Friday, August 21, 2009

Worlds Most Powerful Women - Any Malaysians?

Forbes published its list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women and behold, not that I expected any, but there's an Indian and an Indonesian.

The highest ranking Asian women on the list is Singapore's Ho Ching, CEO of Temasek.

India comes in at number 13 and 20 with Sonia Gandhi and Chanda Kochhar respectively. Ms. Gandhi is the President of India's ruling part, the Indian National Congress Party while Ms. Kochhar is the CEO of ICICI Bank.

Indonesia comes in at number 72 with Sri IndrawatiCoordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance and the Bangladesh Prime Minister, Hasina Wajed, comes in at number 79.

Forbes ranks these women in terms of influence. 

So I guess that explain why Queen Elizabeth II only came in at number 42, one spot behind Oprah Winfrey and two ahead of the Philippines President, Gloria Arroyo.

Any Malaysians?

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