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8 Ocak 2013 Salı

Obama’s Effect Turkish and US Relations



Barack Obama has selected as a president of USA since 6th of November 2012. It was 45th President election for United States. This is second time for him. The most important point is that he is first black president of United States of America. First election was at 2009 and now he became president again. After this election emerged, political stability became very good for states. I would like to write about how does Turkish and US policy are going better with President Barack Obama today and future? How does President Obama factor effect our relation and affairs? It is start up.
I support that Obama has selected and US – Turkey affairs is going to better and it will affect our country positively. At least he is better than Mitt Romney for our relations. When we look history about Turkey – US relations during Obama we can see the fluctuation. So far so good it is better than other countries relations. When Obama elected for first time, his first overseas visit was in Turkey. It is positive step for our country also we could see that how was the 2009 till 2012 relations. Turkish - American relations determine by other countries developments in many parts of the world, plays an important role in determining the framework for these relations.
Turkey – US relations post election professionals in international relations call '' Model Partnership’’. There are 3 main steps for this partnership article. First one the minister will meet twice a year, a total of 4 on both sides. Second a joint Turkish - American council established the Turkish - American trade volume to work to be increased.  And last fundamental the north of Iraq and the fight against terrorism US would like to support Turkey. Pre 1990 we had politics and military relation with US but later on we have started with economic and trade relationship. Post Obama era our economic relations have been increasing.
Recently years during Obama the most important subject that our main affairs:  Fight against the PKK, Armenian Relations, Middle East Peace Process, European Union, Israel, Pakistan, Iran and the Nuclear Issue, Iraq After America, Cyprus Peace Process and Energy Cooperation. Most of them related with other countries and their problem effect us or we want to help them with US. Other countries determine our relations and meeting with US. Turkey want leader of Middle East and wants Arab Countries support.
Our mission is ‘’ Zero Problem ‘’ for neighbor. Actually we cannot say it we have so many problem right now. But I wish next months we are going to solve problem with cooperation with US who is important power all over the world. Minister of Foreign Affairs Professor Davutoglu wanted zero problems and solve with US support. Turkey wants to be member of European Union. Since 2005 we have begun full membership negotiations. US wants Turkey has a power in Middle East, the Balkans and the Caucasus. And also US want that in European Union there is Americanist members are going to increase. Because only United Kingdom support United States. We want EU for improve our country economy, commerce and politics. US does not have any vote right and they don't coercion for countries only Obama advice it. Turkey's eventual accession to the EU in the long term if it is a positive development for both Turkey and Europe.  Peace for Middle East. The fundamental countries are Turkey, US, Syria, Iran, Israel and Gaza. Palestinian issue should be solved and Jerusalem problem equitable solution. Instead of direct military interventions in the Middle East policy of the United States to support covert operations and engage in a process of rapprochement with Russia. Our role in Syria important effect and what does Obama think and act. Turkish - American relations, as important as the reducible to the claims of the Armenian genocide. Actually they Armenian call it genocide but it is not true. Armenian did genocide where is the Republic of Azerbaijan in the town of Khojaly in Nagorno-Karabakh. Obama didn’t say genocide even Armenian’s diasporas pressure.
24th of April 2012 it was 97th anniversary and US President Barack Obama told if you want to go on you should not stay with history because more developed country learn from history but they do not debate and do not stay at this point. President called it was ‘’ Meds Yeghern’’(Extreme Hazard)  in 1915 between Turkey and Armenia. Armenia didn’t happy when Obama called it like this. Because they think Obama support them. Also international law does not accept great lie. The other important and problematic issue is Cyprus Peace Process. Obama support which is currently running talks between Greek and Turkish. European and in the past US support Greek about Cyprus. Turkey and Iran had good relations also US and Iran had a high level but it was before the Iranian Revolution. When Khomeini took a chair everything has started change.
