Asif Ali Zardari

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Rich heads of state and Government:Mr Asif Ali Zardari is in it but none from India!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heads_of_government_and_state_by_net_worth

This is a list of heads of state and government by their net worth, mostly of their liquid assets. This list should not include crown property and other material goods (although these are sometimes difficult to separate depending on the source) as of August 2008.

Name  ↓ Title  ↓ Net Worth  ↓ Country  ↓
Bhumibol Adulyadej King $30 billion[1]  Thailand
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan $20 billion[1]  Brunei
Panco Milodarka Vila Sultan $19 billion[1]  Brunei
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Emir $18 billion[1]  United Arab Emirates
Abdullah King $17 billion[1]  Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Bin Rashid Prime Minister $12 billion[1]  United Arab Emirates
Silvio Berlusconi Prime Minister $9.4 billion[2]  Italy
Asif Ali Zardari President $4 billion[3]  Pakistan
Hans-Adam II Prince $3.5 billion[1]  Liechtenstein
Mohammed VI King $2.5 billion[1]  Morocco
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Emir $2 billion[1]  Qatar
Albert II Prince $1 billion[1]  Monaco
Elizabeth II Queen
Paramount Chief
Lord Proprietor
Duke		 $650 million[1]  Alderney
United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia
 Anguilla
 Antigua and Barbuda
United Kingdom Ascention Island
 Australia
 Bahamas
 Barbados
 Belize
 Bermuda
 British Antarctic Territory
 British Indian Ocean Territory
 British Virgin Islands
 Canada
 Cayman Islands
 Christmas Island
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
 Cook Islands
 Falkland Islands
 Fiji
 Gibraltar
 Grenada
 Guernsey
 Herm
 Isle of Man
 Jamaica
 Jersey
 Montserrat
 New Zealand
 Niue
 Norfolk Island
 Papua New Guinea
 Pitcairn Islands
 Saint Helena
 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Sark
 Solomon Islands
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
 Tristan da Cunha
 Turks and Caicos Islands
 Tuvalu
 United Kingdom
Qaboos Sultan $700 million[1]  Oman
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo President $600 million[citation needed]  Equatorial Guinea
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Emir $400 million[1]  Kuwait
Beatrix Queen $200 million[1]  Netherlands
 Netherlands Antilles
 Aruba
Mswati III King $100 million[1]  Swaziland
Kevin Rudd Prime Minister $60 million[4]  Australia
John Key Prime Minister $50 million[5]  New Zealand
Harald V King $27 million[citation needed]  Norway
Lee Myung-bak President $23.6 million[6]  South Korea
Milo Đukanović Prime Minister $14.8 million [7]  Montenegro
Margrethe II Queen $10 million[citation needed]  Denmark
 Faroe Islands
 Greenland
Carl XVI Gustaf King $9 million[citation needed]  Sweden
Luis Fortuño Governor $3.1 million[8]  Puerto Rico
Nicolas Sarkozy President
Prince		 $3 million[citation needed]  France
 Andorra
Cristina Kirchner President $2 million[citation needed]  Argentina
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Prime Minister $2 million[citation needed]  Turkey
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo President $1.5 million[9]  Philippines
Barack Obama President $1.3 million[10]  United States
Felipe Calderón President $0.67 million[11]  Mexico
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono President $0.5 million[citation needed]  Indonesia
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President $0.36 million[12]  Brazil
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Top wealthy people in the world:Many Indians in it and one Pakistani too!

dryadusingh Top wealthy people in the world:many Indians in it. Have a look. http://bit.ly/44qQ7k

Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal and Anil Ambani are there.

Visit the list further and see which King/Queen/Prince/Head of State is in it.

Mr Asif Ali Zardari is in it too and PM Kevin Rudd is also mentioned. PM Man Mohan Singh is not there.

