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Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu make Forbes’ 2023 power list
The prestigious Forbes list of the world’s most powerful women for 2023 was unveiled on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
This year’s list features 100 exceptional women who have made significant contributions in various fields, including business, media, politics, entertainment, and technology. The list was compiled using four main criteria: spheres of influence, money, media, and impact.
Among the notable figures on the list is Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization.
Okonjo-Iweala and MO Abudu are the two Nigerians on the list
Dr Ngozi has served as Nigeria’s first female Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, successfully implementing various economic reforms that helped the country weather the 2008 financial crisis.
Full list of Forbes world’s most powerful women 2023:
- Ursula von der Leyen
- Christine Lagarde
- Kamala Harris
- Giorgia Meloni
- Taylor Swift
- Karen Lynch
- Jane Fraser
- Abigail Johnson
- Mary Barra
- Melinda French Gates
- Julie Sweet
- Kristalina Georgieva
- MacKenzie Scott
- Gail Boudreaux
- Emma Walmsley
- Ruth Porat
- Safra Catz
- Ana Patricia Botín
- Carol Tomé
- Sandy Ran Xu
- Kathryn McLay
- Sarah London
- Amy Hood
- Tarciana Paula Gomes Medeiros
- Laurene Powell
- Catherine MacGregor
- Janet Yellen
- Gwynne Shotwell
- Phebe Novakovic
- Tsai Ing-wen
- Oprah Winfrey
- Nirmala Sitharaman
- Ho Ching
- Thasunda Brown Duckett
- Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak
- Beyoncé Knowles
- Shari Redstone
- Kathy Warden
- Dana Walden
- Amanda Blanc
- Susan Li
- Margherita Della Valle
- Adena Friedman
- Mary Callahan Erdoes
- Lynn Martin
- Sheikh Hasina Wajed
- Sri Mulyani Indrawati
- Gina Rinehart
- Lisa Su
- Vicki Hollub
- Nicke Widyawati
- Shemara Wikramanayake
- Tricia Griffith
- Jessica Tan
- Judy Faulkner
- Tokiko Shimizu
- Donna Langley
- Jennifer Salke
- Wang Laichun
- Roshni Nadar Malhotra
- Jenny Johnson
- Yuriko Koike
- Hana Al Rostamani
- Suzanne Scott
- Lynn Good
- Sinead Gorman
- Bela Bajaria
- Belén Garijo
- Melanie Kreis
- Soma Mondal
- Paula Santilli
- Mette Frederiksen
- Joey Wat
- Rihanna
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
- Güler Sabanci
- Trudy Shan Dai
- Debra Crew
- Robyn Denholm
- Solina Chau
- Lee Boo-jin
- Robyn Grew
- Zuzana Caputova
- Mary Meeker
- Makiko Ono
- Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
- Mpumi Madisa
- Melanie Perkins
- Dominique Senequier
- Raja Easa Al Gurg
- Julia Gillard
- Samia Suluhu Hassan
- Xiomara Castro
- Kirsten Green
- Choi Soo-yeon
- Jenny Lee
- Mo Abudu
- Mia Mottley
- Barbie