The fundamental problem between US and Iran '' Construction of Nuclear Facility '' Focused on Iran to obtain nuclear power. US sees Iran as a major threat to regional. Turkey is the tension between the two states '' Soft Power'' and we want to solutions for security our region, peaceful for world. US - Iran conflict create a variety security issues for Turkey. These are terrorism, mass migration, smuggling, border security and military. And all important security problem for international relations. We support US policy but Iran attacks our state with terrorism. United States of America has 2 important allied in Middle East. One of them is Turkey and second one is Israel. The balance problem that we have problem with Israel. Last days Israel attacked Gaza and we had important role for ceasefire. US support Egypt and Turkey for cooperation peace in the region. US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee narrowly voted in mass deportations of Armenians "Armenian genocide" bill want to connect the law was adopted. Actually I mentioned before Obama does not accept but he didn’t say Turkey didn’t it. He wants to use balance of power for two states but U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee have different opinion with President Obama.
Although this development sees Armenian but the House of Representatives have ''Jewish Lobby''.  Turkey-Israel relations were stretched to the Mavi Marmara incident. Turkey's relation with the Jewish lobby is unwell. In the Toronto Turkish Priminister Erdogan   demand for unmanned aerial vehicle and President Obama told: ‘‘Arms sales to Turkey in the following order to get the permission of the Congress are not so easy!'' Obama took up a position against Turkey. Genuinely Israel has a dominated power to United States of America. So when we want against to Israel we should be careful because of their relations. Because Turkey want to together policy with US and do together. I would like to write about energy cooperation. Turkey is an addicted to energy. But our geographical condition we are transformer line Caucasia and Central Asia to Europe. Obama support reduces its dependence on energy and supporting energy diversification. US also support the idea of ​​transporting Turkmen and Iraqi gas to Europe via Turkey. Turkey will transform rich energy resources of the region. And distribute world markets like hub for energy. US against to PKK but they don’t support very well in this point. Only when Bush was president US accepted that PKK is terrorist organization. President Obama guarantees for weapons which Turkey flights for PKK. US will give or rent it. Finally I want mention about economy. After election Fitch, Turkey's credit rating by one notch to issue investment status. It is not related with election but that is very good for credibility. Last years many European Countries credit rate decrease but our rate and our country investment rate increase. Here political stability has an important role.
In addition to this we have stable and raising relation with United States. Plus in the Middle East region we are leader cooperation with US. Barack Obama and Recep Tayyip Erdogan had signed bilateral commercial agreement for two states.
Post election TUSIAD estimate Obama administration will increase direct investment US to Turkey. In addition to export is going to increase to states.
We can believe in change. Yes we can. Turkey and United States of American do it together. I believe President Barack Obama election victory will effect in a good way and improve our country. The new policy of the United States for region where is turkey's neighbors directly affecting the relations between the two countries. The smart point is common based and strong vision and understanding politics necessary. Our region is dynamic so our relations are not direct Turkey - US. Bilateral relations are base two states and our region neighbors. US want Turkey for international actor because our boundaries north, south, east and west are important for geopolitical. And in Middle East region we have role for Obama idea. U.S. is the world's largest global power. Turkey is being a global power and candidate for a regional power in its own region. President Obama respond ''public diplomacy'' and "soft power" based in the university, business leaders and non-governmental organizations. He want understand each other, negotiating and share all together.

