He is the 9th most powerful person in the world
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, May 09, 2018, 04:25 PM
New Delhi, May 09: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the ninth most powerful person in the world, according to American business magazine Forbes.
Mr. Modi ranks 9th on the Forbes 2018 list of 75 of 'The World’s Most Powerful People' who make the world turn.
"There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of The World's Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most," Forbes said.
Mr. Modi, 67, is ahead of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (ranked 13), United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May (14), Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (15) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (24).
US President Donald Trump has been ranked third, followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Amazon chief Jeff Bezos at the fourth and fifth position, respectively.