evidence: At age 27, Anoka Primrose Abeyrathne is the first Sri Lankan appointed from the Asia-Pacific region to the UN Habitat Global Youth Advisory Board. She is also the Policy and Advocacy representative to the Commonwealth Climate Leadership Team. She is the youngest Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum and is the first female New Champion of the World Economic Forum in Sri Lanka. Abeyrathna also received the World Youth Award in 2017 and is a founding member of the Commonwealth Gender and Equality Network that works on linking gender equality, education, entrepreneurship and sustainable development. [...] Sri Lanka Airlines’ first female captain [...] Having served three terms as Prime Minister, she created what would eventually be the Sri Lankan Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and also appointed the first woman to serve in the Sri Lankan Cabinet. She was a key player in reducing tensions between India and China in 1962 and was known for her ability to diplomatically balance East-West relations.