Amina Jane Mohammed[1] GCON[2] (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[3] and was a player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. She is also Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group.
Amina J. Mohammed | |
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.jpg) Mohammed in 2023 | |
| 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2017 | |
| Secretary-General | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Jan Eliasson |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 11 November 2015 – 15 December 2016 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Lawrencia Laraba-Mallam |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Usman Jibril |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amina Jane Mohammed 27 June 1961 Liverpool, England |
| Citizenship |
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| Children | Nadine Ibrahim |
| Education | The Buchan School |
| Alma mater | Henley Management College |
Early life and education
editAmina Jane Mohammed was born in Liverpool, England, on 27 June 1961[4] to a Hausa–Fulani Nigerian veterinarian-officer and a British nurse. She is the eldest of five daughters.[5]
Amina J. Mohammed attended a primary school in Kaduna and Maiduguri in Nigeria and The Buchan School on the Isle of Man.[6] She further attended Henley Management College in 1989 but she does not hold a formal bachelor's degree.[7] After she finished her studies her father demanded she return to Nigeria.[5]
Career
editBetween 1981 and 1991, Amina J. Mohammed worked with Archcon Nigeria, an architectural design firm in association with Norman and Dawbarn United Kingdom.[8] She founded Afri-Projects Consortium in 1991 and served as its Executive Director until 2001.[9]
From 2002 until 2005, Amina Mohammed coordinated the Task Force on Gender and Education for the United Nations Millennium Project.[9]
Amina later acted as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In 2005, she was charged with the coordination of Nigeria's debt relief funds toward the achievement of the MDGs. Her mandate included designing a Virtual Poverty Fund with innovative approaches to poverty reduction, budget coordination and monitoring, as well as providing advice on pertinent issues regarding poverty, public sector reform and sustainable development.
Amina Mohammed later became the founder and CEO of the Center for Development Policy Solutions and as an Adjunct Professor for the Master's in Development Practice program at Columbia University. During that time, she served on numerous international advisory boards and panels, including the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda[10] and the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.[11] She also chaired the Advisory Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Monitoring Report on Education (GME).[9]
From 2012, Amina Mohammed was a key player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process, serving as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 development planning.[9][12] In this role, she acted as the link between the Secretary-General, his High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP), and the General Assembly’s Open Working Group (OWG), among other stakeholders.[9] From 2014, she also served on the Secretary-General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.[13]
Minister of the Environment (2015–2017)
editAmina J. Mohammed served as Federal Minister of the Environment in the First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari from November 2015 to February 2017.[14] During that time, she was Nigeria's representative in the African Union (AU) Reform Steering Committee, chaired by Paul Kagame.[15] She resigned from the Nigerian Federal Executive Council on 24 February 2017.[16]
In 2017, Amina Mohammed was accused by an advocacy group of granting illegal permits to Chinese firms to import endangered Nigerian timber during her term as Nigeria's environment minister.[17][18][19] The Nigerian government has denied the claims.[20]
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (2017–present)
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In January 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced his intention to appoint Mohammed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.[21] In this capacity, she is a member of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG).[22]
Other activities
edit- Africa Europe Foundation (AEF), Member of the High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations (since 2020)[23]
- Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, member of the Board of Directors (since 2017)[24]
- ActionAid, International Right to Education Project, member of the Advisory Board
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Member of the Global Development Program's Advisory Board
- Hewlett Foundation, member of the Board
- International Development Research Centre, member of the Board of Governors
- International Gender Champions (IGC), Member[25]
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), member of the Advisory Board
- World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders, member of the Board[26]
Recognition
edit- 2006 – Order of the Federal Republic[27]
- 2007 – Nigerian Women's Hall of Fame[27]
- 2015 – Ford Family Notre Dame Award for International Development and Solidarity[28]
- 2017 – Diplomat of the Year Awards[29]
- 2018 – Sarraounia chieftaincy title of Niger in 2018, installed by that country's Kings[30]
- 2018 – BBC 100 Women for her work as deputy secretary general of the United Nations[31]
- 2019 – Global Citizen Prize World Leader Award[32]
- 2022 – Nigerian national honour Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON)[2]
Personal life
editMohammed's daughter, Nadine Ibrahim, is a film director.[33]
The Amina Mohammed Skills Acquisition Centre
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The Amina Mohammed Skills Acquisition Centre which is located along the Gombe bye-pass was constructed by the SDGs in partnership with the Government of Gombe in order to honour the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Hajiya Amina Mohammed's contributions to social, political and cultural boundaries. The skills acquisition centre named after her seeks to offer instruments for economic empowerment and also to provide various life-skills trainings for young people in many areas of life.[34]
Bibliography
edit- Kabir, Hajara Muhammad,. Northern women development. [Nigeria]. ISBN 978-978-906-469-4. OCLC 890820657.
