Forbes' Full List: Okonjo-Iwela Ranked Most Powerful Woman in Africa Ahead of Tanzanian President

• Ngozi Okonji-Iweala and Mo Abudu, have made the Forbes’ list of 100 world’s most powerful women
• The Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women is about women who have performed excellently well in various fields
• Okonji-Iweala was ranked as the most powerful woman in Africa ahead of Tanzanian President, Samia Hassan

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

Forbes has ranked the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as the most powerful woman in Africa.

This was contained in Forbes' 20th annual ranking released on Tuesday, December 5.

The former Nigerian coordinating minister of the economy was ranked the 87th Most Powerful Women in the world.

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Okonjo-Iweala, in March 2021, became the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General of the WTO

Other African women who made the top 100 world list are South African businesswoman, Mpumi Madisa at 88th, Tanzanian President, Samia Hassan at the 93rd spot and Nigerian media mogul and philanthropist, Mo Abudu at 98th.

The Forbes Most Powerful Women in the World list showcased a diverse array of influential figures, spanning CEOs, entertainers, politicians, philanthropists, and policymakers.

Below is the Forbes’ list of 100 world’s most powerful women:

Name Age Location Category

1 Ursula von der Leyen, 65, Belgium, Politics & Policy

2Christine Lagarde, 67, Germany, Politics & Policy

3Kamala Harris, 59, USA, Politics & Policy

4Giorgia Meloni, 46, Italy, Politics & Policy

5Taylor Swift, 33, USA, Media & Entertainment

6Karen Lynch, 59, USA, Business

7Jane Fraser, 56, USA, Finance

8Abigail Johnson, 61, USA, Finance

9Mary Barra, 61, USA, Business

10Melinda French Gates59USAPhilanthropy

11Julie Sweet56USABusiness

12Kristalina Georgieva70USAPolitics & Policy

13MacKenzie Scott53USAPhilanthropy

14Gail Boudreaux63USABusiness

15Emma Walmsley 54UKBusiness

16Ruth Porat66USATechnology

17Safra Catz62USATechnology

18Ana Patricia Botín63SpainFinance

19Carol Tomé66USABusiness

20Sandy Ran Xu46ChinaBusiness

21Kathryn McLay49USABusiness

22Sarah London43USABusiness

23Amy Hood51USATechnology

24Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros45BrazilFinance

25Laurene Powell Jobs & family60USAPhilanthropy

26Catherine MacGregor51FranceBusiness

27Janet Yellen77USAPolitics & Policy

28Gwynne Shotwell60USATechnology

29Phebe Novakovic66USABusiness

30Tsai Ing-wen67TaiwanPolitics & Policy

31Oprah Winfrey69USAMedia & Entertainment

32Nirmala Sitharaman64IndiaPolitics & Policy

33Ho Ching70SingaporeFinance

34Thasunda Brown Duckett50USAFinance

35Marianne Lake, Jennifer PiepszakUSAFinance

36Beyoncé Knowles42USAMedia & Entertainment

37Shari Redstone69USAMedia & Entertainment

38Kathy Warden52USABusiness

39Dana Walden59USAMedia & Entertainment

40Amanda Blanc56The United KingdomBusiness

41Susan Li38USATechnology

42Margherita Della Valle58USABusiness

43Adena Friedman54USAFinance

44Mary Callahan Erdoes56USAFinance

45Lynn Martin47USAFinance

46Sheikh Hasina Wajed76BangladeshPolitics & Policy

47Sri Mulyani Indrawati61IndonesiaPolitics & Policy

48Gina Rinehart69AustraliaBusiness

49Lisa Su54USATechnology

50Vicki Hollub64USABusiness

51Nicke Widyawati55IndonesiaBusiness

52Shemara Wikramanayake61AustraliaFinance

53Tricia Griffith59USABusiness

54Jessica Tan46ChinaBusiness

55Judy Faulkner80USATechnology

56Tokiko Shimizu58JapanFinance

57Donna Langley55USAMedia & Entertainment

58Jennifer Salke59USAMedia & Entertainment

59Wang Laichun56ChinaTechnology

60Roshni Nadar Malhotra42IndiaTechnology

61Jenny Johnson59USAFinance

62Yuriko Koike71JapanPolitics & Policy

63Hana Al RostamaniUnited Arab EmiratesFinance

64Suzanne Scott57USAMedia & Entertainment

65Lynn Good64USABusiness

66Sinead Gorman46The United KingdomBusiness

67Bela Bajaria52USAMedia & Entertainment

68Belén Garijo63GermanyBusiness

69Melanie Kreis52GermanyBusiness

70Soma Mondal60IndiaBusiness

71Paula SantilliMexicoBusiness

72Mette Frederiksen46DenmarkPolitics & Policy

73Joey Wat52ChinaBusiness

74Rihanna35USAMedia & Entertainment

75Linda Thomas-Greenfield71USAPolitics & Policy

76Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw70IndiaBusiness

77Güler Sabanci68TurkeyBusiness

78Trudy Shan Dai47ChinaBusiness

79Debra Crew52The United KingdomBusiness

80Robyn Denholm60AustrailiaBusiness

81Solina Chau61Hong KongPhilanthropy

82Lee Boo-jin53South KoreaBusiness

83Robyn Grew54The United KingdomFinance

84Zuzana Caputova50SlovakiaPolitics & Policy

85Mary Meeker64USAFinance

86Makiko Ono63JapanBusiness

87Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala69NigeriaPolitics & Policy

88Mpumi Madisa44South AfricaBusiness

89Melanie Perkins36AustrailiaBusiness

90Dominique Senequier70FranceFinance

91Raja Easa Al GurgUnited Arab EmiratesBusiness

92Julia Gillard62The United KingdomPhilanthropy

93Samia Suluhu Hassan63TanzaniaPolitics & Policy

94Xiomara Castro64HondurasPolitics & Policy

95Kirsten Green52USAFinance

96Choi Soo-yeon42South KoreaBusiness

97Jenny Lee51SingaporeFinance

98Mo Abudu59NigeriaMedia & Entertainment

99Mia Mottley58BarbadosPolitics & Policy

100Barbie64USAMedia & Entertainment

"Why I visited President Tinubu": Okonjo-Iweala breaks silence

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Okonjo-Iweala disclosed the purpose of his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa on Tuesday, August 8.

Addressing state house correspondents after the meeting with the president, Okonjo-Iweala said the purpose of her visit was to channel how Nigerians can benefit more from the activities of the WTO.

According to the economist, the WTO has been working with some Nigerians, particularly women, in the area of trade, and manufacturing.

Source: Legit.ng

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