New Delhi, December 2 – A report by Huffington Post World on the richest world leaders has placed United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi above Queen Elizabeth, Sultan of Oman, Prince of Monaco and Sheikh of Kuwait.
HuffPost World claims it has compiled a list of the 20 richest world leaders currently in power, based on available data. The roster includes a mixture of kings, presidents, sultans and queens. Most are male (as the world’s political leaders tend to be, too).
HuffPost has calculated Gandhi’s wealth at USD 2 billion, against India’s GDP per capita is USD 1,500, and placed her at the twelfth position in the list of 20. The list includes kings, presidents, sultans and queens with most rich leaders among the top 20 originating from the Middle East region.
Surprisingly, Queen of England Elizabeth II ranks much lower than Gandhi in the list with riches worth USD 400 million to USD 500 million.
The report puts Russian President Vladimir Putin as on the top of the list with a wealth of USD 40 billion, followed King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej with fortunes worth USD 30 billion.
The report does not clearly state how it has arrived at the comparisons and monetary values of the leaders.
According to the National Election Watch website of the Association for Democratic Rights, Sonia Gandhi has assets worth Rs.1.38 crore. She neither owns a car nor has a house in India.
–Indiatoday
