These 10 Billionaires Rule Their Countries' GDPs

Najib & Taha Mikati: Najib and Taha founded the telecommunication company, Investcom, during the civil war in Lebanon in 1982. They expanded the business to several African countries. In 2006, they sold the company to the MTN Group for $3.6 billion in cash and stock. Najib Mikati’s active political career started in 1998 when he was elected to the Lebanese Parliament and was given the Public Works and Transport portfolio in the ministry. On 13th June 2011, he emerged the consensus candidate and became the Prime Minister of Lebanon. He stayed in power for 3 months till July 2011. He became the Prime Minister for the second time on 13th June 2011 to March 2013. Taha Mikati takes the strategic decisions of the M1 Group, the holding company. Each brother worth $3.3 billion and together, they contribute 14 percent of the Lebanese GDP.

Aliko Dangote: He is the 23^rd richest person in the world, the richest man in Africa and the richest black man on earth. He started his career with a loan from his uncle to set up a trading company in 1977. He made most of his fortune from cement, sugar and flour. His empire, the Dangote Group, has now set its eyes on establishing oil and petrochemicals business. Dangote has pledged to donate $1.2 billion through the Dangoti Foundation to fight poverty in Nigeria. His net worth is $25 billion and he contributes 9 percent of his country’s GDP.

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