Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been named the most powerful person on earth, just as Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote also emerged the second most powerful person in Africa, coming behind Egyptian President, Abdel el-Sisi.
Forbes in the latest edition of its 74 World Most Powerful People ranking, placed American President Donald Trump and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, as the 2nd and 3rd most powerful persons in the world, respectively.
Dangote, who is the President of Dangote Group, was also named the 68th most powerful person on earth.
Former U.S. President, Barack Obama was placed 48th on the list.
Leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis was in fifth place, while world’s richest man, Bill Gates, comes in the seventh; Chinese President Xi Jinping came before the Pope in number four, while the Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was the 10th most powerful person in the world.
Forbes said that there are nearly 7.4 billion people on planet earth but, the listed men and women are the most powerful that make the world turn.
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