Dubai: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was ranked among the world’s most powerful people for 2018.
The magazine, which was published last Tuesday, ranked Shaikh Khalifa in second place among the world’s most powerful Arab people for 2018, after Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud.
The two leaders were ranked at 43 and eighth respectively.
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The UAE the world's top donor of official development aid for the fifth year.
Regarding the latest list, Forbes said: “There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn.
"Forbes' annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most.”
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This year's list highlights included Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, who topped the list for the first time after China’s congress amended its constitution in March.
He was described as “a cult of personality not seen since Chairman Mao.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin held the second top spot for an unprecedented four consecutive years, while US President Donald Trump fell to third place.
Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, was ranked as the fourth most powerful person in the world as well as the most powerful woman, followed by Jeff Bezos who is the world’s richest man.
There were also 17 new names on the Forbes list this year, including include Jerome H. Powell (11), chairman of the US Federal Reserve; Darren Woods (34), chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil; Moon Jae-in (54), President of South Korea; and Robert Mueller (72), Special Counsel for the US Department of Justice.
Top 10 most powerful people 2018
| Rank | Name | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xi Jinping | China |
| 2 | Vladimir Putin | Russia |
| 3 | Donald Trump | United States |
| 4 | Angela Merkel | Germany |
| 5 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon.com |
| 6 | Pope Francis | Roman Catholic Church |
| 7 | Bill Gates | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| 8 | Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud | Saudi Arabia |
| 9 | Narendra Modi | India |
| 10 | Larry Page |
Source: Forbes
