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Sitharaman ranked 34th among world's most powerful women

Forbes magazine has released the list of hundred most powerful women in the world. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been ranked 34th.

Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman

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Published : Dec 12, 2019, 8:12 PM IST

New Delhi: Forbes magazine has released the list of hundred most powerful women in the world. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is ranked 34th. Three women from India have managed to make a place in this list.

HCL Corporation CEO Roshni Nadar Malhotra stood at 54th position and Biocon head Kiran Mazumdar Shaw at 65th. At the same time, German Chancellor Angela Merkel remains at the top spot.

Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

Angela Merkel again number one

Angela Merkel stood at the first position for the sixth consecutive year. Forbes has been releasing the list of 100 powerful women of the world since 2004. Since then, Angela Merkel has been the most powerful woman 11 times in 12 years.

Here is the list of top 10 powerful women in the world: -

  1. Angela Merkel
    Angela Merkel
  2. Christine Lagarde
    Christine Lagarde
  3. Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Pelosi
  4. Ursula von der Leyen
    Ursula von der Leyen
  5. Mary Barra
    Mary Barra
  6. Melinda Gates
    Melinda Gates
  7. Abigail johnson
    Abigail Johnson
  8. Ana Patricia Botín
    Ana Patricia Botín
  9. Ginni Rometty
    Ginni Rometty
  10. Marillyn Hewson
    Marillyn Hewson

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