Sonia Gandhi - Honours, Awards and International Recognition

Honours, Awards and International Recognition

Gandhi was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes Magazine in the year 2004 and was ranked 6th in 2007. In 2010, Gandhi ranked as the ninth most powerful person on the planet by Forbes Magazine. She was also named among the Time 100 most influential people in the world for the years 2007 and 2008. The British magazine New Statesman listed Sonia Gandhi at number 29 in their annual survey of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures" in the year 2010.

Year Name Awarding organisation Ref.
2008 Honorary Doctorate University of Madras.
2006 Order of King Leopold Government of Belgium.
2006 Honorary Doctorate Brussels University.

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