20 Ocak 2012 Cuma

Barack Obama's Most Trusted 5 Leader


U.S. President Barack Obama told his closest friends in the international arena to Fareed Zakaria . Time magazine published an exclusive interview and Zakaria asked him ‘’ Diplomatic stance stiff and remote for this reason you don't have friendly relations with other and many people criticise him. Do you have a friendship with foreign leaders? ‘’

Obama in response to this question ''The best international friends''. Interesting list, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan are also included.

The question is curious

Washington foreign policy community, for years, President Barack Obama is close to the leaders of the world wondered. In this sense, the President personally always wondered who is the person who was the subject of intimacy.

Zakariya asked Obama, "One of the criticisms of you, your style of diplomacy very cool, to be distant. You do not Friendly relations with the leaders "

In response to Obama, He doesn't compare U.S. presidents who served before him but he makes a friends with foreign leaders and  confidence in providing an efficient conduct of diplomacy.

If You Ask Them

Then, he told 5 world leaders Obama feels closest friendship with them. But this friendship is not like a play basketball with them these are for diplomacy and for US welfare.

U.S. President, "I mean, if Merkel, Singh, Lee, Cameron Erdogan, or if you ask, would say to me that a strong confidence and faith. 'We believe he said. We believe it goes the footsteps of his responsibilities. He pays attention to our anxieties and interests' would say, "he said.

Obama, "We make close relationships with well-functioning, and thus were able to overcome a lot of work," he said.

Obama Calls Mostly Erdogan

Leader of India Singh, During Obama's first foreign leader invited to dinner at the White House had the honor of being obtained. Lee, in Washington organized by successfully completing the official visit to the country returned to a free trade agreement.

Obama speaks with Erdogan on phone regularly. Cameron, including the Libyan operation, Obama participates in all international adventures. But when it comes Merkel, leader of Germany between the proximity to the reason for Obama. We couldn't find why they have a good friendship.

Recently, former President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev is expected to take the title of the mention. President Obama laughing. After all, when he visited Washington in 2010, they went together burger restaurant. However, mutual hamburger meal, with the added benefits not provided much in terms of development, such as bilateral relations.

Who was Bush's best friend?

When Obama became a president George Bush had a few best friend. One of the best friend was Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

But Bush, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the "best friend on the world stage and close friend," as described.

Bush, he had many nicknames to world leaders. Canada's former prime minister Jean Chrétien for the "Dino", the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for "Pootie-Poot" and Australia's former Prime Minister John Howard for "Man of Steel" used to say.

4 Kasım 2011 Cuma

The World's Most Powerful People


Forbes magazine published in the United States " The World's Most Powerful People" said the list. The first U.S. president Barack Obama,  second Russian Prime Minister Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao is in third place. Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan 48. in the list.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel  is 4. ranked in the list. And with this Merkel also the most powertful woman in the list. Microsoft founder Bill Gates in position 5th. in the list.

Suudi Arabistan Kralı Abdullah bin Adbul Aziz el Suud is 6. in the rank. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) President Christine Lagarde 39 and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg 9. is in the list.

In the list, the spiritual leader of the Catholic world Pope 16, Benedict 7, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke 8, British Prime Minister David Cameron is 10, French President Nicolas Sarkozy 13, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 16, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi 21, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 26, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il 37, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-mun 38, Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama 51, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev 59, former U.S. President Bill Clinton 50 and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu 25 ranked.

Forbes magazine list of officials preparing the 4 criteria was important. The number of people in the list of people they affect, the power spreading beyond their own domains, significant financial resources to keep control in their hands or have access to these resources, and finally able to use their power efficiently to what extent is reported.

Sum up, the most important factors that affect the rank is force of sanctions. People name isn’t important. Because who represent the power this name is symbolic. Those name will be change but authority will stay during the force. When you look the list you can see most people from United States,. Because United States of America is very powerful country and US has many global company. In recent years numbers show us China is powerful. At the same time all economist compare the China with United States. And in 10 years China economy will be better than US economy. It can be because they China has population so it say cheap work force and cheap cost. Export is high number and much money. But it is quantity. US has high quality for economyi life standart, work force etc. And for this rank we shouldn't forget Arabic power. For this man problem is iInequality. Because Arabic country has not balance to poor and rich.

