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...avid reader of Agatha Christie novels, Okonjo-Iweala is also an aficionado of African art and Persian rugs. She loves Nigerian food and traditional music, her children say. Her desire to promote what Uzodinma calls “the cultural patrimony,” combined with her love of travel, has translated into her wildly successful career...
...Even with her packed schedule, Okonjo-Iweala’s friends and children say that she has always made an effort to support her family...
...Moving to Nigeria to become Finance Minister was a difficult decision, according to Onyinye, because it required Okonjo-Iweala to leave her family in Washington, where Uchechi was still in high school...
...Known to the world as a hard-working, strong woman, Okonjo-Iweala is known to those close to her for her charisma...
...Okonjo-Iweala loves light, Uchechi says, noting that his mom always turns on the lights if their house is ever dark...