References
edit- ^ "UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - Participants" (PDF). United Nations. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Full List: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours". TheCable. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ "Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister". Oak.tv. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Amina Mohammed". unsdsn.org. Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b Seddon, Mark (26 May 2017). "'Why is she here?': the Nigerian herder's daughter who became UN deputy chief". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ Lacey, Hester (7 December 2017). "Amina J Mohammed on Nigeria, leadership and the UN". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Federal Ministry of Environment". Federal Government of Nigeria. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria: MDGs and Amina Az-Zubair's Footprint". Daily Trust. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via allAfrica.
- ^ a b c d e "Secretary-General Appoints Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning". United Nations. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "The Secretary-General's High-Level Panel of eminent persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "UN Data Revolution". UN Data Revolution. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Wiggins, Kaye (2 June 2015). "UN sets sights on sustainable development goals". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Independent Expert Advisory Group Members". Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General". United Nations. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ AU Reforms Advisory Committee African Union.
- ^ Oak Tv. "Amina J. Mohammed's emotional speech as she steps down as Nigeria's Environment Minister". oak.tv. Oak TV. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "U.N.'s No. 2, Amina Mohammad, accused in Chinese scam". The Japan Times. 10 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ "UN's number two accused in Chinese scam to import Nigerian rosewood". 9 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "New Allegations Challenge the Environment Record of Top U.N. Official". Foreign Policy. 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Rosewood Export: UN's Amina Mohammed did no wrong, Nigerian govt says". 12 November 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Secretary-General Announces Intention to Appoint Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria Deputy Secretary-General". United Nations. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Members of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance". World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations" (PDF). Africa Europe Foundation (AEF). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Board of Directors Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data.
- ^ Members International Gender Champions (IGC).
- ^ Leadership World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders.
- ^ a b "Amina J. Mohammed". Kellog. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Amina Mohammed to Receive Ford Family Notre Dame Award". University of Notre Dame. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Bostedt, Shelbie (13 November 2017). "Diplomat of the Year Honoree Amina J. Mohammed Discusses Future of United Nations". Foreign Policy.
- ^ Waweru, Nduta (8 July 2018). "Deputy Secretary-General of the U.N. Amina J. Mohammed crowned Queen in Niger". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Rodriguez, Leah (13 December 2019). "Meet the Winner of the 2019 Global Citizen World Leader Prize". Global Citizen. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Okoro, Enuma (4 March 2017). "Nadine Ibrahim: I want to tell stories that can change the world". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Abdulkareem, Aliyu (1 July 2021). "Inuwa inaugurates Amina Mohammed skills acquisition centre in Gombe". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
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Media from Commons
Quotations from Wikiquote
Data from Wikidata
- "House of Reps grill Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed - OAK TV". oak.tv. Oak TV. Oak TV. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- "The President has promised to support us to make real difference - Amina Mohammed". oak.tv. Oak TV. Oak TV. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- Oak TV. "Outgoing Minister of Environment, Amina J Mohammed gets emotional at FEC valedictory session - OAK TV". oak.tv. Oak TV. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Oak TV. "Amina J. Mohammed: 'We thought we could intimidate her' - Minister - OAK TV". oak.tv. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
