Jakarta.
Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini has been named as one of the world’s 50 greatest
leaders by American business magazine Fortune.
Risma, as
she is popularly known, is ranked 24th on the list, above Facebook founder and
CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun and Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala. She is the only Indonesian included.
“Elected as
Surabaya’s mayor in 2010, Rismaharini has transformed her city of 2.7 million
people into a new kind of Indonesian metropolis, one that celebrates green
space and environmental sustainability,” the magazine said.
Other
notable leaders included were China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Apple CEO Tim
Cook, who is ranked top of the list.
In February
last year Risma was named world mayor of the month by the City Mayor Foundation.
Risma, who
has a degree in architecture, rose to fame in 2005 as the head of the Surabaya
park department which is responsible for rejuvenating the city’s parks and
developing more green spaces.
The mayor
has been praised for her hands-on approach to the city’s problems, such as
picking up trash along the roadside or getting out of her car and directing
traffic.
But not
everyone has been happy with her performance. Last year, she received both
praise and criticism for closing down Indonesia’s biggest red light district,
also known as Dolly. She sent sex workers back to their home towns with a small
amount of money to start new businesses.
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Mayor Tri Rismaharini. (JG Photo/Yudek)
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