12 Current Female World Leaders

5. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Since 2006, when she became the first elected female African head of state in history, Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has established herself as one of the most important and progressive leaders on the continent. She’s made huge strides in transforming the African country. This amazing woman has worked her way up from a village in Liberia to establish herself as a force for freedom in Liberia and other nations in need of saving grace.