Diezani Alison-Madueke Becomes First Female OPEC President

Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been elected first female president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC.)

She was elected on Thursday at the body's ongoing 166th General Meeting in Vienna Austria. 

She replaced the former president, Libyan Vice Prime Minister for Corporations, Adourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish