Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala named among 50 greatest world leaders

Nigeria's Finance Minister and coordinating minister of the economy Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been named among the 50 greatest world leaders.This was disclosed by Fortune Magazine.She was described as “a fearless promoter of sound economic policies.She was the number 33rd person out of the 50 names listed.

The Magazine explained how they got the names listed."In compiling the 2015 list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, we gathered advice, fittingly, from more than two dozen of the world’s best minds. Their suggestions were invaluable, but the editors of Fortune accept full responsibility for the final list."

The full list below.

RANK NAME         TITLE                      AFFILIATION
1 Tim Cook           CEO                      Apple
2 Mario Draghi         President                 European Central Bank
3 Xi Jinping         President                      People's Republic of China
4 Pope Francis          Pontiff                      Catholic Church
5 Narendra Modi Prime Minister       India
6 Taylor Swift            Pop Star               Big Machine Records
7 Joanne Liu International President           Medecins Sans Frontieres
8 John Roberts Jr. Chief Justice                 U.S. Supreme Court
9 Mary Barra              CEO                     General Motors
10 Joshua Wong     Activist                         Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement
11 Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson Prominent voices for nonviolent protest Ferguson, Mo.
12 Jeremy Farrar              Director                    Wellcome Trust
13 James Comey                Director                        FBI
14 Ai-Jen Poo                  Director                        National Domestic Workers Alliance
15 Mark Carney                  Governor                    Bank of England
16 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President                    Liberia
17 Howard Schultz      Chairman and CEO            Starbucks
18 Bill and Melinda Gates   Founders                         Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
19 Pete Frates Advocate ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge"
20 Mike Duggan and Kevyn Orr Mayor and Former Emergency Manager Detroit
21 Helena Morrissey CEO Newton Investment Management
22 Beatrice Mtetwa Lawyer Human rights activist in Zimbabwe
23 Elon Musk Co-Founder and CEO Tesla Motors and SpaceX
24 Tri Rismaharini Mayor Surabaya, Indonesia
25 Mark Zuckerberg Founder and CEO Facebook
26 Yao Ming Animal rights activist and former NBA star NBA (Retired)
27 Jeff Bezos Founder and CEO Amazon.com
28 Kailash Satyarthi Founder Bachpan Bachao Andolan
29 Lei Jun Founder and CEO Xiaomi
30 Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran Lawyer Saudi Arabia
31 Lebron James Forward Cleveland Cavaliers
32 Mark Bertolini CEO Aetna
33 Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Finance Minister Nigeria
34 Raj Panjabi CEO Last Mile Health
35 Adm. William McRaven (Ret.) Chancellor University of Texas
36 Carolyn Miles President and CEO Save the Children
37 Frances Hesselbein President and CEO Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute
38 Jamie Dimon Chairman and CEO JPMorgan Chase
39 Anthony Fauci Director NIAID (NIH)
40 Patrick Awuah Founder and President Ashesi University College
41 Mitch Daniels President Purdue University
42 Richard Pazdur Director FDA's Office of Hematology and Oncology Products
43 Courtney Banghart Head Coach Princeton Tigers Women's Basketball Team
44 Travis Kalanick CEO Uber
45 Jimmy Fallon Host The Tonight Show
46 Daniel Barenboim General Music Director Berlin State Opera
47 Adam Silver Commissioner NBA
48 Richard Liu Founder and CEO JD.com
49 John Mackey Co-CEO, Co-Founder Whole Foods Market
50 Akira Miyawaki Director Japanese Center for International Studies in Ecology

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