South African President Nelson Mandela becomes top most admired personality globally, PM Modi ranks10th

Posted on 30 October 2015. Tags: admired, African, Becomes, globally, Mandela, Modi, Most, Nelson, Personality, president, ranks10th, SOUTH

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the 10th most admired personality globally, as per a new survey by the World Economic Forum (WEF) that has ranked late South African President Nelson Mandela on the top.

Mahatma Gandhi is ranked fourth most admired leader, according to a survey of more than 1,000 millennials.

After Mandela, the WEF’s Global Shapers Annual Survey 2015 found that Pope Francis is the second most admired leader. Others in the list are Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk (3rd rank), Microsoft Founder Bill Gates (5), US President Barack Obama (6th), Virgin Group Founder Richard Barson (7), Apple Founder Steve Jobs (8), Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus (9) and US investor Warren Buffett (11).

Contributed By Sonia Narula

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