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Shaikha Lubna, Dr Raja Easa amongst World's Most Powerful Women

Dubai - While Shaikha Lubna is ranked at number 43, Dr Raja Easa stands at number 91.

Bringing pride to the UAE, two women for the country have fingered in the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women of 2016.
Shaikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, and Dr Raja Easa Saleh Al Gurg, have maintained their positions in the list of the most powerful women this year as well. While Shaikha Lubna is ranked at number 43, Dr Raja Easa stands at number 91.
Minister of Tolerance of the United ArabEmirates,Shaikha Lubna was formerly the Minister of International Cooperation and Development and helped to lead the United Arab Emirates into a period of unprecedented philanthropy. In 2004, she became the first woman in the country's history to assume a cabinet position.
Dr Raja Easa was ranked at number two in the Most Powerful Arab Woman by Forbes Middle East in 2015. As Dubai-based business leader, she has been an instrumental figure in the support and encouragement of Arab women entrepreneurs. She is the first Emirati woman on the board of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited. Additionally she is also on the advisory board of Coutts Bank.
According to the Forbes, five Most Powerful Women of 2016 include:
1: Angela Merkel
2: Hillary Clinton
3: Janet Yellen
4: Melinda Gates
5: Mary Barra