Browse The List

( Rank -  Name - Title - Organzation - Age )

1. Barack Obama - President, United States of America (50)

- At a Glance
Earnings $569,000 As of November 2011
Title: President, United States of America
Age: 50
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

2. Vladimir Putin - Prime Minister, Russia (59)

- At a Glance
Earnings $126,000 As of November 2011
Title: Prime Minister, Russia
Age: 59
Residence: Moscow, Russia
Country of Citizenship: Russia
Marital Status: Married

3. Hu Jintao - President, People's Republic of China (68)

- At a Glance
Title: President, People's Republic of China
Age: 68
Residence: Beijing, China
Country of Citizenship: China
Marital Status: Married

4. Angela Merkel - Chancellor, Germany (57)

- At a Glance
Earnings $303,800 As of November 2011
Title: Chancellor, Germany
Age: 57
Residence: Berlin, Germany
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Hometown: Hamburg, Germany
Marital Status: Married

5. Bill Gates - Co-Chair, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (56)

- At a Glance
Net Worth
$59 B As of November 2011
Earnings $800,000 As of November 2011
Title: Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Age: 56
Source: Microsoft, self-made
Residence: Medina, WA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

6. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud - King, Saudi Arabia (87)

- At a Glance
Title: King, Saudi Arabia
Age: 87
Residence: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia
Marital Status: Married
7. Pope Benedict XVI - Pope, Roman Catholic Church (84)
- At a Glance
Title: Pope, Roman Catholic Church
Age: 84
Residence: Vatican City, Vatican City State
Country of Citizenship: Germany
Marital Status: Single

8. Ben Bernanke - Chairman, U.S. Federal Reserve (57)

- At a Glance
Earnings $199,700 As of November 2011
Title: Chairman of the Federal Reserve, United States of America
Age: 57
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

9. Mark Zuckerberg - Founder and CEO, Facebook (27)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $17.5 B As of November 2011
Title: Founder, Facebook
Age: 27
Source: Facebook, self-made
Residence: Palo Alto, CA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Drop Out, Harvard University
Marital Status: Single

10. David Cameron - Prime Minister, United Kingdom (45)

- At a Glance
Earnings $225,000 As of November 2011
Title: Prime Minister, United Kingdom
Age: 45
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Country of Citizenship: United Kingdom
Marital Status: Married

11. Sonia Gandhi - President, Indian National Congress (64)

- At a Glance

Title: President, Indian National Congress
Age: 64
Residence: New Delhi, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Hometown: Lusiana, Italy
Marital Status: Widow
Children: 2

12. Mario Draghi - President, European Central Bank (64)

- At a Glance
Title: President, European Central Bank
Age: 64
Residence: Rome, Italy
Country of Citizenship: Italy

13. Nicolas Sarkozy - President, France (56)

- At a Glance
Earnings $319,800 As of November 2011
Title: President, France
Age: 56
Residence: Paris, France
Country of Citizenship: France
Marital Status: Married

14. Wen Jiabao - Premier, People's Republic of China (69)

- At a Glance
Title: Premier, People's Republic of China
Age: 69
Residence: Bejing, China
Country of Citizenship: China

15. Zhou Xiaochuan - Governor, People's Bank of China (63)

- At a Glance
Title: Governor, People's Bank of China
Age: 63
Residence: Beijing, China
Country of Citizenship: China
Marital Status: Married

16. Hillary Clinton - Secretary of State, United States of America (64)

- At a Glance
Earnings $191,300 As of November 2011
Title: Secretary of State, United States of America
Age: 64
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Wellesley College; Master of Laws, Yale University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1

17. Michael Bloomberg - Mayor, New York City (69)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $19.5 B As of November 2011
Title: Mayor, New York City
Age: 69
Source: Bloomberg LP, self-made
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Johns Hopkins University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 2

18. Timothy Geithner - Secretary of the Treasury, United States of America (50)

- At a Glance
Earnings $191,300 As of November 2011
Title: Secretary of the Treasury, United States of America
Age: 50
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

19. Manmohan Singh - Prime Minister, India (79)

- At a Glance
Earnings $4,106 As of November 2011
At a Glance
Title: Prime Minister, India
Age: 79
Residence: New Delhi, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

