ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and Malala Yousafzai have featured among the world's most admired people for 2021, announced YouGov that annually compiles the ranking.
A British data analytics firm, YouGov prepared the list by first gathering open-ended nominations from 38 countries and territories by asking its panelists to name the person they most admired.
The nominations were then used to compile two separate lists of 20 men and women who had received the greatest number of mentions in at least four countries.
"This year's rankings ... see the re-entry into the top twenties of investor Warren Buffett, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Chinese actresses Liu Yifei and Yang Mi," said the firm's website.
The Pakistani prime minister found himself on number 17 on the list of the most admired men which had Barack Obama, Bill Gates and Xi Jinping on top.
"Pakistani human rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and Indian actress Priyanka Chopra have risen farthest in the ranks this year, climbing five places to 9th and 10th respectively," added the website.
YouGov said entertainers were more prominent in the female list, though men's ranking was dominated by people from political, business and sporting backgrounds.
