Justin Trudeau is a Canadian politician and teacher who has a net worth of $5 million. Justin Trudeau is the Leader of the Liberal Party and was elected prime minister-designate of Canada in 2015. As prime minister, Trudeau legalized recreational marijuana, created the federal carbon tax; negotiated various trade deals; and signed the Paris Agreement, among other things.

Salary and Benefits

As a member of Parliament for Papineau, Justin Trudeau earns a base salary of $178,900 (which is around $140,000 USD). He ALSO earns another $178,900 for his role as Prime Minister of Canada. In total his salary is $357,800 CAD which is equal to around $270,000 USD. Technically he also receives a $2,000 annual car allowance which may not go very far on maintenance for his 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL.

Justin, wife wife Sophie Trudeau and their three children live in a 22-bedroom mansion paid for with public money. They opted not to live in the traditional Prime Minister's residence – 24 Sussex Drive – because that home reportedly needs more than $10 million in major renovations. Trudeau lived at 24 Sussex Drive when his father Pierre was Prime Minister.

He worked at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School from 1999 to 2002. During this period his annual salary was $44,000 CAD.

Trudeau made the jump from teaching to politics in 2008 when he won an election to Canadian Parliament for Papineau. At this point his salary jumped to $150,000 CAD per year.

Speaking Fees

In years when he has not held political office Justin has hit the speaker circuit hard. In 2007 alone he reported $467,000 in speaking fees.

Early Life and Education

Justin Trudeau was born on Christmas Day in 1971 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau and his wife Margaret. He has a younger brother named Sacha, and had another named Michel who was killed in an avalanche in 1998. Trudeau is of Scottish and French-Canadian ancestry. When he was five, his parents separated; they eventually divorced in 1984. The couple ultimately came to a joint-custody arrangement and remained on good terms. Through his mother's remarriage to Fried Kemper, Trudeau has two half-siblings named Kyle and Alicia. He also has a half-sister named Sarah from his father's relationship with Deborah Coyne.

As a youth, Trudeau was educated at Rockcliffe Park Public School before attending the private Lycée Claudel d'Ottawa and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. For his higher education, he first went to McGill University, from which he earned a BA in literature, and then attended the University of British Columbia, from which he obtained a degree in education. Trudeau went on to study engineering at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, but didn't graduate. He then began a master's degree at McGill but withdrew to pursue his career in politics.

Career Beginnings in Education

Trudeau began his career as an educator, working as a substitute teacher at various schools in Vancouver and serving as a full-time math and French teacher at West Point Grey Academy.

Rise to Recognition

Trudeau first gained widespread national recognition in 2000 when he delivered a memorable eulogy at the state funeral of his father. Also that year, he and his family established the Kokanee Glacier Alpine Campaign to promote winter sports safety. Trudeau went on to become a prominent media personality. From 2002 to 2003, he was a panelist on the CBC Radio series "Canada Reads," and in 2007 portrayed his cousin Talbot Mercer Papineau in the two-part CBC Television miniseries "The Great War."

Political Career, 2000-2011

Trudeau became increasingly involved with the Liberal Party of Canada following his father's passing. He appeared at the leadership conventions, and was appointed to chair a task force on youth renewal in 2006. The year after that, Trudeau won the Liberal Party's nomination in Papineau; he went on to win the election against Vivian Barbot. After the Conservative Party won a minority government in 2008, Trudeau entered Parliament as a member of the Official Opposition. In that role, he advocated for multiculturalism and the rights of youth. In the 2011 federal election, Trudeau was reelected in Papineau.

Liberal Party Leader

In late 2012, Trudeau announced his campaign for leadership of the Liberal Party. He ended up winning the race in 2013, handily defeating candidates Marc Garneau, Martha Hall Findlay, and Joyce Murray. In 2015, following the longest official campaign in Canada in more than a century, Trudeau led the Liberal Party to a huge victory in the federal election.

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Prime Minister of Canada

With the landslide victory of his party in 2015, Trudeau became the next prime minister of Canada; at the age of 43, he became the second-youngest prime minister in the country's history, after Joe Clark. His first legislative priorities included lowering taxes for middle-income citizens and raising taxes for the top earners. In his first term, Trudeau undertook various initiatives, including passing the Cannabis Act to legalize recreational marijuana; establishing the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments; creating a federal carbon tax; negotiating major trade deals; and signing the Paris Agreement to help curb climate change. In both 2019 and 2021, Trudeau led the Liberal Party to minority governments; during that time, he oversaw the government response to the COVID-19 pandemic and announced a ban on assault-style weapons. Among other notable actions, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in 2022 in response to the Freedom Convoy protests against COVID-19 safety protocols.

Controversies

Trudeau has not been without his controversies as prime minister. In early 2017, an investigation was launched by ethics commissioner Mary Dawson into a vacation he and his family took to Imam Aga Khan IV's private island in the Bahamas. The resulting report found that this was in violation of the Conflict of Interest Act.

In 2019, Trudeau and his government were embroiled in the SNC-Lavalin affair, in which the government was alleged to have tried to influence Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould in relation to the prosecution of the company SNC-Lavalin. An investigation by the ethics commissioner was launched into the matter. Also in 2019, Trudeau was criticized when old pictures and video emerged showing him wearing brownface and blackface. He subsequently issued a public apology.

