The list of the powerful women of the world have been reported by Forbes on 2016. Among them top five powerful women short biography has been mentioned below-
Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel is the first female chancellor of Germany history. She is also one of the architects of the European Union. She has been reported as most powerful women of the world by Forbes in 2016.
| Name: | Angela Merkel |
| Date of birth: | July 17, 1954 |
| Citizenship: | Germany |
| Profession: | German politician |
| Popular for: | First Chancellor of Germany |
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton became the first American first ladyfrom 1993 to 2001. In 2016, she was the first woman in U.S. history to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for US president election.
| Name: | Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton |
| Date of birth: | October 26, 1947 |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Profession: | American politician |
| Popular for: | Government Official, U.S. First Lady, Women’s Rights Activist, Presidential candidate, United States |
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 2010 to 2014. Formerly, she was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
| Name: | Janet Louise Yellen |
| Date of birth: | August 13, 1946 |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Profession: | American economist |
| Popular for: | Chairman of the Federal Reserve, US |
Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates was spouse of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. She is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which works for health and education aspects.
| Name: | Melinda Ann Gates |
| Date of birth: | August 15, 1964 |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Profession: | American philanthropist |
| Popular for: | Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Mary Barra
Mary Teresa Barrais the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chair of the General Motors Company. She was featured on the cover of Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the World in 2014.
| Name: | Mary Teresa Barra |
| Date of birth: | December 24, 1961 |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Profession: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the General Motors |
| Popular for: | CEO General Motors |
Reference-
1. Angela Merkel (2015, July 16), Hillary Clinton (2016, December 17), Janet Yellen (2015, September 18) and Melinda Gates (2016, November 22) Biography, Biography.com
2. The world most Powerful women 2016, (2016, June 06), Forbes.
3. 100 leaders 2014, (2014, March 24), Time.
