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We all love and respect heads of state that are committed to
the welfare of their people. President of a nation enjoys immense power and
fame. The job also involves lot of stress. Some political leaders have amassed
huge fortune!
Here are the top 10 richest presidents in the world as of
2015.
#1. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia – $40 Billion
#2. Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand – $30 Billion
#3. Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei – $20 Billion
#4. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE – $15
Billion
#5. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai – $4
Billion
#6. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein – $4 Billion
#7. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar – $2 Billion
#8. Mohammed VI, King of Morocco – $2.1 Billion
#9. Albert II, Prince of Monaco – $1 billion
#10. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan – $1
Billion
#1. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia – $40 Billion
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s
reported income is only $80,000; however, whistleblowers like political
scientist Stanislav Belkovsky and former fellow government member Ivan Rybkin
claim that Putin controls secret assets in oil and natural gas companies like
Gazprom and Gunvor to the tune of over $40 billion. Some reports are enormously
high – at $70 billion.
Putin, who has been the President of
Russia since 2012, has many supporters. Some of them claim that these
allegations have not been proved. Till today no one knows the exact extent of
his wealth.
#2. Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand – $30 Billion
Bhumibol Adulyadej has been the King
of Thailand since 1946. He is the longest serving head of state. The king has
made generous contributions to different sectors of Thai society. His is
considered to be the wealthiest
royal in the world and the longest reigning monarch in the history of
Thailand.
#3. Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei – $20 Billion
The full name of Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah is Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulahibni Al-Marhum
Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien. He is the head of state
and Yangi-Di Pertuan of Brunei. He has been ruling Brunei ever since he became
the Sultan in 1967. He ascended the throne after his father relinquished the
throne in 1967. His is one of the largest car collectors in the world. Some
companies have made cars exclusively for him! He has a Rolls Royce coated with
24K gold.
#4. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE – $15
Billion
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the
President of UAE and also the Emir of Abu Dhabi. He assumed the office of the
president in 2004 after the death of his father. His family is among the
richest in the world. It has an estimated wealth of more than a whopping $150
billion! Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the chairman of the Abu Dhabi
Investment Authority. Even though he controls 97.8 billion barrels of proved
oil reserves, not all his wealth is from oil. Currently he runs the world’s
second-largest sovereign wealth fund, with assets of $773 billion!
#5. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai – $4
Billion
Mohammed bin Al Maktoum is the Emir
of Dubai and the prime minister and vice president of UAE. His family’s total
wealth is estimated to be around $44 billion. He owns 99.67 percent of Dubai
Holding. He is the brain behind Dubai’s landmarks like Burj Al Arab, Palm
Islands and Burj Al Khalifa.
#6. Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein – $4 Billion
The full name of Hans-Adam II is,
Johannes Hans Adam Ferdinand Alois Josef Maria Marko d’ Aviano Pius von und zu
Liechtenstein. He is the most powerful man in Liechtenstein. He owns the LGT
banking group. He is the richest monarch in Europe. He is empowered to introduce
legislation and to veto laws passed by the parliament.
#7. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar – $2 Billion
Tamim bin Hamad is the youngest
reigning monarch in the world. He became the Emir of Qatar after his father
abdicated the throne in 2013. He heads the Qatar Investment Authority board of
investors. The fund has invested billions in businesses in the UK. He holds
large stakes in Sainsbury’s Barclay’s Bank and Harrods. His fund also owns a
share of the Shard, Europe’s tallest building.
#8. Mohammed VI, King of Morocco – $2.1 Billion
Mohammed VI became the King of
Morocco in 1999 after the death of his father. He inherited around 40 percent
stake in SNI, a large, formerly state-owned Moroccan investment company. SNI
has controlling stakes in Attijariwafa, the largest bank in Morocco; Managem
Group, a mining company; Consumar, a sugar company; Centrale Laitiere, dairy
firm; and other assets. Forbes estimated his net worth at $2.1 billion.
#9. Albert II, Prince of Monaco – $1 billion
Albert II is one of the richest
royals in the world. He owns
real estate in France and Monaco. His real estate includes holdings in the
Société des bains de mer de Monaco, which operates Monaco’s casino and other
entertainment properties in the principality. He is not only the reigning
monarch of the Principality of Monaco, but also the head of the Princely House
of Grimaldi.
#10. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan – $1
Billion
Nazarbayev has been the President of Kazakhstan since 1989,
when he was named First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Kazakh SSR. He
was elected the nation’s first president following its independence from the
Soviet Union in 1991. He is believed to have transferred around $1 billion worth of oil revenues to his
private bank accounts in 2006.
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