Personal Life

In 2005, Trudeau married television personality Sophie Grégoire, who had been a classmate and childhood friend of his late brother Michel. Together, they have three children named Xavier, Ella-Grace, and Hadrien. The couple lived for a time in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Montreal. They later moved into a rented home in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park. In 2014, an intruder broke into their home. Following his electoral victory in 2015, Trudeau and his family moved into Rideau Cottage on the grounds of Rideau Hall.

On August 1, 2023 Justin and Sophie announced that they had separated after 18 years of marriage.

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Emmanuel Macron is a French politician who has a net worth of $1 million. Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France in 2017. Prior to that, he served as Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs under President François Hollande. During his presidency, Macron has overseen various reforms to taxation, pensions, and labor laws and has embarked on a transition to renewable energy.

Financial Disclosures

Between 2009 and 2014, Emmanuel earned around $5 million before taxes according to filings he made with the French government. This income was a result of his work at Rothschild investment bank. During his time at the bank he was instrumental in helping Nestle buy Pfizer's baby food business for $12 billion.

Interestingly, in a March 2017 financial report, Macron noted that he did not own a car, and his total net worth barely topped $1 million. His wife owns their house, he had $140,000 in bank accounts, $65,000 in the stock market and a $300,000 book advance on the horizon.

Salary

As President of France he earns $16,000 per month, roughly $192,000 per year.

Early Life and Education

Emmanuel Macron was born on December 21, 1977 in Amiens, France to physician Françoise and neurology professor Jean-Michel. He has two younger siblings named Laurent and Estelle. As a youth, Macron was educated mostly at Lycée la Providence in Amiens before spending his last year of school at Lycée Henri-IV in Paris. He went on to study philosophy at Paris Nanterre University after twice failing to gain admission to the École normale supérieure. Macron subsequently earned a master's degree in public affairs from Sciences Po. He then trained for a senior civil service career at the École nationale d'administration, from which he graduated in 2004.

Career Beginnings

Following his graduation from the ENA, Macron began his professional career as an inspector in the Finance Ministry branch Inspection générale des finances. Due to his dismay at the election of President Nicolas Sarkozy, in 2008, he paid €50,000 to buy himself out of his government contract. Subsequently, Macron became an investment banker at Rothschild & Cie Banque. In 2010, he was made a partner of the bank; he was also appointed as managing director. Macron left the bank in 2012.

Senior Government Positions, 2012-2017

Returning to government, Macron became the deputy secretary-general of the Élysée under President François Hollande in May of 2012. He remained in that position until his resignation in June of 2014. Later, in August, Macron was appointed as Minister of Economics, Industry and Digital Affairs. In his role, he worked to push through many business-friendly reforms, including his signature "Macron Law," which was designed to reinvigorate the French economy.

En Marche

Amid tensions in the government, Macron founded his own independent political party called En Marche in 2016. A liberal centrist movement, it steadily gathered support in the media and among the public. Macron soon resigned from the government to commit himself to the movement and to his presidential campaign.

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President of France

Macron formally declared his candidacy for the presidency of France in November of 2016. After earning the most votes in the first round of the election in 2017, handily defeating François Fillon, he moved on to the second round to face National Front candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron ended up being victorious, winning with 66.1% of the vote. As a result, he became the youngest French president ever, at the age of 39. Macron went on to secure a majority in the National Assembly, and to appoint Édouard Philippe as prime minister. He subsequently appointed Jacques Chirac after Philippe resigned in 2020. Macron was elected to a second presidential term in 2022, once again beating Le Pen. However, his political coalition lost its absolute majority in the legislative election.

During his presidency, Macron has overseen a number of reforms in the areas of taxation, pensions, and labor laws. Many of these reforms angered rightwing people, leading to the chaotic Yellow Vest Protests and pension reform strike in 2018 and 2019. Starting in early 2020, Macron led France's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, earning praise for his handling of the vaccination rollout. Meanwhile, in terms of foreign policy, he has pushed for reforms to the European Union and signed bilateral treaties with Germany and Italy. Among his other notable actions, Macron continued Opération Chammal to curb the threat of Islamist terrorism; coordinated massive trade agreements with China during the China-United States trade war; and joined other countries in the global denunciation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Political Leanings

Widely considered a centrist and economic neoliberal, Macron favors the free market and  reducing the public-finances deficit. He has advocated for corporate tax cuts, spending cuts, and cutting the number of civil servants. In terms of the environment, Macron has supported the transition to renewable energy.

Personal Life

In 2007, Macron married his former high school teacher Brigitte Trogneux. Although they first met when he was 15 and she was 39, they only began dating when Macron turned 18, much to his parents' chagrin. Trogneux has three children from a prior marriage.

Macron is an avid piano player, having studied the instrument for ten years during his youth. He also enjoys skiing, boxing, and playing tennis. As a sports fan, Macron supports the French football club Olympique de Marseille. He also attended the finals of the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, cheering on as France won the former and narrowly lost the latter.

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Enrique Pena Nieto is a Mexican politician who has a net worth of $20 million. According to his 2014 wealth disclosure, Enrique listed a total net worth of 45 million pesos and an income of 3.4 million pesos. At the time those values were worth the same as $3.3 million USD and $180,000, respectively. His main assets included four houses, an apartment, land, art coins and jewelry.

