Top 10 Most Powerful Female Leaders in the World Who Rule the World

No. 10 - Beata Szydło

Beata Maria Szydło is a Polish politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland. Following the 2015 parliamentary election, she formed her cabinet, which took office on 16 November 2015.
Born: 15 April 1963

No. 9 - Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina Wazed is the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh, in office since January 2009. Hasina's political career has spanned more than four decades.
Born: 28 September 1947

No. 8 - Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February 1952.
Born: 21 April 1926

No. 7 - Elena Kagan

Elena Kagan is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the Court's fourth female justice. Kagan was born and raised in New York City.
Born: 28 April 1960

No. 6 - Ivanka Trump

Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump is an American model, businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and actor, who is an advisor to the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Born: 30 October 1981

No. 5 - Federica Mogherini

Federica Mogherini is an Italian politician and the current High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission in the Juncker Commission since 1 November 2014.
Born: 16 June 1973

No. 4 - Michelle Bachelet

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean politician who has been President of Chile since 11 March 2014. She was previously president from 2006 to 2010, becoming the first woman in her country to do so.
Born: 29 September 1951

No. 3 - Tsai Ing-Wen

Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician and the President of the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan. Tsai is the second president from the Democratic Progressive Party, and the first woman elected to the office.
Born: 31 August 1956

No. 2 - Theresa May

Theresa Mary May is a British politician serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2016. She was first elected Member of Parliament for Maidenhead in the general election of 1997.
Born: 1 October 1956

No. 1 - Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union since 2000.
Born: 17 July 1954