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World Bank Presidential Election, 2012
An indirect presidential election was held on 16 April 2012 to choose a new president of the World Bank Group to replace Robert Zoellick, whose term expired in June. Although the organisation has always had presidents from, and nominated by, the United States, this election featured the nomination of two non-United States candidates for the first time, originating, respectively, from Nigeria and Colombia. Though the Colombian José Antonio Ocampo withdrew his candidacy in the final stages, the Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala remained in the race. Eventually, and amid controversy, the U.S. nominee Jim Yong Kim was announced as the new president on 16 April. Background In accordance with their financial contributions to the organisation, member states have a form of proportional representation in voting. As of a rule change in 2010, voting shares now stand at United States of America (15.85%), Japan (6.84%), China (4.42%), Germany (4.00%), United Kingdom (3.75%), Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Yong Kim (cropped)
Jim Yong Kim (; born December 8, 1959), also known as Kim Yong (/金墉), is an American physician and anthropologist who served as the 12th president of the World Bank from 2012 to 2019. A global health leader, Kim was formerly the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a co-founder and executive director of Partners In Health before serving as the President of Dartmouth College from 2009 to 2012, becoming the first Asian American president of an Ivy League institution. Kim was named the world's 50th most powerful person by Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People in 2013. Background Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1959, Jim Yong Kim immigrated with his family to the U.S. at the age of five and grew up in Muscatine, Iowa. His father taught dentistry at the University of Iowa, while his mother received her PhD in philosophy. Kim attended Muscatine High School, where he was valedictorian, class president, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javed Talat
Jawed ( fa, جاويد); ''Javed'', ''Javid'' ( ur, جاويد); ''Jawed'', ''Javed'' ( pa, ਜਾਵੇਦ) is a masculine given name of Persian origin meaning of "eternal, immortal" and is also the word for "eternity". The name is from Modern Persian "eternal". The word continues Middle Persian ''jāwēd'', from an Old Persian ''*yāvaitat'', ultimately from ''*yauu-'', Iranian oblique stem of '' *āiuu-'' "age, duration", cognate with Greek αἰών "eon".Martin Schwartz, 'Pouruchista’s Gathic Wedding and the Teleological Composition of the Gathas', inExegisti Monumenta: Festschrift in Honour of Nicholas Sims-Williams(2009)p. 441, fn 24 It is not a traditional given name; it was chosen as a pseudonym by Huseyn Javid (Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh) in the early 20th century. The given name became popular among Indian Muslims from about the 1940s, and remains a popular name for baby boys in Pakistan. List of people with this given name * Javed Khan (1695–1754) head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Maria Garcia Jaurequi
Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) :István Márta composer * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), an Italian river that flows into the Tyrrhenian Sea * Marta, Lazio, a ''comune'' in Italy * Marta, Nepal, a village development committee Arts and entertainment * ''Marta'' (film), a 1971 Spanish film * "Marta" (Ricardo Arjona song), non-charting * "Marta", a song by Alejandra Guzmán, from the album ''Indeleble'' * "Marta" (Nena Daconte song) a song by Nena Daconte, No.6 in Spain * "Marta, Rambling Rose of the Wildwood", 1931 song by Arthur Tracy * "Marta," a song composed by Moisés Simons MARTA * Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the principal rapid-transit system in the Atlanta metropolitan area * Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority, the third largest regional transit agency in San Bernardino County, California * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaolin Yang
Shaolin may refer to: * Shaolin Monastery, or Shaolin Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Henan province, China * Shaolin Kung Fu, a martial art associated with the monastery in Henan, China * Southern Shaolin Monastery, an alleged Buddhist monastery that once stood in Fujian province, China * Sándor Liu Shaolin, a Hungarian short track speed skater Arts and media * Shaolin Sect, a fictional martial arts sect based on the real temple, commonly featured in ''Wuxia'' fiction * ''Shaolin'' (film), a 2011 martial arts film * Shaolin (humorist) (1971–2016), Brazilian humorist Other uses * Staten Island, a borough of New York City (nickname popularized by Wu-Tang Clan) See also * Shaolin Temple (other) * * * Xiaolin (other) Xiaolin may refer to: * Siaolin Village (), village in Jiasian District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China * Xiaolin, Cixi (逍林镇), town in Cixi City, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China * Xiaolin, Sui County (), town in Sui County, Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogério Studart
