KARACHI, Jan 20: The World Economic Forum has named Omar Ayub Khan, the Minister of State for Finance, among 250 `Young Global Leaders 2007’. The WEF released the list on Friday. Salman Iqbal, CEO of ARY Digital, is the other Pakistani to have figured in the list.

Of 28 South Asians in the list, two are Pakistanis, one Bangladeshi and the rest Indians. Leaders from India include members of parliament, professionals and businesspersons, besides two showbiz icons – actress Aishwarya Rai and film director Karan Johar.

The list `recognises’ the top 250 young leaders -- below the age of 41 -- from around the world for their `professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world’, according to a press release..