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This list of billionaires is based (where not otherwise noted) on an annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 11, 2009.[1] The listed net worth represents the estimated value of assets less debt as of February 13, 2009.[2] The list does not include heads of state whose wealth is tied to their position (see List of heads of state and government by net worth).

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Top billionaires

The following list is the ranking of the world’s richest billionaires as of February 13, 2009, and does not reflect changes since then.

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No.  ↓ Name  ↓ Net worth (USD)  ↓ Age  ↓ Citizenship  ↓ Residence  ↓ Sources of wealth  ↓ Ref.
&0000000000000001.0000001▲ Gates, BillBill Gates $40.0 billion ▼ 53  United States  United States Microsoft [3]
&0000000000000002.0000002▼ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $37.0 billion ▼ 78  United States  United States Berkshire Hathaway [3]
&0000000000000003.0000003▼ Helú, Carlos SlimCarlos Slim Helú $35.0 billion ▼ 69  Mexico  Mexico Telmex, América Móvil [3]
&0000000000000004.0000004▲ Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $22.5 billion ▼ 64  United States  United States Oracle Corporation [3]
&0000000000000005.0000005▲ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad and family $22.0 billion ▼ 83  Sweden Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland IKEA [4]
&0000000000000006.0000006▲ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $21.5 billion ▼ 89  Germany  Germany Aldi Süd [4]
&0000000000000007.0000007▼ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $19.5 billion ▼ 51  India  India Reliance Industries [4]
&0000000000000008.0000008▼ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $19.3 billion ▼ 58  India  United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal [4]
&0000000000000009.0000009▲ Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $18.8 billion ▼ 87  Germany  Germany Aldi Nord, Trader Joe’s [5]
&0000000000000010.00000010▲ Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $18.3 billion ▼ 73  Spain  Spain Inditex Group [6]
&0000000000000011.00000011▲ Walton, JimJim Walton $17.8 billion ▼ 61  United States  United States Wal-Mart [7]
&0000000000000012.00000012▲ Walton, AliceAlice Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 59  United States  United States Wal-Mart [7]
&0000000000000012.00000012▲ Walton, ChristyChristy Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 54  United States  United States Wal-Mart [7]
&0000000000000012.00000012▲ Walton, S. RobsonS. Robson Walton $17.6 billion ▼ 65  United States  United States Wal-Mart [7]
&0000000000000015.00000015▼ Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $16.5 billion ▼ 60  France  France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton [8]
&0000000000000016.00000016▼ Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $16.2 billion ▼ 80  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa [9]
&0000000000000017.00000017▲ Bloomberg, MichaelMichael Bloomberg $16.0 billion ▲ 67  United States  United States Bloomberg L.P. [6]
&0000000000000018.00000018▲ Persson, StefanStefan Persson $14.5 billion ▼ 61  Sweden  Sweden Hennes & Mauritz  
&0000000000000019.00000019▲ Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 73  United States  United States Koch Industries [10]
&0000000000000019.00000019▲ Koch, David H.David H. Koch $14.0 billion ▼ 68  United States  United States Koch Industries [10]
&0000000000000021.00000021▼ Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $13.4 billion ▼ 86  France  France L’Oréal [3]
