One can criticize Central Asian governments for many things -- from corruption to their intractably undemocratic ways. But perhaps due more than anything to the Soviet legacy, women in that predominantly Muslim region participate in politics, business, and other spheres of public life. Some of the following 10 picks for most influential women in Central Asia have risen to the top solely on their merits, there are more than a few whose family ties have paved the way to success.
Roza Otunbaeva: president of Kyrgyzstan, Svetlana Ortikova: chairwoman of Uzbek Senate's Committee for Legislative and Judiciary Issues, Akja Nurberdyeva: speaker of Turkmenistan's parliament, Lola Karimova: Uzbek ambassador to UNESCO, Mutabar Tojiboeva: Uzbek human rights activist, Ozoda Rahmonova: deputy Tajik foreign minister ....
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One can criticize Central Asian governments for many things -- from corruption to their intractably undemocratic ways. But perhaps due more than anything to the Soviet legacy, women in that predominantly Muslim region participate in politics, business, and other spheres of public life. Some of the following 10 picks for most influential women in Central Asia have risen to the top solely on their merits, there are more than a few whose family ties have paved the way to success.
Roza Otunbaeva: president of Kyrgyzstan, Svetlana Ortikova: chairwoman of Uzbek Senate's Committee for Legislative and Judiciary Issues, Akja Nurberdyeva: speaker of Turkmenistan's parliament, Lola Karimova: Uzbek ambassador to UNESCO, Mutabar Tojiboeva: Uzbek human rights activist, Ozoda Rahmonova: deputy Tajik foreign minister ....
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