4) Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of President of UAE – $15 billion
Al-Nahyan is hereditary ruler of U.A.E. capital Abu Dhabi. He controls 97.8 billion barrels of oil reserve, as well as running the world’s second-largest sovereign wealth fund with assets reported to be $627 billion. His own estimated wealth is a rather modest $15 billion in comparison, although he does spend the majority of his time on his 30-acre Seychelles estate.
3) King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia – $18 billion
Under his leadership Saudi Arabia managed to come through the global recession in a better position than at the start due to government spending and high oil production. This policy breakdown has led to an estimated 4% growth in an incredibly tough climate. He owns the world’s second largest crude oil deposit of over 265 billion barrels, accounting for a staggering 18% of global reserves. With Saudi Arabia possessing a $727 billion GDP, he has recently invested $130 billion into unemployment funds and housing projects to counteract the increasing unemployment number in his young country.
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