&0000000000000022.00000022▼ Alsaud, Prince Alwaleed Bin TalalPrince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $13.3 billion ▼ 54  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup [11]
&0000000000000023.00000023▲ Otto, MichaelMichael Otto and family $13.2 billion ▼ 65  Germany  Germany Otto GmbH  
&0000000000000024.00000024▲ Thomson, DavidDavid Thomson and family $13.0 billion ▼ 51  Canada  Canada The Thomson Corporation [12]
&0000000000000025.00000025▲ Dell, MichaelMichael Dell $12.3 billion ▼ 44  United States  United States Dell  
&0000000000000026.00000026▲ Bren, DonaldDonald Bren $12.0 billion ▼ 76  United States  United States Irvine Company  
&0000000000000026.00000026▲ Brin, SergeySergey Brin $12.0 billion ▼ 35  United States  United States Google [3]
&0000000000000026.00000026▲ Page, LarryLarry Page $12.0 billion ▼ 36  United States  United States Google [3]
&0000000000000029.00000029▲ Ballmer, StevenSteven Ballmer $11.0 billion ▼ 53  United States  United States Microsoft [13]
&0000000000000029.00000029▲ Westminster, The Duke ofThe Duke of Westminster and family $11.0 billion ▼ 57  United Kingdom  United Kingdom Grosvenor Group [14]
&0000000000000029.00000029▲ Soros, GeorgeGeorge Soros $11.0 billion ▲ 78  United States  United States Soros Fund Management  
&0000000000000032.00000032▲ Allen, PaulPaul Allen $10.5 billion ▼ 56  United States  United States Microsoft [11]
&0000000000000032.00000032▼ Kwok, RaymondRaymond Kwok, Thomas Kwok, and Walter Kwok $10.5 billion ▼ 57, 58, and 59  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai  
&0000000000000034.00000034▼ Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $10.1 billion ▼ 49  India  India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group [4]
&0000000000000035.00000035▲ Johnson, AbigailAbigail Johnson $10.0 billion ▼ 47  United States  United States Fidelity Investments  
&0000000000000035.00000035▲ Klatten, SusanneSusanne Klatten $10.0 billion ▼ 46  Germany  Germany BMW  
&0000000000000035.00000035▲ Perelman, RonaldRonald Perelman $10.0 billion ▲ 66  United States  United States Revlon  
&0000000000000035.00000035▲ Rausing, HansHans Rausing $10.0 billion ▬ 83  Sweden  United Kingdom Tetra Laval [14]
&0000000000000039.00000039▲ Rausing, BirgitBirgit Rausing and family $9.9 billion ▼ 85  Sweden Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Tetra Laval  
&0000000000000040.00000040▲ Ferrero, MicheleMichele Ferrero and family $9.5 billion ▼ 82  Italy  Monaco Ferrero  
&0000000000000040.00000040▼ Prokhorov, MikhailMikhail Prokhorov $9.5 billion ▼ 43  Russia  Russia Interros [15]
&0000000000000040.00000040▲ Taylor, Jack C.Jack C. Taylor and family $9.5 billion ▼ 86  United States  United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car  
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Al Amoudi, MohammedMohammed Al Amoudi $9.0 billion ▬ 63  Ethiopia/ Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia/ Ethiopia Corral Petroleum Holdings  
&0000000000000043.00000043▼ Chambers, Anne CoxAnne Cox Chambers $9.0 billion ▼ 89  United States  United States Cox Enterprises  
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Icahn, CarlCarl Icahn $9.0 billion ▼ 73  United States  United States American Car and Foundry Company [16]
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Kaiser, GeorgeGeorge Kaiser $9.0 billion ▼ 66  United States  United States BOK Financial Corporation  
&0000000000000043.00000043▼ Kee, Lee ShauLee Shau Kee $9.0 billion ▼ 81  Hong Kong  Hong Kong Henderson Land Development  
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Mars, Jr., Forrest EdwardForrest Edward Mars, Jr. $9.0 billion ▼ 77  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Mars, JacquelineJacqueline Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 69  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
