ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Jawed Bajwa has been named inthe Forbes’ most powerful people list. General Bajwa, who was appointed tothe post in 2016, was ranked 68 among 75 people, according to the globalmagazine.
“There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men andwomen make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of The World’s MostPowerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whoseactions mean the most,” the magazine said.
General Bajwa, Pakistan’s 10th army chief and recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiazand Hilal-i-Imtiaz, is the only Pakistani to make it to the list.
The army chief is among 17 newcomers to the list along with Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and French President Emmanuel Macron,among others.
“Out of the 75 members, 17 are newcomers. Among them there are presidents,billionaires, heads of organisations, CEOs, and one special counsel. Onecommonality: Their words and actions impact a large number of people,businesses, and even entire economies,” the magazine said.
This year’s list is topped by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Xi, who has been allowed to remain “president for life” as his term limitswere removed in March, pushed out Russia’s Vladimir Putin from top.
Further, the annual survey by Forbes magazine showed US President DonaldTrump slump to third place.