COVER STORY ASIA'S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMEN
QUEEN RANIA
AL ABDULLAH
Citizenship/Residence
Jordan
Queen Rania Al Abdullah is the Queen
consort of Jordan. She is also known as
Rania al-Abdullah.
Who believes that “Education is a Titan
and the power of education lies not in the
pages of textbooks, or the recital of facts
and figures. It resides in the mind of a
child who is taught how to think. How to
navigate the world, avoid whirlpools, climb
mountains”. Queen Rania spends much of
her time listening to and talking with the
people of Jordan, to learn from them the
best way to improve their livelihoods and
Jordan’s prospects.
She is also an avid user of social media
and she maintains pages on Facebook,
YouTube, and Twitter. She has two
dau ghters and two sons and has been
given various decorations by governments.
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RAINIE YANG
Citizenship/Residence
Taiwan
She started acting when she was 14-years-old,
appearing in movies and commercials in Hong
Kong Rainie Yang is known for several of her works
including Ambiguous Love, Ideal Lover and Allergy;
her highly popular television series, including Hi My
Sweetheart, Devil Beside You and Drunken To Love
You.Open, candid and genuine — that’s the sort of
person Yang appears to be.