Enrique Pena Nieto was elected the 64th President of Mexico in 2012. He served through 2018. Pena Nieto is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party was the governor of the State of Mexico from 2005 to 2011. He was declared president-elect in 2012 amidst accusations of electoral fraud. He gained 38% of the votes and did not hold a legislative majority. Tens of thousands of people across Mexico marched against Pena Nieto. He pledged to fight against organized crime and the drug trade and promised that his government would be democratic, modern, and open to criticism.

Enrique married Monica Pretelini in 1993 and the couple had three children together. Tragically, Pretelini passed away during Pena Nieto's second year in office. He has been married to former model/TV presenter Angelica Rivera since 2010.

$7 Million Mansion

In 2014, Angelica made headlines when it was revealed that a Mexican business tycoon named Juan Armando Hinojosa Cantu, who earned his fortune off government contracts, had given the actress a $7 million mansion located in one of Mexico City's most expensive neighborhoods. The tycoon reportedly received $3.5 billion worth of government contracts, many of which were given without competitor bids. Angelica would later claim it was not a gift but a loan that would be paid back with her own acting earnings.

A Mexican financial outlet investigated how much the typical soap actress earns at Angelica's former employer and concluded the highest-paid stars earned 5 – 8 million pesos per year. That's the same as around $265,000 – $500,000 per year. Actors are also typically signed-on for 5 year exclusive contracts. The implication here being that it would be extremely hard to understand how Angelica could have enough personal wealth to afford a $7 million mansion. In response, Angelica claimed she had received $10 million USD as a severance payment from the network Televisa in recognition of her 25 years of service.

Angelica ultimately sold off her interest in the mansion to clear up any possibility of conflict of interest.

Alleged $100 Million Bribe

During the January 2019 trial of drug lord El Chapo Guzman, one of Chapo's former associates claimed that the Sinaloa cartel paid Enrique Peña Nieto a $100 million bribe. Actually the allegation was even worse. According to the testimony, Enrique is the one who approached the cartel soon after his 2012 election reportedly demanding a $250 million bribe to call off a nationwide manhunt for the drug lord. Chapo negotiated the bribe down to $100 million. The witness also claimed that the cartel's biggest rival paid Enrique's predecessor Felipe Calderon a similar bribe while he was in office.

Early Life

Nieto was born on July 20, 1966 in Altacomulco, Mexico. He was born to parents Gilberto Enrique Peña del Mazo, who worked as an electrical engineer, and Maria del Perpetuo Socorro Ofelia Nieto Sanchez, a school teacher. He grew up with his three younger siblings. He had uncles on both his mother's and father's side who had served as governors of the State of Mexico. Nieto attended school in Mexico but spent his junior year of high school at Denis Hall School in Alfred, Maine in order to learn English. When he was 18, he moved to Mexico City and enrolled at Panamerican University. There, he earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Studies. He then obtained a MBA degree at the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

Career

Nieto was exposed to politics from a young age through his family and joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1984 at the age of 18. He formally started his political career under the mentorship of Montiel Rojas and became the Secretary of the Citizen Movement of Zone I of the State Directive Committee of the National Confederation of Popular Organizations. From 1993 to 1998, he served as chief of staff and personal secretary to Rojas, who at the time was serving as the Secretary of Economic Development of the State of Mexico. Throughout the 2000s, Nieto rose in the ranks to hold progressively qualified offices.

In 2003, Nieto was elected to a local deputy position in his home town of Atlacomulco. Two years later, he ran for governorship of the State of Mexico. While he was not poised to win, he beat out the other candidates and was sworn in on September 15, 2005. During his governorship, he carried out many promised projects including building highways and hospitals and improving water systems to provide fresh water throughout the state. Notably, he was instrumental in developing the Suburban Railway of the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area, which provided a much more extensive connections for commuters to and from Mexico City. His focus on improving healthcare infrastructure also resulted in a reduction of deaths caused by respiratory diseases, dysentery, and cervical cancer.

His successful governorship compelled him to run in the 2012 Mexican presidential elections as the PRI party candidate. He ultimately won the election and was sown in as President of Mexico on December 1, 2012. As president, Nieto instated the multilateral Pact for Mexico, which was created to quell inter-party fighting within country and resulted in increased legislation during his administration. During his initial years in office, he focused on breaking up monopolies, reforming public education, modernizing financial regulation, and liberalizing Mexico's energy sector.

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However, despite his efforts, political gridlock meant that Nieto was unable to accomplish some of his major political goals. In fact, corruption in the government, crime, and the drug trade gradually worsened in Mexico throughout Nieto's time in office. Additionally, the global drops in oil prices restricted the success of his economic reforms. A number of controversial events occurred during his presidency as well. The drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman escaped from Altiplano prison in 2015 and later claimed to have bribed Nieto during his criminal trial. The Iguala mass kidnapping also happened during his time in office.

Nieto ended his presidency on December 1, 2018, succeeded by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Historical evaluations of Nieto's presidency show that approval ratings from the public of his administration are mostly negative. He began his term with an approval rate of 50% and it bottomed out at 12% in January of 2017. When he left office with an approval rating of only 18% and 77% disapproval. He is seen as one of the most controversial and least popular presidents in the history of Mexico. The lack of popularity of his government is also thought to have contributed to the monumental defeat suffered by the PRI party in the 2018 Mexican general election, where the party received the lowest vote percentage in their history.

Part of the reason Nieto is remembered so poorly is for the corruption allegations that plagued the final years of his presidency. In December of 2017, "The New York Times" published accusations that Nieto's government was blocking investigations against public corruption. Twenty-two ex-governors, all members of the PRI party were subsequently investigated for corruption and five of them jailed. Nieto has also been accused of benefiting from illegal campaign funds provided by the Brazilian conglomerate, Odebrecht.