Rogério ( uˈʒɛɾiuor oˈʒɛɾiu is a Portuguese male given name, and a variant of the first name Roger. It may refer to: * Rogério Fidélis Régis, or simply Rogério (1976), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Lourenço (1971), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Luiz da Silva (1980), Brazilian footballer, also commonly known as Rogério * Rogério dos Santos Conceição 1984), Brazilian footballer * Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho or simply Rogerinho (1987), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Rodrigues da Silva (1984), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Gonçalves Martins (1984), Brazilian footballer * Rogério Ceni (1973) Brazilian footballer * Rogério Dutra da Silva (1984) * Antônio Rogério Nogueira (1976) Brazilian martial artist * Rogério Romero (1969) former backstroke swimmer from Brazil * Rogério Pinheiro dos Santos (1972), Brazilian footballer. * Rogério de Almeida Florindo dos Santos * Rogério Gaúcho (1979) * Rogério Corrêa (1979), Brazilian former footballer and m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan A
Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scottish surname and a list of people with that surname Places *Hassan (crater), an impact crater on Enceladus, a moon of Saturn Africa *Abou El Hassan District, Algeria *Hassan Tower, the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco *Hassan I Dam, on the Lakhdar River in Morocco *Hassan I Airport, serving El Aaiún, Western Sahara Americas *Chanhassen, Minnesota, a city in Minnesota, United States *Hassan Township, Minnesota, a city in Minnesota, United States Asia *Hassan, Karnataka, a city and district headquarters in Karnataka, India **Hassan District, a district headquartered in Karnataka, India **Hassan (Lok Sabha constituency) **Hassan Airport, Karnataka *Hass, Syria, a town in Idlib Governorate, Syria *Hasan, Ilam, a village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agapito Mendes Dias
Agapito is both a given name and a surname. It is the Spanish and Italian version of Agapitus. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Pope Agapetus I (490-536), Bishop of Rome, known as Agapetos in contemporary sources. *Agapito Aquino (1939-2015), Filipino politician *Agapito Conchu, Filipino film director *Agapito Gómez (born 1963), Spanish boxer *Agapito Jiménez Zamora (1817–1879), Costa Rican politician *Agapito Lozada (1938–2011), Filipino swimmer *Agapito Mayor (1915–2005), Cuban baseball player *Agapito Sánchez (1970–2005), Dominican Republic boxer Surname: *Julio García Agapito (died 2008), Peruvian environmentalist *Lourdes Agapito, Spanish computer scientist *Oliver Agapito (born 1973), Filipino basketball player Nickname *Alejandro Garcia Padilla Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukesh N
Mukesh is an epithet for the Hindu god Shiva, and literally means "conqueror of the Muka demon". It also means god of 3 worlds, heaven, hell & earth, which in turn represents Hindu god Shiva. It is commonly used as a male given name in India. People with the name Mukesh include: * Mukesh (singer) (1923–1976), Indian playback singer from 1940s-1970s Hindi cinema * Mukesh (actor) (born 1956), Indian film actor and producer * Mukesh Agnihotri (born 1962), Indian politician * Mukesh Ambani (born 1957), chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Limited * Mukesh Batra (born 1951), homeopathy practitioner * Mukesh Bhatt (born 1952), Indian film producer * Mukesh Chhabra (born 1980), casting director in Bollywood * Mukesh Choudhary (born 1996), Indian cricketer * Mukesh Goud (born 1959), Indian politician belonging to the Indian National Congress * Mukesh Haikerwal (born 1960), general practitioner and former federal president of the Australian Medical Association who is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konstantin Huber
The first name Konstantin () is a derivation from the Latin name ''Constantinus'' (Constantine) in some European languages, such as Russian and German. As a Christian given name, it refers to the memory of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great. A number of notable persons in the Byzantine Empire, and (via mediation by the Christian Eastern Orthodox Church) in Russian history and earlier East Slavic history are often referred to by this name. "Konstantin" means "firm, constant". There is a number of variations of the name throughout European cultures: * Константин (Konstantin) in Russian (diminutive Костя/Kostya), Bulgarian (diminutives Косьо/Kosyo, Коце/Kotse) and Serbian * Костянтин (Kostiantyn) in Ukrainian (diminutive Костя/Kostya) * Канстанцін (Kanstantsin) in Belarusian * Konstantinas in Lithuanian * Konstantīns in Latvian * Konstanty in Polish (diminutive Kostek) * Constantin in Romanian (diminutive Costel), French * Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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