&0000000000000043.00000043▲ Mars, JohnJohn Mars $9.0 billion ▼ 72  United States  United States Mars, Incorporated [16]
&0000000000000051.00000051▼ Abramovich, RomanRoman Abramovich $8.5 billion ▼ 42  Russia  Russia Millhouse Capital [17]
&0000000000000052.00000052▲ Bertarelli, ErnestoErnesto Bertarelli $8.2 billion ▼ 43 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Serono  
&0000000000000052.00000052▲ Knight, PhilipPhilip Knight $8.2 billion ▼ 71  United States  United States Nike  
&0000000000000054.00000054▼ Al-Kharafi, NasserNasser Al-Kharafi and family $8.1 billion ▼ 65  Kuwait  Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons  
&0000000000000055.00000055▲ Simons, JamesJames Simons $8.0 billion ▲ 70  United States  United States Renaissance Technologies  
&0000000000000055.00000055▲ Wertheimer, AlainAlain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer $8.0 billion ▼ 60 and 59  France  United States
Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland		 Chanel  
&0000000000000057.00000057▲ Al Ghurair, Abdul AzizAbdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family $7.8 billion ▲ 55  United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates Mashreq Bank  
&0000000000000057.00000057▲ Alakbarov, VahidVahid Alakbarov $7.8 billion ▼ 58  Russia  Russia LUKoil  
&0000000000000059.00000059▲ Mittal, SunilSunil Mittal and family $7.7 billion ▼ 51  India  India Bharti Airtel  
&0000000000000060.00000060▼ Pinault, FrançoisFrançois Pinault and family $7.6 billion ▼ 72  France  France PPR  
&0000000000000061.00000061▲ Batista, EikeEike Batista $7.5 billion ▲ 51  Brazil  Brazil EBX Group  
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Al Jaber, Mohamed Bin IssaMohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber $7.0 billion ▲ 50  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia    
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Al-Sanea, MaanMaan Al-Sanea $7.0 billion ▼ 54  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Saad Group  
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Johnson, III, EdwardEdward Johnson, III $7.0 billion ▼ 78  United States  United States Fidelity Investments  
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Krishnan, AnandaAnanda Krishnan $7.0 billion ▼ 70  Malaysia  Malaysia Maxis, Astro  
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Kuok, RobertRobert Kuok $7.0 billion ▼ 85  Malaysia  Hong Kong Perlis Plantations Bhd  
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Safra, JosephJoseph Safra $7.0 billion ▼ 70  Brazil  Brazil Safra Group  
&0000000000000068.00000068▲ Bezos, JeffreyJeffrey Bezos $6.8 billion ▼ 45  United States  United States Amazon.com  
&0000000000000069.00000069▲ von Finck, Jr., AugustAugust von Finck, Jr. $6.7 billion ▼ 79  Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Allianz  
&0000000000000070.00000070▲ Berlusconi, SilvioSilvio Berlusconi and family $6.5 billion ▼ 72  Italy  Italy Fininvest  
&0000000000000071.00000071▲ Del Vecchio, LeonardoLeonardo Del Vecchio $6.3 billion ▼ 73  Italy  Italy Luxottica  
&0000000000000071.00000071▲ Engelhorn, CurtCurt Engelhorn $6.3 billion ▼ 82  Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Roche  
&0000000000000071.00000071▼ Fridman, MikhailMikhail Fridman $6.3 billion ▼ 44  Russia  Russia Alfa Group  
&0000000000000074.00000074▲ Al Rajhi, SulaimanSulaiman Al Rajhi $6.2 billion ▼ 89  Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia Al-Rajhi Bank  
&0000000000000075.00000075▲ Goodnight, JamesJames Goodnight $6.1 billion ▼ 66  United States  United States SAS Institute  
&0000000000000076.00000076▲ Fontbona, IrisIris Fontbona (widow of Andronico Luksic) and family $6.0 billion ▼    Chile  Chile Antofagasta PLC, Quiñenco  