Salary

When he was President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto earned a monthly salary of 208,000 pesos. At the time that was worth around $11,000 USD per month.

Personal Life

In 1993, Nieto married his first wife, Monica Pretelini. The couple had three children together – Paulina, Alejandro, and Nicole. While married to Pretelini, Nieto had two children outside of marriage. He had a son with Maritza Diaz Hernandez and another child with an undisclosed woman who died as an infant. Pretelini died on January 11, 2007 as a result of an epileptic episode.

In 2008, Nieto began dating Televisa soap opera actress Angelica Rivera. He had hired her to help publicize his political campaign in Mexico. After dating for a few years, the couple married in November of 2011. After Nieto's presidency ended, Rivera announced that the couple would be divorcing in February of 2019.

Real Estate

In their 2014 wealth disclosure, Enrique and Angelica revealed that she owned an oceanfront condo in Key Biscayne, Florida that was purchased in 2005 for $1.775 million and was worth $3.3 million at that point. She bought the condo with a 30-year mortgage and paid it off in full in 2011, just 46 days after marrying Enrique.

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Cyril Ramaphosa is a South African politician who has a net worth of $450 million. Cyril Ramaphosa is best known for being the President of South Africa but he earned his fortune as the founder and chairman of investment firm Shanduka Group which owned McDonald's South Africa. Before Shanduka was sold to a competitor, it also specialized in mining, finance and Coca-Cola bottling plants. At various times he has been ranked as one of the richest people in South Africa. He first achieved national renown in the early 80s as secretary general of South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers, and later rose in the ranks of the African National Congress under Nelson Mandela. He is a member of the African National Congress political party. Ramaphosa served as the Secretary General of the African National Congress from March 1991 to December 1997. From December 2012 to December 2017 he served as Deputy President of the African National Congress. Cyril Ramaphosa served as the 7^th Deputy President of South Africa from May 2014 to February 2018. He became the President of the African National Congress in December 2017. Cyril Ramaphosa became the 5^th President of South Africa in February 2018 and the Chairperson of the African Union in February 2020.

Company Sale

In 2011, the Chinese Investment Corporation paid $245 million for a 25% stake in Cyril Ramaphosa's holding company Shanduka Group. In June 2015 the entire company was sold to the Pembani Group. The transaction netted Ramaphosa at least $200-300 million.

Salary

As President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa is paid an annual salary of 3.9 million Rand. That's equal to $227,000 USD.

Early Life and Education

Cyril Ramaphosa was born on November 17, 1952 in Soweto, Johannesburg in what was then the Union of South Africa. He is the second of three children of Venda parents Erdmuth and Samuel. As a youth, Ramaphosa went to Tshilidzi Primary School, Sekano Ntoane High School, and Mphaphuli High School. He went on to study law at the University of the North in Limpopo Province. There, Ramaphosa got involved in student politics. In 1974, he was detained in solitary confinement for 11 months for organizing pro-FRELIMO rallies. Ramaphosa was detained again in 1976. Following his release, he worked as a law clerk for a firm in Johannesburg while continuing his legal studies through the University of South Africa.

National Union of Mineworkers

After earning his law degree, Ramaphosa became an advisor in the legal department of the Council of Unions of South Africa. He subsequently established the National Union of Mineworkers, an affiliate of the Congress of the South African Trade Unions, and became the group's first secretary general. During his tenure heading the NUM, Ramaphosa led mineworkers in one of the biggest strikes in the history of South Africa. Additionally, he was integral in the development of the Mass Democratic Movement.

African National Congress, 1991-1996

Following his resignation from the NUM in mid-1991, Ramaphosa became secretary general of the African National Congress. He went on to serve as the head of the ANC's delegation during the negotiations that finally ended apartheid. In 1994, Ramaphosa became a Member of Parliament following South Africa's first fully democratic elections. He was elected as the chairperson of the constitutional assembly, and was also reelected as secretary general of the ANC. Ramaphosa later resigned from the ANC in 1996 with the intention of leaving politics.

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Business and Public Service

Ramaphosa ventured into the business world after resigning from politics. He founded the investment holding company Shanduka Group, which specialized in mineral resources, insurance, real estate, and banking, among other areas. Ramaphosa also took on a number of board positions, becoming the chairman of MTN, Bidvest, and Mondi and sitting on the board of platinum metal producer Lonmin. In 2011, he purchased a master franchise agreement to own McDonald's in South Africa.

Ramaphosa also got involved in public service internationally. He served as the first vice chairman of the Commonwealth Business Council; was appointed to the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning in Northern Ireland; and was appointed to the National Planning Commission, where he served as deputy chairperson.

Return to Politics

In 2012, Ramaphosa returned to politics and was elected deputy president of the ANC in a resounding win, with 3,018 votes. He was reelected in 2014.

Deputy President of South Africa

Following his reelection as deputy president of the ANC, Ramaphosa was appointed as deputy president of South Africa. Additionally, he was made chairman of the National Planning Commission. In 2018, Ramaphosa took over from South African president Zuma to lead South Africa's delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

President of ANC and South Africa

Running on an anti-corruption platform, Ramaphosa was elected as president of the ANC in late 2017. Early the next year, he was elected president of South Africa following the resignation of Zuma. In his first State of the Nation Address, he highlighted the need for economic growth, youth employment, and increased tourism. He also talked about reducing the size of the Cabinet, something he quickly delivered on when he removed many of the holdovers from Zuma's former Cabinet. In May of 2019, Ramaphosa was elected unopposed to his first full presidential term.

