That is according to Forbes ranking of the most
powerful people in the world, and interestingly Aliko
Dangote ranked higher than some very notable figures
at the 64th position. The list features 72 very
powerful people.
With a net worth as $ 16.1 Billion, he still stands as the
richest man in Nigeria and Africa.
Other notable names of on the list include Vladimir
Putin, President of Russia who takes the No. 1 spot,
President of the United States Barack Obama (2),
Pope Francis (4), German Chancellor/Backbone of the
27-member European Union Angela Merkel (5), Bill
Gates (6), David Cameron (11), Warren Buffett
(13), Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google (17) and
Bill Clinton (43)