20. Warren Buffett - CEO, Berkshire Hathaway (81)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $39 B As of November 2011
Earnings $524,946 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 81
Source: Berkshire Hathaway, self-made
Residence: Omaha, NE
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Master of Science, Columbia University; Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Marital Status: Widowed, Remarried
Children: 3

21. Silvio Berlusconi & family - Prime Minister, Italy (75)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $6.2 B As of November 2011
Title: Prime Minister, Italy
Age: 75
Source: media, self-made
Residence: Milan, Italy
Country of Citizenship: Italy
Education: Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Milan
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 5

22. Dilma Rousseff - President, Brazil (63)

- At a Glance
Title: President, Brazil
Age: 63
Residence: Brasilia, Brazil
Country of Citizenship: Brazil
Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 1

23. Carlos Slim Helu & family - Chairman, Telmex (71)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $63.3 B As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, Telmex
Age: 71
Source: telecom, self-made
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico
Country of Citizenship: Mexico
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Marital Status: Widow
Children: 6

24. Rupert Murdoch - CEO, News Corp. (80)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $7.4 B As of November 2011
Earnings $15,199,731 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, News Corp.
Age: 80
Source: News Corp, self-made
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: Australia
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Oxford University; Master of Arts, Oxford University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 6

25. Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister, Israel (62)

- At a Glance
Earnings $135,528 As of November 2011
Title: Prime Minister, Israel
Age: 62
Residence: Jerusalem, Israel
Country of Citizenship: Israel
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

26. Ali Hoseini-Khamenei - Grand Ayatollah, Iran (72)

- At a Glance
Title: Grand Ayatollah, Iran
Age: 72
Residence: Tehran, Iran
Country of Citizenship: Iran

27. Michael Duke - CEO, Wal-Mart (61)

- At a Glance
Earnings $18,712,721 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Wal-Mart
Age: 61
Residence: Rogers, AR
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

28. Jeffrey Immelt - CEO, General Electric (55)

- At a Glance
Earnings $21,428,765 As of November 2011
At a Glance
Title: CEO, General Electric
Age: 55
Residence: Fairfield, CT
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1

29. Zhou Yongkang - Secretary of the Commission for Political and Legislative Affairs, People's Republic of China (68)

- At a Glance
Title: Secretary of the Commission for Political and Legislative Affairs, People's Republic of China
Age: 68
Residence: Beijing, China
Country of Citizenship: China

30. Sergey Brin - Co-Founder, Google (38)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $16.7 B As of November 2011
Earnings $1,786 As of November 2011
Title: Co-Founder, Google
Age: 38
Source: Google, self-made
Residence: Los Altos, CA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Education: Master of Science, Stanford University; Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of Maryland, College Park
Marital Status: Married
Children: 1

31. Ali Al-Naimi - Oil Minister, Saudi Arabia (76)

- At a Glance
Title: Oil Minister, Saudi Arabia
Age: 76
Residence: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Country of Citizenship: Saudi Arabia


32. Rostam Ghasemi - President , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) (47)

- At a Glance
Title: President, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Age: 47
Residence: Vienna, Austria
Country of Citizenship: Iran

33. Lou Jiwei - Chairman, China Investment Corporation (60)

- At a Glance
Title: Chairman, China Investment Corporation
Age: 60
Residence: Beijing, China
Country of Citizenship: China

34. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani - Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan (59)

At a Glance
Title: Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
Age: 59
Residence: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Country of Citizenship: Pakistan
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

35. Mukesh Ambani - Chairman, Reliance Industries (54)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $22.6 B As of November 2011
Earnings $3,019,935 As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, Reliance Industries
Age: 54
Source: petrochemicals, oil & gas
Residence: Mumbai, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Hometown: India
Education: Drop Out, Stanford University; Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Bombay
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

36. Masaaki Shirakawa - Governor, Bank of Japan (62)

- At a Glance
Earnings $472,195 As of November 2011
Title: Governor, Bank of Japan
Age: 62
Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Country of Citizenship: Japan