&0000000000000076.00000076▲ Kellner, PetrPetr Kellner $6.0 billion ▼ 44  Czech Republic  Czech Republic PPF Group  
&0000000000000076.00000076▲ Kluge, JohnJohn Kluge $6.0 billion ▼ 94  United States  United States Metromedia [6]
&0000000000000076.00000076▲ Paulson, JohnJohn Paulson $6.0 billion ▲ 53  United States  United States    
&0000000000000076.00000076▲ Yanai, TadashiTadashi Yanai & family $6.0 billion ▲ 60  Japan  Japan Fast Retailing  
&0000000000000081.00000081▲ Duncan, DanDan Duncan $5.9 billion ▼ 76  United States  United States Enterprise Products  
&0000000000000081.00000081▲ Matte, EliodoroEliodoro Matte & family $5.9 billion ▼ 63  Chile  Chile Compañía Manufacturera de Papeles y Cartones  
&0000000000000083.00000083▲ Bailleres, AlbertoAlberto Bailleres & family $5.7 billion ▼ 76  Mexico  Mexico Grupo Bal  
&0000000000000083.00000083▼ Premji, AzimAzim Premji $5.7 billion ▼ 63  India  India Wipro Technologies  
&0000000000000083.00000083▲ Wyss, HansjorgHansjorg Wyss $5.7 billion ▼ 74 Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland  United States Synthes  
&0000000000000086.00000086▼ Ruia, ShashiShashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $5.6 billion ▼ 65  India  India Essar  
&0000000000000087.00000087▲ Cohen, Steven A.Steven A. Cohen $5.5 billion ▼ 53  United States  United States SAC Capital Partners  
&0000000000000087.00000087▲ Ng Teng Fong, Ng Teng Fong $5.5 billion ▼ 80  Singapore  Singapore Sino Group  
&0000000000000087.00000087▲ Soon-Shiong, PatrickPatrick Soon-Shiong $5.5 billion ▲ 57  United States  United States American Pharmaceutical Partners  
&0000000000000090.00000090▼ Dassault, SergeSerge Dassault and family $5.4 billion ▼ 83  France  France Dassault Group  
&0000000000000090.00000090▲ Haub, ErivanErivan Haub & family $5.4 billion ▼ 76  Germany  Germany Tengelmann Group  
&0000000000000092.00000092▲ Lemann, Jorge PauloJorge Paulo Lemann $5.3 billion ▼ 69  Brazil  Brazil Investment Bank & Anheuser-Busch InBev  
&0000000000000093.00000093▲ Broad, EliEli Broad $5.2 billion ▼ 75  United States  United States KB Home  
&0000000000000093.00000093▲ Busujima, KunioKunio Busujima & family $5.2 billion ▼ 83  Japan  Japan Sankyo  
&0000000000000093.00000093▲ Kipp, Karl-HeinzKarl-Heinz Kipp $5.2 billion ▼ 85  Germany Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland Massa  
&0000000000000093.00000093▼ Lisin, VladimirVladimir Lisin $5.2 billion ▼ 52  Russia  Russia Novolipetsk Steel [15]
&0000000000000093.00000093▲ Wurth, ReinholdReinhold Wurth $5.2 billion ▼ 73  Germany  Germany Wurth Group  
&0000000000000098.00000098▲ Anschutz, PhilipPhilip Anschutz $5.0 billion ▼ 69  United States  United States The Anschutz Corporation  
&0000000000000098.00000098▼ Kerkorian, KirkKirk Kerkorian $5.0 billion ▼ 91  United States  United States Tracinda Corporation [16]
&0000000000000098.00000098▲ Oppenheimer, NickyNicky Oppenheimer & family $5.0 billion ▼ 63  South Africa  South Africa De Beers & Anglo American  
&0000000000000098.00000098▲ Reuben, David and SimonDavid and Simon Reuben $5.0 billion ▼ NA  United Kingdom  United Kingdom real estate  
&0000000000000098.00000098▼ Singh, Kushal PalKushal Pal Singh $5.0 billion ▼ 77  India  India DLF Group [4]
&0000000000000098.00000098▲ Weston, GalenGalen Weston & family $5.0 billion ▼ 68  Canada  Canada George Weston Limited, Associated British Foods  
&0000000000000104.000000104▲ Mansha, Mian MohammadMian Mohammad Mansha $4.4 billion ▲ NA  Pakistan  Pakistan Nishat Group, Muslim Commercial Bank [18][19]
&0000000000000106.000000106▲ Jobs, SteveSteve Jobs $3.4 billion ▼ 54  United States  United States Apple Inc. [20]

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