in need around the world who are affected by wars, diseases, and natural disasters. Dilraba Dilmurat was also invited by Alibaba company to become a public welfare star in poverty alleviation in China, and she called on all people in the country to join her in helping the revitalization of her home region of Xinjiang.
Over the past couple of decades, there has been a notable increase in the number of foreigners who learn to appreciate and embrace Chinese language, history, arts and culture, including film, especially the traditional soap opera genre. Both Dilraba and Gulnazar are known for their music videos, variety show appearances, movies and television work. They have it all - looks, talent, smarts, and money, two self- made multimillionaires who further invest in people and worldwide social progress.
URSULA VON DER LEYEN.
German and European politician. While the US has yet to elect its first woman president, other countries around the world have long been led by female prime ministers or presidents. The future will look brighter with more women in leadership roles with global power. Ursula von der Leyen is the current president of the European commission, and she held various positions in the German government between 2005 and 2019. She joined the federal cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel, first as minister for family affairs and youth from 2005 to 2009, then as minister for labor and social affairs from 2009 to 2013, and finally as minister for defense from 2013 to 2019, the first woman to serve as German defense minister. In June 2014, von der Leyen introduced a €100 million plan for a military reform of the army, navy, and air force, to make the Bundeswehr (German Federal Defense) more attractive to recruits, including by offering crèches for soldiers' children, limiting postings to match school term dates, and considerable rises in hardship allowances for difficult postings. When she left office, von der Leyen was the only minister to have served continuously in Merkel's cabinet. She was regarded as a leading contender to succeed Merkel as chancellor of Germany, and as the favorite to become secretary general of NATO after Jens Stoltenberg. A top leader of the EU, she’s also a star presence in the NATO community.
DILRABA DILMURAT / Instagram
GULNAZAR (aka Nazha, full name Gülnezer Bextiyar)
Actress, model, and dancer, is another notable contemporary cultural icon in Asia. She too, belongs to the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang, a northwestern province of China. An ambassador and spokesperson for Chinese and international brands, Gulnazar is one of the many modern pop stars of music, cinema, and fashion, who use their influence, energy, and international appeal to promote not only worthy causes, but also to make their own country known to new fans worldwide.
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