Sonia, Shah Rukh Khan among world’s 50 most powerful people
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and actor Shah Rukh Khan have been ranked among the 50 most powerful people in the world by prestigious US-based magazine Newsweek in a list topped by US President-elect Barack Obama.
Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is placed 20th on the list of the global “power elite” in the magazine’s January 2009 issue. Obama is followed by Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Markel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Placing Sonia Gandhi at 17th spot, the magazine says, “In the world’s largest democracy, she is the queen.” The magazine describes Shah Rukh Khan, who occupies 41st spot, as the ‘King of Bollywood’.
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Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is placed 20th on the list of the global “power elite” in the magazine’s January 2009 issue. Obama is followed by Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Markel and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Placing Sonia Gandhi at 17th spot, the magazine says, “In the world’s largest democracy, she is the queen.” The magazine describes Shah Rukh Khan, who occupies 41st spot, as the ‘King of Bollywood’.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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