Original sentence: The controversy over his girlfriend, former Senior Communications Officer Shaha Riza, had  sparked tensions within the World Bank after some employees wore blue ribbons protesting his leadership and the increase in Riza's salary after her reassignment
Edited sentence: The controversy over his girlfriend Shaha Ali Riza, a former Senior Communications Officer, sparked tensions within the World Bank after some employees wore blue ribbons in an act of defiance against his leadership and the rise of Riza's salary