader who has served as Chief Executive Officer of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, since March 2024. Her career spans global health, health-policy reform and social protection, including senior public roles in Pakistan and…

Jean Kaseya

Jean Kaseya is a Congolese medical doctor and public health executive who has served as Director-General of the African Union's Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention since April 2023. His public role centers on continental health security and the coordination of…

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Allen Onyema

Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema

Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema is a Nigerian lawyer and aviation entrepreneur who founded Air Peace and has been identified in recent reporting as its chairman and chief executive officer. His public background also includes peace-building advocacy and humanitarian evacuation…

Tony Elumelu

Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu

Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu, known as Tony O. Elumelu, is a Nigerian investor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and former banker. He founded and chairs Heirs Holdings, established the Tony Elumelu Foundation and formerly led United Bank for Africa as chief executive and Group…

Enoch Adeboye

Enoch Adejare Adeboye

Enoch Adejare Adeboye is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God worldwide. A former mathematics lecturer, he has led the church since January 1981.

Daniel Okoh

Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh

Daniel Chukwudumebi Okoh is a Nigerian Christian cleric and the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, an office he assumed after his election was formally validated in July 2022. Christ Holy Church International also identifies him as its Archbishop.

Akin Abayomi

Emmanuel Akinola Abayomi

Emmanuel Akinola Abayomi, commonly known as Professor Akin Abayomi, is a Nigerian physician and medical academic identified by Lagos State institutional sources as the state's Commissioner for Health. His career spans haematology, pathology, environmental health, biosecurity,…

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Ahmed el-Tayeb

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb

Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb is an Egyptian Islamic scholar and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, a position he has held since 2010. His earlier senior offices included Grand Mufti of Egypt and rector of Al-Azhar University, and he also chairs the Muslim Council of Elders. He…

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is a technology executive who founded Facebook in 2004 and serves as founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms. His public significance also includes majority voting control at Meta, leadership of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and…

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji

Iyinoluwa 'E' Aboyeji

Iyinoluwa 'E' Aboyeji is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur and investor associated with Future Africa and the establishment of Andela and Flutterwave. He has also served as a non-executive director of Learn Africa Plc. Flutterwave's publications use differing language about…

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Buba Marwa

Mohamed Buba Marwa

Mohamed Buba Marwa is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general and public administrator serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria's National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. Appointed in January 2021 and reappointed for a further five-year term in November 2025,…

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