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talljasperman's avatar

Who is the richest dictator or criminal on Earth?

Asked by talljasperman (21916points) October 7th, 2014

Also can you give a list of dictators on Earth?

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FireMadeFlesh's avatar

I’d put my bet on the Sultan of Brunei. He’s got massive palaces and one of the finest car collections in the world thanks to his oil wealth. Yet he is gradually moving towards a strict form of Sharia Law for the country, despite reports of massive orgies in the palace.

Edit: Forbes estimates his wealth to be $20 billion, but due to shrink since Brunei’s oil fields are nearly depleted. One could also make an argument that Saudi Arabia’s Saud family is dictatorial, but their immense wealth is spread throughout the family, rather than being in the hands of one person.

ragingloli's avatar

Carlos Slim.

filmfann's avatar

Bill Gates.

ucme's avatar

The USA

basstrom188's avatar

Rupert Murdoch

gondwanalon's avatar

Here you go:
Iran dictator Hassan Rouhani
Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
China dictator President Xi Jinping
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un
ISIS leader Abu al-Baghdadi
Venezuela Nicolas Maduro

FireMadeFlesh's avatar

@gondwanalon Putin and Maduro both won free elections. They are democratically elected leaders, not dictators or criminals.

El_Cadejo's avatar

@FireMadeFlesh Yea… but the question is dictator OR criminal, so I’m betting @gondwanalon considers both to be criminals.

FireMadeFlesh's avatar

@El_Cadejo I’d dispute that also, at least from the information that is in the public domain.

El_Cadejo's avatar

@FireMadeFlesh I’m not saying they are or they aren’t, just postulating how I believe @gondwanalon meant. I could be entirely wrong, but it’s not a really uncommon view for people to take, especially regarding Putin. In any event, like I said just a guess, I’ll let @gondwanalon speak for them self.

ragingloli's avatar

i would dispute that putin and maduro won free elections.

gondwanalon's avatar

Of course Admiral General Aladeen is by far the most dangerous criminal dictator ever.

FireMadeFlesh's avatar

@ragingloli I mean free aside from devious political tricks like voting being on a Tuesday in the US. There was no state coercion or falsified results in the manner of Zimbabwe, to my knowledge.

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