NY Times names Maryam Nawaz among 11 powerful women of world
NY Times has declared Maryam Nawaz the most courageous and most powerful woman of Pakistan.
NEW YORK (Dunya News) – Daughter of Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz was named in a list compiled by The New York Times (NY Times) of eleven powerful women in the world, news desk learnt on Sunday.
The NY Times named Maryam Nawaz the most powerful woman of Pakistan.
According to the NY times, Maryam is the most suitable heir to the political empire that her father and ousted premier Nawaz Sharif has built. However, the foreign media outlet has branded corruption references and court cases hindrances in her way to further popularity.
“She had recently emerged as the right hand of her father, the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,” NY Times wrote.
On the other hand, Manal al-Sharif of Saudi Arabia is among the top eleven mentions of the New York Times.
The list goes as:
1- Manal al-Sharif
Sharif is a women rights activist who is best known for her resistance campaign in 2011 against then ban on women drivers.
2- Emma Morano
The NY Times has named Morano from Verbania for her perseverance. She lived for 117 years and accredited raw eggs and lack of a husband for her longevity.
3- Margot Wallstrom
The Swedish foreign minister is an example of women challenging the man s world .
4- Henda Ayari
NY Times wrote: "Henda Ayari created a storm when she denounced radical Islam."
5- Olive Yang
"The female warlord who had C.I.A. connections and opium routes," states The New York Times.
6- Asli Erdogan
Erdogan is a Turkish novelist who has spent months in prison and is awaiting a trial. She was held in August for being an adviser to a Kurdish newspaper. Action against her has been seen as another strike on freedom of expression by Turkish government.
7- Letizia Battaglia
Italian Battaglia captured mafia lives in 1970s and 80s and her pictures are now hailed as points of references.
8- Sinta Nuriyah
Wife of ex-Indonesian president Nuriyah leads an extensive network of progressive boarding schools for girls
9- Yu Xiuhua
Chinese Yu Xiuhua is a literary sensation who lived her life in a quiet village and now ‘touches’ people with her poetry
10- Alice Schwarzer
Schwarzer is the founder of the feminist magazine EMMA.
11- Maryam Sharif
Maryam Nawaz emerged in 2017 as a strong candidate to lead political empire of her father, former premier of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif
