FM Sitharaman, 5 other Indians among Forbes' World's 100 Most Powerful Women

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran MazumdarShaw and Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar are among six Indians who have made it to the Forbes annual list of The Worlds 100 Most Powerful WomenRanked at number 36 Sitharaman has made it to the list for the fourth time in a row In 2021 the 63yearold minister was ranked at number 37 in the list while she was in the 41st spot in 2020 and 34th in 2019The other Indians to feature on the list are HCLTech Chairperson Roshni Nadar Malhotra rank 53 Securities And Exchange Board Of India SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch rank 54 and Steel Authority Of India Chairperson Soma Mondal rank 67Malhotra MazumdarShaw and Nayar made it to the prestigious list last year also at 52nd 72nd and 88th spots respectivelyThis year MazumdarShaw is ranked 72 while Nayar is at 89th spot according to the list released by Forbes on TuesdayThe list includes 39 CEOs 10 heads of state and 11 billionaires worth a combined USD 115 billionHighlighting Nayars profile the Forbes list noted that the 59yearold businessman worked as an investment banker for two decades leading IPOs and helping other entrepreneurs achieve their dreams In 2012 she decided to work for herself investing USD 2 million of her own savings to launch the beauty and retail company Nykaa She took it public in 2021 and became Indias richest selfmade womanAccording to the Forbes website 41yearold Malhotra is responsible for all strategic decisions for the USD 12 billion technology companyFounded by her father Shiv Nadar in 1976 HCL became a central player in Indias rise as an IT hub it notedOn March 1 56yearold Buch became the first female chair of the SEBI which oversees Indias morethan USD 3 trillion stock market ecosystemAlso ReadTime magazine names Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Person of the YearMondal 59 who became the first woman to chair the staterun Steel Authority of India SAIL in January 2021 has led the company to record financial growth since taking over The companys profits surged threefold to 120 billion rupees in her first year at the helm according to the Forbes websiteIt described 69yearold MazumdarShaw as one of Indias richest selfmade women She founded Indias largest listed biopharmaceutical firm by revenue in 1978The firm has successfully forayed into the lucrative US market The company has Asias largest insulin factory in Malaysias Johor region it notedThe list was determined by four main metrics money media impact and spheres of influence For political leaders we weighed gross domestic products and populations for corporate leaders revenues and employee counts and media mentions and reach of all The result is a collection of women who are fighting the status quo according to the websiteFor her leadership during the Ukraine war as well as her handling of the Covid19 pandemic European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sits atop the 19th annual Forbes list of the Worlds 100 Most Powerful WomenHer 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 notVon der Leyen is just one face of the biggest storyline of 2022 women acting as stalwarts for democracy the website underlinedWhile European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is placed at 2nd position US Vice President Kamala Harris ranked 3rd in the listAt rank 100 Irans Jina Mahsa Amini has posthumously made it to the influential list Her death in September sparked an unprecedented womenled revolution for their rights in the Islamic nationThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever