Yes, this is a great achievement. But there are precedents - the Singapore PM is a Senior Wrangler [1], a former Indian president was a rocket scientist [2] - oh, and some nasty fellow in the middle east was an ophthalmologist in London [3], lest we forget.
I believe technical competence is uncorrelated to adminisitrative effectiveness.
I believe technical competence is uncorrelated to adminisitrative effectiveness.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_al-Assad