Jonathan Named The 6th Richest African President

A U.S based website, Richest Lifestyle, has compiled a list of the 9 richest presidents and kings in Africa and Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan has been ranked the 6th Richest African president.
According to the article, titled, ‘Richest African Presidents 2014′, some of the Presidents who made the list are not included in Forbes Africa’s Rich List because their exact wealth and source of wealth are unknown.
Below is the list of the richest Presidents in Africa:
1. Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola – Net Worth: $20 Billion

President Jose Eduardo

Jose Eduardo dos Santos is the President of Angola and has held power for 34-years, since 1979. His personal estimated wealth exceeds more than $20 billion. His daughter, Isabel dos Santos is among the Forbes Africa’s billionaires with a net worth of $3.8 billion. She’s currently Africa’s richest woman and also the world’s richest black woman.
2. Mohammed VI of Morocco – Net Worth: $2.5 Billion

Mohammed VI of Morocco

Mohammed VI is the current King of Morocco and has been in power for 15 years. He is also the country’s leading businessman. He is worth more than $2.5 billion.
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3. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea – Net Worth: $600 Million

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Teodoro Obiang is the President of Equatorial Guinea and has been in power for 34-years. He came to power in August 1979 by ousting his uncle Francisco Macias Nguema in a military coup. This President and his family literally own the economy, his personal fortune exceed $600 million.
4. Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya – Net Worth: $500 Million

Uhuru Kenyatta

Uhuru Kenyatta is the President of Kenya and the son of Kenya’s first President, Jomo Kenyatta. Most of his wealth comes from property. With his family, the President owns stakes in Kenya’s largest dairy company Brookside Dairies, media company Mediamax, Heritage Hotels, Commercial Bank of Africa and hundreds of thousands of prime Kenyan land. He is regarded as man of the people due to his sociability.
5. Paul Biya of Cameroon – Net Worth: $200 Million

Paul Biya

Paul Biya has been the President of Cameroon for 31 years since November 6 1982. Catholic Committee against Hunger and for Development (CCFD) and several on-and-offline media has placed him in the list of leaders with ill-gotten wealth.
The number 6^th spot is shared by President Goodluck Jonathan and King Mswati III of Swaziland.
6. Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria – Net Worth: $100 Million

President Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Jonathan is the President of Nigeria and has been in power for 4 years. His net worth is estimated to be around $100 million. He is a member of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. He launched a “Roadmap for Power Sector Reform”, launched the Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria and launched the Transformation Agenda.
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6. King Mswati III of Swaziland – Net Worth: $100 Million

King Mswati who is the 15th richest royal in the world, according to Forbes Magazine has held power for 28 years. He has often been criticized for his lavish spending.
8. Idriss Deby of Chad – Net Worth: $50 Million

Idriss Deby

Idriss Deby has been the President of Chad for 23 years, since 1990. His net worth is estimated to be $50 million. Towards the end of August 2006, he made international news after calling for his nation to have 60 percent stake in its output after receiving crumbs from foreign companies running the industry.
9. Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe – Net Worth: $10 Million

Robert Mugabe

Robert Mugabe has been the President of Zimbabwe for 26 years. His net worth is estimated to be around $10 million. The dictator’s family is very wealthy and he has won many elections, although frequently these have been criticized by outsiders for violating various electoral procedures.