Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman beats Queen Elizabeth and Ivanka Trump in the Forbes world’s 100 list of most powerful women

• Four Indian women featured in the Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list of 2019 – Nirmala Sitharaman, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Renuka Jagtiani.
• Taking the number 1 position is German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
• Climate change activist Greta Thunberg is the latest entry with the rank 100.

Four Indian women have made their way to the Forbes World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list of 2019. Leading that list of Indians is the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Taking the numero uno position is German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has held onto her position for 14 years. Christine Lagarde, who became the first woman to lead the European Central Bank holds the second spot, followed by the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Polesi.

Greta Thunberg, who was recently named as Time’s person of the year, is the latest entrant with the rank 100.

Here’s a look at the Indian women who have cemented their position in the list.



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