Nirmala Sitharaman
Indian economist and politician
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| 2024 | Ranked 28th in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women. |
| 2024 | Ranked 28th in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women. |
| June 2024 | Retained her cabinet posts after the Indian general election. |
| June 2024 | Retained her cabinet posts after the Indian general election. |
| February 2024 | Presented the Union budget for the 6th time, matching Morarji Desai's record and becoming the first minister to present the budget in the New Parliament building of India. |
| February 2024 | Presented the Union budget for the 6th time, matching Morarji Desai's record and becoming the first minister to present the budget in the New Parliament building of India. |
| 2023 | Ranked 32nd in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women. |
| 2023 | Ranked 32nd in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women. |
| 2022 | During her tenure as finance minister, India became the Fifth largest Economy in the world with significant GDP growth. |
| 2022 | Featured in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women, ranked 36th. |
| 2022 | During her tenure as finance minister, India became the Fifth largest Economy in the world with significant GDP growth. |
| 2022 | Featured in Forbes list of World's 100 most powerful women, ranked 36th. |
| 2021 | Won the Business Reformer of the Year award at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. |
| 2021 | Ranked 37th in Forbes Magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| 2021 | Ranked 37th in Forbes Magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| 2021 | Won the Business Reformer of the Year award at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence. |
| 2020 | Ranked 41st in Forbes Magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| 2020 | Ranked 41st in Forbes Magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| February 1 2020 | Presented the Union Budget 2020–21. |
| February 1 2020 | Presented the Union Budget 2020–21. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by Jawaharlal Nehru University, recognizing her significant achievements as an alumna. |
| 2019 | Headed the Balakot Air Strike carried out by the Indian Air Force as Defence Minister of India. |
| 2019 | Ranked 34th by Forbes Magazine in the list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| 2019 | Ranked 34th by Forbes Magazine in the list of 100 most powerful women in the world. |
| 2019 | Awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award by Jawaharlal Nehru University, recognizing her significant achievements as an alumna. |
| 2019 | Headed the Balakot Air Strike carried out by the Indian Air Force as Defence Minister of India. |
| July 5 2019 | Presented her maiden budget in the Indian parliament. |
| July 5 2019 | Presented her maiden budget in the Indian parliament. |
| May 31 2019 | Appointed as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, becoming India's first full-time female finance minister. |
| May 31 2019 | Appointed as the Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister, becoming India's first full-time female finance minister. |
| 2017 | Became one of the founding directors of Pranava in Hyderabad |
| 2017 | Became one of the founding directors of Pranava in Hyderabad |
| September 2017 | Elevated to the position of Defence Minister, becoming India's second female Defence Minister. |
| September 2017 | Elevated to the position of Defence Minister, becoming India's second female Defence Minister. |
| September 3 2017 | Appointed as Minister of Defence, becoming the second woman and first full-time female defence minister after Indira Gandhi. |
| September 3 2017 | Appointed as Minister of Defence, becoming the second woman and first full-time female defence minister after Indira Gandhi. |
| June 11 2016 | Successfully contested and won a Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka. |
| June 11 2016 | Successfully contested and won a Rajya Sabha seat from Karnataka. |
| May 2016 | Nominated by BJP as one of 12 candidates to contest the Rajya Sabha elections. |
| May 2016 | Nominated by BJP as one of 12 candidates to contest the Rajya Sabha elections. |
| June 2014 | Elected as a Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh and inducted into Narendra Modi's cabinet as a junior minister. |
| June 2014 | Elected as a Rajya Sabha Member from Andhra Pradesh and inducted into Narendra Modi's cabinet as a junior minister. |
| May 2014 | Appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the Modi government. |
| May 2014 | Became Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. |
| May 2014 | Became Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. |
| May 2014 | Appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs in the Modi government. |
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