In terms of domestic policy, Ramaphosa has made the economy and land reform his primary issues. He has sought to legitimize the South African cannabis industry, and has established the Youth Employment Service. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramaphosa was widely praised for his effective safety measures. However, he has been criticized for potential corruption and obstruction of justice, namely in relation to the Phala Phala robbery in 2020, for which he was accused of kidnapping and bribing burglars of his game farm into silence.

Personal Life

From 1979 to 1989, Ramaphosa was married to Hope, with whom he had a son. After that, from 1991 to 1993, he was married to Nomazizi Mtshotshisa. Ramaphosa subsequently wed physician Tshepo Motsepe in 1996. Overall, he is believed to have five children.

In addition to his luxury Lion's Head mansion in Cape Town, Ramaphosa owns 30 other properties around the globe.

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Hosni Mubarak was an Egyptian who at his peak of power had a net worth of $70 billion at the peak of his power. As we detail in the next section, a hidden fortune certainly made Hosni the richest person in Egypt for much of his life and potentially the richest person in the world. Hosni Mubarak died on February 25, 2020 at the age of 91. Hosni served as the President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. He also served in the Egyptian Air Force, as career officer and commander (1972-1975,) and eventually became the air chief Marshall. Mubarak was forced to resign as President in 2011 amid heavy protests and demonstrations. He and his two sons were also held and questioned concerning charges of political corruption. Mubarak was accused of pre-meditating the murder of innocent protesters during the time of the revolution, as well as being suspected of having something to do with the assassination of former President Anwar Sadat. President Sadat had appointed Mubarak to be his Vice President in 1975, and Mubarak met with many important political figures and took part in all meetings, in support of Sadat's policies. He was considered Sadat's right hand man, and no one wanted to cross him. Mubarak took over as President after Sadat was killed by a military Jihad cell. During Sadat's Presidency, Egypt was suspended from being a part of the Arab League, because of his peace treaty with Israel, but suspension was lifted after Mubarak took over the office.

There were several assassination attempts on Mubarak during his time in the Presidential seat. The Jihad cell tried to eliminate him, while he attended a conference, at the Organization of African Unity. It was also said that he was attacked with a knife and suffered injuries. Mubarak was elected to four terms as President, although, there is a question as to whether the elections were legitimate or not. Under President Mubarak's rule, people and politicians were jailed and held without trial, people were persecuted and privacy was invaded. The government was allowed to arrest and hold people without any reason, for as long as they deemed necessary. Demonstrations, any political organizations were banned. This was called the Emergency Law.

Mubarak was facing the death penalty for the murder of peaceful protesters if found guilty. On August, 3, 2011, Mubarak and his sons, Alaa and Gamal were brought before the courts in North Cairo, and charged with corruption and premeditated murder. Mubarak pleaded not guilty.

Wealth Details

In February 2011, an ABC News investigative report found that Hosni Mubarak's personal net worth was $40 to $70 billion. If true, for a number of years he would have been the richest person in the world, secretly. According to a similar report by The Guardian, his fortune was AT LEAST $70 billion and was earned through a decades long career of bribes and corruption. The money was allegedly stored in dozens of bank accounts in Switzerland and the United Kingdom or was invested in property.

Soon after the initial reports were released, the Swiss government froze several Mubarak family bank accounts.

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Early Life

Mubarak was born on May 4, 1928 in Kafr El-Meselha, Monufia Governorate, Egypt. His full name was Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak. He attended the Military Academy and when he was 21, joined the Air Force Academy. By March of 1950, he gained his commission as a pilot officer and eventually received his bachelor's degree in aviation sciences.

Career

Mubarak began his career in public service in the Egyptian Air Force where he served as an officer in various formations and units. He rose through the ranks and by 1967, he had become the Air Force Academy's commander. While in that role, he was credited with doubling the number of Air Force pilots and navigators. In 1969, he was named the Chief of Staff for the Egyptian Air Force. A few years later, in 1972, Mubarak was named the Commander of the Air Force and Egyptian Deputy Minister of Defense. The following year, when the Yom Kippur War broke out, the Egyptian Air Force launched a surprise attack on Israel. The Egyptian Air Force was able to hit over 90% of their air targets, making Mubarak a national hero. He was promoted the following year to Air Chief Marshal in recognition of his service during the war against Israel.

In 1975, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat appointed Mubarak to be the Vice President of Egypt. In that role, Mubarak developed important relationships and friendships with various leaders and political figures throughout the Middle East. President Sadat often sent Mubarak to meet with foreign leaders from around the world. Sadat even would sometimes transfer his decision making authority to Mubarak at times when he went on vacation.

In October of 1981, President Sadat was assassinated by Lieutenant Khalid Islambouli. Following the assassination, Mubarak became the fourth president of Egypt following a referendum. He subsequently renewed his term as president through referendum in 1987, 1993, and 1999. In 2005, following pressure put on him by the United States, Mubarak held the country's first multi-party election, though Mubarak won that election as well. He ultimately remained Egypt's top political leader for almost thirty years. He was Egypt's longest serving ruler since Muhammad Ali Pasha who had ruled the country for 43 years.

