Forbes power list: Sonia ranked No 12, PM at No 19

December 06, 2012 09:12

A new Forbes ranking on Wednesday that found heads of state occupying six of the top 10 spots among the world's most powerful people, led by United States President Barack Obama.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi ranked 12th and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was 19th.

Obama was joined in the top 10 by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

The annual list selected what Forbes said were the world's 71 most-powerful people from among the roughly 7.1 billion global populace, based on factors ranging from wealth to global influence.

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