37. Kim Jong-il - Supreme Leader, North Korea (69)

- At a Glance
Title: Supreme Leader, North Korea
Age: 69
Residence: Pyongyang, North Korea
Country of Citizenship: North Korea
Marital Status: Married

38. Ban Ki-moon - Secretary-General, United Nations (67)

- At a Glance
Title: Secretary-General, United Nations
Age: 67
Residence: Geneva, Switzerland
Country of Citizenship: South Korea
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

39. Christine Lagarde - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (55)

- At a Glance
Earnings $467,960 As of November 2011
Title: Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Age: 55
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: France
Education: Master of Arts, Institut d''etudes politiques d''Aix-en-Provence
Marital Status: Single
Children: 2

40. Jeff Bezos - CEO, Amazon (47)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $19.1 B As of November 2011
Earnings $1,681,840 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Amazon
Age: 47
Source: Amazon.com, self-made
Residence: Seattle, WA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Princeton University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4

41. Jamie Dimon - CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (55)

- At a Glance
Earnings $20,816,289 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Age: 55
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

42. Robin Li - CEO, Baidu (42)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $9.2 B As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Baidu
Age: 42
Source: Baidu, self-made
Residence: Beijing, , China
Country of Citizenship: China
Hometown: China
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Peking University; Master of Arts, University at Buffalo
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

43. Lloyd Blankfein - CEO, Goldman Sachs (57)

- At a Glance
Earnings $18,600,000 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Goldman Sachs
Age: 57
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

44. Li Ka-shing - Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa Limited (83)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $22 B As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, Hutchison Whampoa Limited
Age: 83
Source: diversified, self-made
Residence: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Country of Citizenship: Hong Kong
Education: Drop Out, High School
Marital Status: Widow
Children: 2

45. Charles Koch - CEO, Koch Industries (76)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $25 B As of November 2011
Title: CEO, Koch Industries
Age: 76
Source: diversified
Residence: Wichita, KS
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

45. David Koch - Executive Vice President, Koch Industries (7)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $25 B As of November 2011
Title: Executive Vice President, Koch Industries
Age: 71
Source: diversified
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

46. Rex Tillerson - CEO, ExxonMobil (59)

- At a Glance
Earnings $28,952,558 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, ExxonMobil
Age: 59
Residence: Irving, TX
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4

47. Lakshmi Mittal - Chairman, ArcelorMittal (61)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $19.2 B As of November 2011
Earnings $2,399,500 As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, ArcelorMittal
Age: 61
Source: steel
Residence: London, United Kingdom
Country of Citizenship: India
Hometown: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, St Xavier''s College Calcutta
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

48. Recep Tayyip Erdogan - Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey (57)

- At a Glance
Title: Prime Minister, Republic of Turkey
Age: 57
Residence: Ankara, Turkey
Country of Citizenship: Turkey
Education: Marmara University / Faculty of Economics and Commercial Sciences
Martial: Married
Children: 4

49. Robert Zoellick - President, World Bank Group (58)

- At a Glance
Earnings $441,980 As of November 2011
Title: President, World Bank Group
Age: 58
Residence: Washington, DC
Country of Citizenship: United States

50. Bill Clinton - Former President, United States of America (65)

- At a Glance
Title: Former President, United States of America
Age: 65
Residence: Westchester, NY

51. Dalai Lama - Dalai Lama, Tibet (76)

- At a Glance
Title: Dalai Lama, Tibet
Age: 76
Residence: Dharamsala, India
Country of Citizenship: Tibet
Marital Status: Single

52. Larry Fink - CEO, BlackRock (59)

- At a Glance
Earnings $23,839,294 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, BlackRock
Age: 59
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Marital Status: Married

53. Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan - President, United Arab Emirates (63)

- At a Glance
Title: President, United Arab Emirates
Age: 63
Residence: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Country of Citizenship: United Arab Emirates

54. Bill Gross - Co-Founder, PIMCO (67)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $2.2 B As of November 2011
Title: Co-Founder, PIMCO
Age: 67
Source: investments, self-made
Residence: Newport Beach, CA
Country of Citizenship: United States
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Duke University; Master of Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles
Marital Status: Married
Children: 3

