Amina J. Mohammed

What strikes me most about Amina J. Mohammed is the sheer trajectory: from Gombe State in Nigeria to the Deputy Secretary-General's chair at the United Nations. I respect figures who push systemic, unglamorous work like sustainable development, because the payoff is generational rather than instant. Her dual Nigerian-British background and her role steering the post-2015 agenda place her at the intersection of African leadership and global institutions, a position too few women have held. To me she represents quiet, durable influence over headline-chasing, and that is exactly the kind of leadership I find genuinely worth admiring.

Name (English)

Amina J. Mohammed

Name (Japanese)

アミナ・J・モハメド

Reading

あみな・J・もはめど

Born

June 27, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Origin

Gombe State, Nigeria

Occupation

politician / minister

University

University of Reading

Awards & achievements

• 2018 BBC 100 Women
• 2022 Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, Civil Division
• 2018 Sarraounia

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aminajmohammed/
• Xhttps://x.com/AminaJMohammed
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina%20J.%20Mohammed
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4746340

Tags

• Gombe State
• politician
• minister

Last updated

2026-06-21

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