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Published on March 24, 2016
The Bangladesh premier, who is ranked No. 10 on the list, has deftly navigated the competing demands of Islamic tradition and women's rights, stated the US-based magazine.
"As the only female leader among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation member states, Sheikh Hasina has deftly navigated the competing demands of Islamic tradition and women's rights," the magazine said.
She has committed Bangladesh, the nation with the world's fourth-largest Muslim population, to securing legal protections for women and helping them attain more education, financial freedom, and political power.
"About 30% of adult women in Bangladesh now have at least a secondary education-and the nation scores better on the World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index than any other South Asian country," Fortune explained.
Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, is the No. 1 on Fortune's World's Greatest Leaders list.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is No. 2 on the annual ranking, followed by Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar.
Three other women round out the top 10, including Christiana Figueres, the executive secretary for the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (No. 7), US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (No. 9).
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