Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed

Zainab Ahmed is Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning—a portfolio that makes her one of the country’s most influential ministers. Ms. Ahmed champions the work at the intersection of gender equality and fiscal policy/public financial management, and she has also led the ministry’s commitment to end violence against women and girls. She previously served as executive secretary and national coordinator of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). An accountant by training, she has extensive experience in public sector reform and management.