PM Anwar Ibrahim Ranked Among World’s 18 Richest Leaders, Just 2 Spots Below Singapore’s PM

If you can recall, Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim repeatedly told Malaysians that he would not be taking salary if he won the 15th General Election (GE15), a promise which he kept, even 6 months after getting sworn in as the PM.

Regardless, PM Anwar Ibrahim is ranked 17th on the list of 18 of the world’s richest leaders, with assets allegedly worth USD2.4 million (approximately RM11 million), based on a released financial report.

Anwar declared his assets, comprising a house and 3 pieces of land in November 2022, hoping to force opposition candidates to do the same ahead of the election.

The report also said that Anwar refused to use a Mercedes-Benz limousine purchased by one of his predecessors, who’s currently in prison on corruption charges.

Apart from Anwar, other ASEAN leaders included in the list of richest leaders in the world are Philippines President Bongbong Marcos and Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Singapore’s prime minister

Here’s a full list of figures who made it into the 18 richest world leaders.

1. Russia: Vladimir Putin – USD 200 billion (approximately RM892.5 billion)
2. North Korea: Kim Jong-un – USD 5 billion (approximately RM22.3 billion)
3. China: Xi Jinping – USD 1.5 billion (approximately RM6.6 billion)
4. Syria: Bashar al-Assad – USD1.5 billion (approximately RM6.6 billion)
5. Equatorial Guinea: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo – USD600 million (approximately RM2.6 billion)
6. Azerbaijan: Ilham Aliyev – USD 500 million (approximately RM2.2 billion)
7. Türkiye: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – USD 500 million (approximately RM2.2 billion)
8. Rwanda: Paul Kagame – USD500 million (approximately RM2.2 billion)
9. South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa – USD 450 million (approximately RM2 billion)
10. Kenya: William Ruto – USD400 million (approximately RM1.7 billion)
11. France: Emmanuel Macron – USD 31.5 million (approximately RM140 million)
12. Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky – USD20 million (approximately RM89.2 million)
13. USA: Joe Biden – USD 10 million (approximately RM44.4 million)
14. Canada: Justin Trudeau –  USD 5 million (approximately RM22.2 million)
15. Singapore: Lawrence Wong – USD 5 million (approximately RM22.2 million)
16. The Philippines: Bongbong Marcos – USD 3.6 million (approximately RM16 million)
17. Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim – USD2.4 million (approximately RM10.7 million)
18. Venezuela: Nicolás Maduro – USD2 million (approximately RM8.9 million)

What do you think of this list?

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