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Sonia Gandhi worth $2 billion, claimsHuffington Post
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According to Huffington Post, the Congress party chief is on 12th position among world's richest leaders with a wealth of $2 billion
According to Huffington Post, the Congress party chief is on 12th position among world's richest leaders with a wealth of $2 billion
HuffPost World has compiled a list of the 20 richest world leaders currently in power based on available data. The list led by Russian president Vladimir Putin (estimated to be worth $40 billion) also features Congress president and United Progress Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi. She is at 12th position and worth $2 billion on the list of world's richest leaders.
"The roster includes a mixture of kings, presidents, sultans and queens. Most are male (as the world's political leaders tend to be, too). They skew to the Middle East, with seven of the 20 leaders originating from that region, and their wealth generally comes from family connections, profitable investments and in some cases, corrupt rule. Unsurprisingly, many of their country's citizens lead much, much humbler lives," the report says.
Here is the list of world's richest leader compiled by Huffington Post...
SrN | Name of the leader/Country | Estimated Wealth |
1 | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | Worth: $40 Billion |
2 | Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand | Worth: $30 Billion |
3 | Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei | Worth: $20 Billion |
4 | Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia | Worth: $18 Billion |
5 | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE | Worth: $15 Billion |
6 | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emir of Dubai | Worth: $14 Billion |
7 | Kim Jong-un, Supreme Leader of North Korea | Worth: $5 Billion |
8 | Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechstenstein | Worth: $5 Billion |
9 | Mohammed VI, King of Morocco | Worth: $2.5 Billion |
10 | Sebastian Pinera, President of Chile | Worth: $2.5 Billion |
11 | Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar | Worth: $2 Billion |
12 | Sonia Gandhi, President of India's INC | Worth: $2 Billion |
13 | Albert II, Prince of Monaco | Worth: $1 Billion |
14 | Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman | Worth: $700 Million |
15 | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea | Worth: $600 Million |
16 | Bashar Al-Assad, President of Syria | Worth: $550 Million |
17 | Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan | Worth: $500 Million |
18 | Elizabeth II, Queen of England | Worth: $400 to 500 Mln |
19 | Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Sheikh of Kuwait | Worth: $400 Million |
20 | Mswati III, King of Swaziland | Worth: $100 Million |
Courtesy: huffingtonpost.com
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Huffington Post removes Sonia Gandhi from list of richest leaders
WASHINGTON: An American news website has removed the name of Congress president Sonia Gandhi from the list of richest leaders of the world after the party derided the portal for the "absurd and ridiculous" item.
"Sonia Gandhi and the former emir of Qatar Hamid bin Khalifa al-Thani have been removed from this list," the editor of Huffington Post wrote on its website last evening after the list of the world's richest leader was updated.
"Gandhi was originally included based on a listing on a third party site which was subsequently called into question," said the editor without giving name of the third-party site.
"Our editors have been unable to verify the amount, removed the link, and regret any confusion," the Huffington post said, four days after it listed Gandhi as the 12th richest world leader putting her asset to USD 2 billion.
The Congress Party had questioned the authenticity of the such a figure by Huffington Post.
"If Huffington Post would stick to huffing puffing, then I think they would do a much better job for themselves. Because If you do put out these absurd and ridiculous things out in print, then you only open yourself to be made a laughing stock. I would not even like to dignify with a response," Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari yesterday said in New Delhi after the list was released.
While putting Gandhi's wealth at USD 2 billion, Huffington Post had not given details of how it arrived at such a figure.