World's Richest Politicians

4. Sonia Gandhi:

The President of Indian National Congress has a net worth of $2-19 billion. Sonia is originally from Italy. As leader of the Congress party, she played a key role in reviving the party’s fortune and power.

5. Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan:

Sheikh Khalifa runs the world's biggest sovereign wealth fund, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.  His net worth is $18 billion. He resides in United Arab Emirates and is the President (And emir of Abu Dhabi). It was also reported that he controls 97.8 billion proven oil reserves.

6. Vladimir Putin:

The Russian Prime Minister has a net worth of $180,000-$40 billion. Putin had served as President from 1999 to 2008. It has been reported that Vladimir has investments in Gazprom, Surgutneftegaz, and Gunvor (an oil-trading company). In 2007, Time Magazine named Putin as the person of the year.  Putin is also rumored to be worth as much as $40 billion, based on investments.