55. Joaquin Guzman Loera - Drug Trafficker, Sinaloa Cartel (54)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $1 B As of November 2011
Title: Drug Trafficker, Sinaloa Cartel
Age: 54
Source: drug trafficking, self-made
Residence: Sinaloa State, Mexico
Country of Citizenship: Mexico

56. Ahmed Shuja Pasha - Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan (59)

- At a Glance
Title: Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan
Age: 59
Residence: Islamabad, Pakistan
Country of Citizenship: Pakistan

57. Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar - Leader, D-Company (55)

- At a Glance
Title: Leader, D-Company
Age: 55
Residence: Unknown
Country of Citizenship: India

58. Tim Cook - CEO, Apple (51)

- At a Glance
Earnings $59,092,572 As of November 201
Title: CEO, Apple
Age: 51
Residence: Cupertino, CA
Country of Citizenship: United States

59. Dmitry Medvedev - President, Russia (46)

- At a Glance
Earnings $108,200 As of November 2011
Title: President, Russia
Age: 46
Residence: Moscow, Russia
Country of Citizenship: Russia
Marital Status: Married

60. Masayoshi Son - CEO, SoftBank (54)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $7.5 B As of November 2011
Earnings $1,415,653 As of November 2011
Title: CEO, SoftBank
Age: 54
Source: Softbank, self-made
Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Country of Citizenship: Japan
Hometown: Japan
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, University of California Berkeley
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

61. Azim Premji - Chairman, Wipro Limited (66)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $13 B As of November 2011
Earnings $251,118 As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, Wipro Limited
Age: 66
Source: software
Residence: Bangalore, India
Country of Citizenship: India
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Stanford University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

62. Yoshihiko Noda - Prime Minister, Japan (54)

- At a Glance
Title: Prime Minister, Japan
Age: 54
Residence: Tokyo, Japan
Country of Citizenship: Japan

63. Joseph Blatter - President,  International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) (75)

- At a Glance
Earnings $1,000,000 As of November 2011
Title: President, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)
Age: 75
Residence: Zurich, Switzerland
Country of Citizenship: Switzerland

64. Jill Abramson - Executive Editor, The New York Times (57)

- At a Glance
Title: Executive Editor, The New York Times
Age: 57
Residence: New York, NY
Country of Citizenship: United States
Hometown: New York, New York
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

65. Bernard Arnault - Chairman, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) (62)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $41 B As of November 2011
Earnings $5,797,577 As of November 2011
Title: Chairman, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Age: 62
Source: LVMH
Residence: Paris, France
Country of Citizenship: France
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris
Marital Status: Married
Children: 5

66. Sebastian Pinera - President, Chile (61)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $2.4 B As of November 2011
Title: President, Chile
Age: 61
Source: Investments, self-made
Residence: Santiago, Chile
Country of Citizenship: Chile
Education: Doctorate, Harvard University
Marital Status: Married

67. John Boehner - Speaker, United States House of Representatives (61)

- At a Glance
Title: Speaker, United States House of Representatives
Age: 61
Residence: West Chester Township, OH
Country of Citizenship: United States

68. Jacques Rogge - President, International Olympic Committee (69)

- At a Glance
Title: President, International Olympic Committee
Age: 69
Residence: Lausanne, Switzerland
Country of Citizenship: Belgium
Marital Status: Married
Children: 2

69. Xi Jinping - First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party, People's Republic of China (58)

- At a Glance
Title: First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party, People's Republic of China
Age: 58
Residence: Beijing, China
Country of Citizenship: China

70. Alisher Usmanov - Oligarch, (58)

- At a Glance
Net Worth $17.7 B As of November 2011
Title: Oligarch
Age: 58
Source: steel, telecom, stocks, self-made
Residence: Moscow, Russia
Country of Citizenship: Russia
Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Moscow Institute of International Relations
Marital Status: Married