While president, Mubarak was able to reinstate Egypt's membership in the Arab League. Their membership had been frozen since the Camp David Accords with Israel. Their reinstatement also meant that the Arab League's headquarters returned to Cairo. Mubarak was also supportive of the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process, a shift in perspective from former president, Sadat. While some positives occurred in Egypt while Mubarak was in power, ultimately his rule was repressive. The country remained under a state of emergency during his presidency which had been in place since 1967. This meant that political opposition was more easily stifled and the Egyptian security services and military developed a reputation for their brutality in how they dealt with civilians.

Mubarak also developed a reputation for being extremely corrupt. During his administration, political figures and young activists who spoke out against his rule were imprisoned without trial. There were a number of hidden and undocumented detention facilities established where countless people were taken for days on end, sometimes disappearing altogether. In 2005, Freedom House, an organization that investigates democracy, reported on the widespread corruption taking place under Mubarak. Mubarak and his family, specifically his two sons, were also known for taking bribes and misappropriating funds. In 2011, many of the family's assets that were held in foreign bank accounts were frozen.

As reports of Mubarak's corruption became more and more prominent, protests against Mubarak and his regime erupted in Cairo as well as in other parts of Egypt. Mubarak promised that he would not contest the results of the upcoming presidential election in case he did not win. He also promised various constitutional reforms, though this did little to satisfy the protestors, who demanded Mubarak's immediate departure. Violent clashes between pro and anti-Mubarak protestors occurred numerous times, sometimes resulting in the deaths of protestors.

Mubarak ultimately stepped down from the presidency during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, following 18 days of demonstrations. In April of 2011, a prosecutor detained Mubarak, along with his two sons, for 15 days, during which time they were questions about allegations of corruption and abuse of power. Mubarak ultimately was forced to stand trial. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in June of 2012. However, Egypt's high court overturned his sentence and a retrial was ordered. Mubarak ultimately was acquitted in March of 2017 and released from jail a few weeks later. He spent his final years primarily out of the public eye.

Personal Life and Death

Mubarak was married to Suzanne Mubarak. Together, they had two sons – Alaa and Gamal. Both of his sons were jailed for years in Egypt on corruption charges. They were released in 2015.

On February 25, 2020, Mubarak died in a military hospital in Cairo at the age of 91. Following his death, a full-honor State funeral was held at the Tantawi Mosque in eastern Cairo. He was buried in a cemetery in Heliopolis a few days later. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi participated in the funeral and declared three national days of mourning in Egypt.

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Cristina Kirchner is an Argentinian politician who has a net worth of $115 million. Christina Fernández de Kirchner is a lawyer and politician who served as the President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, and earlier was the First Lady to President Néstor Kirchner. During her two terms as President, Kirchner was embroiled in several corruption scandals, and after her tenure was charged with fraud, obstruction of justice, and treason. In 2019 she became the Vice President of Argentina.

Kirchner Wealth Details

When Nestor Kirchner first came to power in 2003, he and Cristina reported a total net worth of $3 million. By 2009 their combined net worth had increased to $14 million. According to their 2009 financial disclosure they owned 28 properties valued at $4 million USD and bank deposits of $8 million. By 2013, after Nestor's death, Cristina reported a personal net worth of $82 million. The couple has been accused of buying land at rock-bottom prices and building a series of hotels and tourism complexes using their political power. One of their hotels, the Hotesur in El Calafate, has been investigated for failing to pay taxes. Cristina has been accused of operating "ghost hotels" used to launder money. No official wrongdoing has ever been discovered by investigators.

Early Life and Education

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was born on February 19, 1953 in La Plata, Argentina to single mother Ofelia, a Peronist union leader. Her father was Eduardo, a bus driver and anti-Peronist who married Ofelia when Kirchner was two. As an adolescent, Kirchner went to Popular Mercantil and Misericordia schools. She went on to attend the National University of La Plata, where she first studied psychology before switching to law. It was in college where Kirchner met her future husband Néstor, who helped foster her political interests. Soon, she was getting into Peronism and leftwing beliefs.

Career Beginnings

After graduating from college, Kirchner married Néstor and moved with him to Patagonia. There, she started her career in the provincial legislature, registering at the Tribunal Superior de Justicia of Santa Cruz in 1980. Kirchner later worked as an attorney for the Justicialist Party, and after that joined the Comodoro Rivadavia's chamber of appeals. Additionally, she joined her husband's law firm.

In 1989, Kirchner was elected deputy of the provincial legislature of Santa Cruz Province. Her husband became the governor a couple years later. In 1995, Kirchner was elected national senator, and went on to have a controversial tenure that resulted in her being removed from Congress in 1997. She subsequently ran for national deputy in the midterms, and later, in 2001, ran for senator. When her husband was elected President of Argentina in 2003, Kirchner became the First Lady.

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President of Argentina

With her husband choosing not to run for reelection in 2007, Kirchner became the candidate for the Front for Victory alliance and won the presidency. She took over a country facing numerous challenges, including inflation, poor energy infrastructure and public security, and protests from the agricultural industry. Despite her low approval rating during her first term, Kirchner ran again in 2011 a year after the passing of her husband, who had been highly influential during her presidency. She ended up winning reelection with the highest percentage of any Argentine presidential candidate since 1983.

