COVER STORY ASIA'S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
KAREN
AGUSTIAWAN
Citizenship/Residence
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Karen Agustiawan
is one such woman. She is
presently the Chief Executive
Officer and President of
PT Pertamina (Persero).
Agustiawan took over the reins
of Pertamina in 2009 and
made history by becoming the
corporation’s youngest and
first female CEO and President.
Agustiawan received a lot of
vitroils on being promoted,
questioning her ability but
she has since proven critics
wrong time and time again. In
2011, Forbes named her first
on its list of “Asia’s 50 Power
Businesswomen”.
Dr.Khawla Al-Kuraya is a renowned consultant and
the principal clinical sc ientist at the King Faisal
Hospital and Research Center who has prudently
meted out the compelling researches. She has
contributed as the director to the Department of
Human Cancer Genomic Research, as well as director
for the Research Center for Children’s Cancer. One
of the Board of Advisers of the National Geographic
Al Arabiya Magazine, she has fabricated many
internationally peer reviewed journals celebrated
in global summits as well as local conferences.
In January 2010, King Abdullah conferred the
prestigious “First Rank King Abdulaziz Medal” on Dr.
Khawla Al-Kuraya in recognition of her achievements
in science that have made her a prominent
international figure in cancer research”.
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