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It is clear that the presidents of countries, like ordinary citizens, receive a salary for their work, but in addition to this income item, they also have others in the form of shares, etc. Among the richest presidents in the world are kings and princes, rulers who have a certain share in the most developed and profitable industries.
Top 10 richest presidents in the world
- V.V. Putin. The leader of the rating is the President of Russia V.V. Putin with his $40 billion in assets. And although only an apartment, a garage, a land plot and a couple of cars are registered in official documents, there is information that the ruler of the Russian Federation controls 37% of the shares of Surgutneftegaz and 4.5% of the shares of Gazprom. In the Gunvor corporation, his interests are represented by a certain Timchenko, who owns 50% of the shares.
- King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej with revenues of $35 billion. This is the longest-reigning not only of all monarchs, but also of the current heads of state. It co-finances more than 3,000 agricultural development projects. Owns the world's largest diamond.
- Hassanal Bolkiah. The richest presidents include the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. His $20 billion fortune was earned from oil and gas production.
- King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud also has a share in oil production and owns a fortune of $18 billion.
- President of the United Arab Emirates Caliph Ben Zayed Al Nahyan manages the sovereign wealth fund. The government of Abu Dhabi sets tasks for the head of state, and his foundation invests in them. The overall fortune of the UAE leader is estimated at $15 billion.
- Emir of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Acts as the main company of Dubai and owns assets worth $ 12 billion.
- Hans Adam the first. The prince of the small state of Liechtenstein, Hans-Adam, was the first to enter the 10 richest presidents of the world. Owns the LGT financial group and a capital of $4 billion.
- Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with a fortune estimated at $2.5 billion. Controls the oil and gas complex of the country.
- King of Morocco Mohammed sixth with the same assets as the previous ruler. He is a shareholder of ONA Group, invests in the mining industry.
- President of Chile Sebastian Piñera with assets worth $2.3 billion. Owns a local TV channel, 27% of the shares of the LAN Airlines holding and receives income from the circulation of credit cards.
José Alberto Mujica Cordano (Spanish: José Alberto Mujica Cordano; also known as El Pepe, Spanish: El Pepe; born May 20, 1935, Montevideo) - Uruguayan politician, 40th President of Uruguay (from 2010 to 2015).
He was a member of the left-wing radical partisan movement Tupamaros, was captured and spent 14 years in military prisons. From 2005 to 2008 he was the Minister of Cattle Breeding, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay, then - a senator. Broad Front candidate in the 2009 presidential election. In the second round of elections on November 29, he defeated his main competitor and was elected president of Uruguay. March 1, 2010 officially took office.
During his reign, all key energy and telecommunications industries were nationalized, the state invested heavily in nationwide projects. The government of the country began to strictly control the prices of essential goods, as well as provide universal free education, providing each student with an inexpensive computer.
During his reign, he managed to turn a poor agricultural country into an energy-exporting state, significantly boost the economy (since 2005 it has grown by an average of 5.7% annually), significantly reduce public debt and reduce poverty. One of the most progressive leaders in Latin America, Mujica has earned the respect of politicians in many countries for living within his means, rejecting luxury and being close to his people, legalizing marijuana, abortion and same-sex marriage. All this allowed Uruguay to earn the title of the most liberal South American state.
The winner of the presidential elections in November 2014, from March 1, 2015, Tabare Vasquez (Spanish: Tabare Ramon Vazquez Rosas) replaced José Mujica, who left his high post and retired. However, the political career of the "most people's president" is not over. According to the results of the elections to the Senate, he scored the largest number of votes and again returned to Parliament. It is possible that in 2019, Jose Mujica will again replace Vazquez.
In 2005, Mujica married Lucia Topolansky, a Senate colleague and historical leader of the Popular Participation Movement.
Mujica was called "el presidente más pobre" - "the poorest president." Mujica donated nearly all of his presidential salary to charity, making him the poorest (or most generous) president in the world. Of the $12,500 the president received each month, he kept only $1,250 for himself. “This money is enough for me,” says Mujica, “it should be enough, because the incomes of many Uruguayans are much lower.”
The president's wife, a senator, also donates a portion of her income. The couple live in a rural home on a farm in Montevideo. The president himself carries water for the household from a well in the yard. Mujica's largest personal purchase during his presidency was a 1987 Volkswagen Beetle, valued at $1,945. Mujica has no bank accounts and no debts. His greatest pleasure is communicating with his dog named Manuela.
We invite you to watch a very interesting interview with Mujica:
How many of us are ready to think and live like this?
Let us recall the example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), who also led an ascetic life all his life and was content with what he had.
May the Almighty help us not to waste and live, knowing about the needs and concerns of others, striving to help them as well!
On March 19, the permanent president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, announced that. He stayed in his post for almost 30 years and was the most "long-ruling" head of state in the post-Soviet space. We decided to rank the current political centenarians in countries with a republican or mixed form of government, where the head of state is elected - at least formally. The result surprised us: the list included the heads of seven African countries, one representative each from the countries of the Middle East and Central Asia, and one head of a European country.
1st place: President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
39 years of continuous reign
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo became President of Equatorial Guinea almost 40 years ago, in 1979, after the overthrow of the country's first president, his uncle Francisco Macias Nguema Biyogo.
In Equatorial Guinea, a cult of the president's personality flourishes. In 2003, the state press announced that Teodoro Obiang Nguema was "like God in heaven" and was "in constant contact with the Almighty," with the president having "all power over men and things."
It is not surprising that Mbasogo is re-elected with enviable constancy - in the last elections of 2016, according to official data, 93.53% of voters voted for him. The next elections will be held in Equatorial Guinea in 2023. Now Mbasogo, 76, is unlikely to run for another term, having been diagnosed with cancer.
