Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been ranked 42nd in the 19th annual Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
She was ranked 43rd in the previous year’s list of Forbes.
The premier has also been ranked 11th in the special category of Politics and Policy among 22.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sits atop the 19th annual Forbes list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women for her leadership during the Ukraine war, as well as her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Representing the protesters on this year’s list is Jina “Mahsa” Amini, whose death in September sparked the unprecedented women-led revolution.
The rest of the women are more traditional power players—39 CEOs; 10 heads of state; and 11 billionaires worth a combined $115 billion.
Von der Leyen’s influence is unique—no one else on the list formulates policy on behalf of 450 million people—but her commitment to a free and democratic society is not.