As President, Kirchner had a fairly turbulent two terms. Early on, she clashed with the agricultural sector, proposed a taxation system that was rejected, and fired the president of the Central Bank. Because the cost of public services remained subsidized, she renationalized the energy firm YPF. Kirchner also sought to carry on the work of her husband by overseeing a variety of human rights policies, including the continued trials of military personnel involved in the Dirty War. During her second term, she established currency controls, which led to the country's fall into sovereign default in 2014. Kirchner left office the following year.

Corruption Scandals and Legal Charges

Kirchner's presidency was marked by a number of corruption scandals related to money laundering, extortion, and corporate harassment, among other acts of malfeasance. Kirchner went on to face many charges after leaving the presidency, including for fraudulent low price sales of dollar futures, for which she was later acquitted. In late 2017, Kirchner was indicted for treason, but as a sitting senator at the time had immunity from prosecution. The following year, she received another indictment, this time for obstructing the investigation of the 1994 AMIA terrorist attack. Among her other charges, Kirchner was indicted for corruption relating to accusations that her administration had accepted bribes in exchange for public works contracts.

Vice President of Argentina

Despite all her corruption scandals, Kirchner was elected Vice President of Argentina in 2019 when her running mate Alberto Fernández became the new president. She subsequently resigned from the Senate. In September of 2022, Kirchner was the target of an assassination attempt when a man tried to shoot her in the face; ultimately, his weapon failed to fire and he was arrested.

Personal Life

With her husband Néstor, Kirchner had two children named Máximo and Florencia. In October of 2010, Néstor died from a heart attack.

In her other activities, Kirchner founded a think tank called the Patria Institute. She also penned a book entitled "Sinceramente," which was released in 2019.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was a politician and lawyer who served as the 32^nd president of the United States from 1933 until his passing in 1945. Franklin D. Roosevelt had an inflation-adjusted net worth of $60 million. Elected to a record four terms, he was a central figure in such historic events as the Great Depression and World War II, and was responsible for implementing such major legislation as the New Deal and the Fair Labor Standards Act. He served as a member of the New York State Senate for the 26th District from 1911 to 1913. From 1913 to 1920 Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. From 1929 to 1932 he was the 44th Governor of New York. Roosevelt was President during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 which he called "a date which will live in infamy". Although some of his actions, including the internment of Japanese Americans during the war, have been criticized, Roosevelt is widely regarded as one of the best presidents in US history.

Early Life and Education

Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York to James Roosevelt I and Sara Delano, both of whom hailed from prominent and wealthy families. He had an older half-brother named James from his father's prior marriage. During his childhood, Roosevelt often traveled to Europe with his family, making him conversant in French and German. He attended public school in Germany for a year, but otherwise was homeschooled until the age of 14. After that, Roosevelt went to Groton School in Massachusetts, and then to Harvard College, where he was a cheerleader and editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson paper. While in college, Roosevelt's fifth cousin Theodore became president of the United States. After graduating from Harvard with a degree in history in 1903, Roosevelt enrolled at Columbia Law School. He ultimately dropped out once he passed the New York Bar Exam in 1907. The following year, Roosevelt joined the law firm of Carter Ledyard & Milburn.

Start of Political Career

Dissatisfied with his law career, Roosevelt chose to enter politics in 1910. He successfully ran for a seat in the New York State Senate, a victory aided by his name recognition and the Democratic landslide in the US elections. Roosevelt was reelected in 1912, and subsequently became the chairman of the Agriculture Committee, where he found success passing farm and labor legislation.

Due to his support of President Woodrow Wilson, Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Wilson in 1913. During his tenure in this position through 1919, he gained experience in labor and naval issues as well as wartime management. Moreover, during the breakout of World War I, he helped establish the US Navy Reserve and the Council of National Defense. In 1920, Roosevelt sought the vice presidential nomination and became the running mate of Democratic candidate James M. Cox. Ultimately, the pair was defeated by Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

Polio and Comeback

Following his loss in the 1920 election, Roosevelt returned to law and became vice president of the Fidelity and Deposit Company. It was during this time he contracted a paralytic illness that left him paralyzed from the waist down; the diagnosis was polio. While attempting to recover, Roosevelt founded a rehabilitation center in Warm Springs, Georgia.

Although now unable to walk unaided, Roosevelt made his return to public office in 1929 when he became the governor of New York. During his two terms through 1932, he oversaw a number of programs designed to combat the Great Depression. He established a state employment commission, created the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration to deliver economic relief funds, and became the first governor to publicly endorse unemployment insurance.

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First Presidential Term

As the Democratic candidate in the 1932 presidential election, Roosevelt defeated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover. He went on to begin his presidency in the midst of the ongoing Great Depression, and immediately began spearheading an unprecedented amount of federal legislation. Within his first year, Roosevelt devised and started implementing initiatives focused on economic relief, recovery, and reform; these projects were collectively grouped under what was called the New Deal. Among the prominent New Deal initiatives were the National Recovery Administration and the Agricultural Adjustment Act. Additionally, Roosevelt instituted substantial regulatory reforms pertaining to finance, labor, and communications.

Beyond the economy, Roosevelt sought to find a compromise on Prohibition with his Democratic Party. In 1933, he implemented the Beer Permit Act and enforced the 21^st amendment, which repealed the 18^th amendment's ban on alcohol. Among the many other notable aspects of his first term, Roosevelt often used radio to speak directly to the American public, with his "fireside chats" making him the first US president to be televised.