2nd Place: Cameroonian President Paul Biya
36 years of continuous reign
Paul Biya has ruled Cameroon as president for nearly 37 years. Considering that before that, for another seven years, he headed the government of Cameroon and was the country's prime minister, then his political experience is 44 years.
In October last year, despite his advanced age - 86 years, Paul Biya was re-elected president of the country for a seven-year term.
3rd Place: Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
33 years of continuous reign
Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 74, has been in power for 33 years. Having come to power in a military coup, he promised that his government would govern the country during a four-year transitional period until a new constitution was drafted and elections were held. Then elections were held, then another, and another - and, according to official data, it was Museveni who won them.
The 2001-2006 cadence was the last time Museveni was allowed by the Ugandan constitution. However, in 2005, changes were prepared to the country's basic law, allowing the president to be elected again. In the same year, the Ugandan parliament removed the limit on the number of presidential terms.
In the 2016 elections, Museveni was re-elected president with a score of 60.62%. And he is going to run in the next elections in 2021.
4th place: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
Omar al-Bashir came to power in Sudan in a military coup in 1989. He headed the National Salvation Revolution Command Council, which ruled Sudan for several years, and after the dissolution of the Council, he became President of Sudan.
Since then, he has consistently won presidential elections - most recently in 2015, where, according to official data, he won with 94.05% of the vote.
Omar al-Bashir, 75, has no intention of leaving office despite being labeled a dictator and the International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
5th place: Iranian leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei
29 years of continuous reign
Ali Khamenei. Photo: Reuters Ali Hosseini Khamenei is the Ayatollah, Supreme Leader of Iran. There is no analogue of such a position in other states, the chief theologian and leader of the state is slightly higher than the president of Iran: not a single decision comes into force without being approved by the Supreme Leader. And even the president of Iran, who won the election, becomes it only after being approved by the leader of the state.
Khamenei became Iran's Supreme Leader after the death of Islamic Revolution leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini in 1989 and has been guiding the country's development for 29 years.
Khamenei, 79, will be Iran's leader until his death, although in theory Iran's Council of Experts, made up of influential theologians, could remove him from this post.
6th: Chadian President Idriss Deby
28 years of continuous reign
Idris Deby. Photo: Reuters The 67-year-old President of Chad, Idriss Deby, has been ruling the country for 28 years. He was re-elected in 2016 and is set to run in the next election in 2021.
7th place: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon
26 years of continuous reign
Emomali Rahmon, after Nazarbayev left his post, became the most "long-playing" head of state in the post-Soviet space. In December 1992, he took the post of chairman of the Supreme Council of Tajikistan (this post is equivalent to the presidential one), and in 1994 - the post of president of Tajikistan. In addition, he bears the title of "Leader of the Nation" ("Peshvoi Millat").
Under Rahmon, the Constitution of Tajikistan was changed several times (familiar, isn't it?). In 1999, the country held a referendum on amendments to the constitution, including amendments to increase the presidential term from four to seven years. In 2003, another referendum was held to change the constitution: the president was allowed to serve not one, but two seven-year terms in a row, and restrictions on the age of a presidential candidate were removed. And finally, in 2016, as a result of a constitutional referendum, amendments were adopted that removed restrictions on the number of re-elections to the presidency from the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
The next presidential elections in Tajikistan will be held in 2020 - 66-year-old Emomali Rahmon has already announced his desire to run for the post of head of state.
8th: Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki
25 years of continuous reign
In April 1993, Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia, and Isaias Afewerki became president of the new state. Initially, the president was supposed to be elected by parliament for a five-year term. But in 1997, Isaias Afewerki (to hell with formalities!) simply took and canceled the presidential election.
Therefore, the 73-year-old Isaias Afewerka does not care about re-election issues. As well as the glory of the dictator.
9th place: President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
24 years of continuous reign
Alexander Lukashenko became President of Belarus on July 20, 1994. In three months, he will celebrate his 25th anniversary as head of state. To date, this is a record among all European heads of state - with the exception of monarchs. And the second place among the leaders in the post-Soviet space.
The President of Belarus also has a chance to break world records: 64-year-old Alexander Lukashenko is now serving his fifth presidential term and is going to run for the post of head of state for the sixth time - this is what he (although it is still unknown when the next elections will be held - in 2019 or 2020). And taking into account the fact that the limit on the number of presidential terms was removed from our constitution as a result of a referendum in 2004, Alexander Grigoryevich can become president for the seventh and eighth times ...
10th place: President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso
21 years of uninterrupted reign
Denis Sassou Nguesso first became President of the People's Republic of the Congo back in 1979. At that time, the country was betting on the Marxist-Leninist course and friendship with the USSR. After the collapse of the socialist camp, the People's Republic of the Congo became simply the Republic of the Congo and proclaimed a course towards a market economy, and Denis Sassou Nguesso failed miserably in the 1992 presidential elections.
The economic crisis and political destabilization led to a civil war. Its outcome in 1997 was decided by the military intervention of neighboring Angola, which again made Denis Sassou Nguesso president of the Republic of the Congo.
Since then, Denis Sassou Nguesso has been re-elected to this post every seven years. The next elections will be held in 2023, and 75-year-old Denis Sassou Nguesso is going to take part in them.
Out of competition
In our ranking, we did not take into account the monarchy. But if we take them into account, then the Queen of Great Britain and a number of other countries - members of the British Commonwealth (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu) will become the undisputed leader of being in power. , Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis) 92-year-old Elizabeth II.
Elizabeth II. Photo: Reuters
