Top 10 Most Powerful People on Earth
No.1 Hu JintaoAge : 67
D.O.B : 21 December 1942
Title : President
Organization : People’s Republic of China
2. Barack Obama
Age : 49
D.O.B : August 4, 1961
Title : President
Organization : United States of America
3. King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Age : 86
D.O.B : August 1, 1924
Title : King, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
Organization : Saudi Arabia.
4. Vladimir Putin
Age : 58
D.O.B : 7 October 1952
Title : Prime Minister
Organization : Russia
The Prime Minister over one-ninth of the world’s land.
5. Pope Benedict XVIAge : 83
D.O.B : 16 April 1927
Title : Pope
Organization : Roman Catholic Church
The pope rules over more than 1.1 billion souls, or one-sixth of the population.
6. Angela Merkel
Age : 56
D.O.B : 17 July 1954
Title : Chancellor
Organization : Germany
The most powerful woman on the planet
7. David Cameron
Age : 44
D.O.B : 9 October 1966
Title : Prime Minister
Organization : United Kingdom
David Cameron is the youngest Prime Minister.
8. Ben Bernake
Age : 56
D.O.B : December 13, 1953
Title : Chairman
Organization : Federal Reserve
The Fed’s influence is at an all-time high, and the man in charge is Ben Bernake.
9. Sonia Gandhi Age : 63
D.O.B : 9 December 1946
Title : President
Organization : Indian National Congress
Ghandi has influence over 1.2 billion people in India, and was just elected to her fourth term.
10. Bill GatesAge : 55
D.O.B : October 28, 1955
Title : Co-Chair
Organization : Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill Gates earned his money with Microsoft, but he earned his power by giving it away. Gates encouraged 40 of the world’s richest people to sign his “giving pledge” this year