Top 20 most powerful people in the world for 2015 – See who’s number 1! (With Pictures)

14. Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud 

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was crowned the new king of Saudi Arabia in the first month of 2015 following the death of his half-brother. Al Saud elected to change the way that future kings would be named, according to Forbes, putting grandson Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the next in line to be crowned. That may not happen, however, if certain reports are accurate. The Independent published a story in November 2015 that claimed eight of the 12 surviving brothers of the founding monarch “are supporting a move to oust” Al Saud. “Long live the king” may be just a saying in this instance.