US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2016.
Trump was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in November’s presidential election.
Mr Trump told NTBC’s Today show shortly after the announcement that it was a “great honour” which “meant a lot” to him.
According to BBC, he was chosen from a shortlist that included Mrs Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Also on the list was the former leader of the UK Independence Party, Nigel Farage, for his role in the successful campaign for Britain to leave the European Union.
Mrs Clinton came second in the selection, Time’s managing editor Nancy Gibbs said, adding that the choice of Mr Trump was “straightforward”.
Time said the president-elect had redrawn America’s political rules.
The magazine invites readers to vote on who they think has earned the title, but the final decision is made by editors.
Others considered included gold-medal winning US gymnast Simone Biles, singer Beyonce Knowles and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Posted by Juliet Ekwebelam
