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Nola Ishmael
1943–
United Kingdom
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Biography
Nola Ishmael (born 1943) is a Barbadian nurse who became the first black or minority ethnic director of nursing in London. She was appointed OBE in the 2000 birthday honours list. A portrait of Ishmael, a 2006 photograph by Julia Fullerton-Batten, is held in the National Portrait Gallery.
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