Second and Third Presidential Terms

Having quickly and substantially improved the economy during his first term, Roosevelt won reelection in 1936 in one of the greatest landslides in US history. However, he experienced much political dissent during his second term, as his New Deal legislation was frequently struck down by the conservative-leaning Supreme Court. Roosevelt had better success with other legislation, including the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. He also oversaw the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as social security.

Roosevelt was reelected to a record third term in 1940, making him the only US president to serve more than two terms. With World War II brewing, he passed a series of laws affirming neutrality. However, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, he declared war on Japan. This led to the US's entry into World War II as part of the Allied Powers. Roosevelt supervised the mobilization of the US economy to support the war effort, initiated the Lend-Lease program to make the defeat of Nazi Germany the country's first priority, and helped establish the United Nations. Under his wartime leadership, the United States emerged as a global superpower.

Final Presidential Term

Running on a postwar recovery platform, Roosevelt won a record fourth term in the 1944 presidential election. However, less than three months into his term in 1945, he passed away at the age of 63 due to his deteriorating health. Vice President Harry S. Truman took over as president and oversaw the surrender of the Axis Powers and the end of World War II.

Marriage and Family

As a student in college, Roosevelt began dating his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1903, he proposed to her, and the two were married in 1905. The Roosevelts had six children: Anna, James, Elliott, Franklin, Franklin, and John. The first Franklin died in infancy.

Roosevelt had a number of extramarital affairs over the years, including with his wife's social secretary Lucy Mercer. This affair led to the dissolution of his marriage to Eleanor; although they remained wed, they lived separately and acted more as political partners than spouses.

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Robert Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who had a net worth of $20 million at the time of his death in 2019. Born February 21, 1924 in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), Robert Mugabe served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017.

Although many people in Southern Rhodesia went only as far as grammar school, Mugabe was fortunate enough to receive a good education. He attended school at the local Jesuit mission under the supervision of school director Father O'Hea, who turned out to be a powerful influence on the boy. O'Hea taught Mugabe that all people should be treated equally and educated to the fulfillment of their abilities. Mugabe's teachers, who called him "a clever lad," were early to recognize his abilities as considerable.

By 1953, he had earned his Bachelor of Education degree through correspondence courses and in 1955 Mugabe moved to Northern Rhodesia where he taught for four years at Chalimbana Training College while also working toward his Bachelor of Science degree in economics through correspondence courses with the University of London. In 1960, Mugabe was elected public secretary of the National Democratic Party. In accordance with Ghanaian models, Mugabe quickly assembled a militant youth league to spread the word about achieving black independence in Rhodesia. In 1963, the police arrested Mugabe for his participation in the resistance movement and sent him to Hwahwa Prison where he remained for over a decade. Mugabe later escaped back across the border to Southern Rhodesia, assembling a troop of Rhodesian guerilla trainees along the way. By 1980, Southern Rhodesia was liberated from British rule and became the independent Republic of Zimbabwe and Mugabe was almost simultaneously elected President of Zimbabwe.

Mugabe's legacy is complicated, as he initially helped Zimbabwe free itself from British colonialism and white minority rule. However, he then became a somewhat despotic leader, and people suffered widespread human rights abuses during his time in power, especially the latter years.Robert Mugabe died on September 6, 2019 at the age of 95.

Early Life

Mugabe was born on February 21, 1924 at the Kutama Mission village in Southern Rhodesia's Zvimba District. His mother was a carpenter while his mother was a Christian catechist for local village children. They had both been trained in their professions by the Jesuits, the religious order which had established the Kutama Mission. He grew up with his five brothers and sisters and was a member of the Zezuru clan, a branch of the Shona tribe.

Around 1930, his father had an argument with one of the Jesuits and the family was subsequently expelled from the mission village by its French leader, Father Jean-Baptiste Loubiere. They settled in a village about 11 kilometers away. However, the children were allowed to continue attending school at the mission. A few years later, his family left the village seeking work in Bulawayo. He did not return as he established a relationship with another woman. The family then returned to the mission and Mugabe completed his schooling. He was offered a place on a teacher training course at Kutama College in 1941. He obtained his teaching diploma and then began teaching as schools throughout Southern Rhodesia.

He later won a scholarship to student at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa. There he was exposed to Marxist teachings as well as the actions of Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian Independence. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and English literature before returning to Southern Rhodesia in 1952. Over the next few years, he continued teaching and also achieved other degrees, while also growing more devoted to the teachings of Marxism. He additionally grew more and more critical of colonialism and wanted to rid Southern Rhodesia of British rule.

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Political Career

Mugabe became involved in politics in the early 1960s when he joined a demonstration in protest of the arrest of African nationalist leader, Leopold Takawira. Mugabe was invited to speak to the crowd, as he had spent the years prior establishing himself as an intellectual man with who was sympathetic to the nationalist movement. After speaking, he decided to devote himself full-time to activism. He was elected to the National Democratic Party as their publicity secretary.

Following the win of the Rhodesian Front in the 1962 election, a party which aimed to preserve white minority rule and the colonialist system, Mugabe was instrumental in establishing a new party – the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). He was appointed to be the party's secretary-general. Soon after, he was arrested for making anti-government remarks. He spent from 1963 to 1974 in prison. Upon his release, he was more committed than ever to ZANU, especially considering that guerilla style warfare had broken out in the country while he was imprisoned.

This warfare continued until a ceasefire was called and the warring factions were called to negotiate at Lancaster House in London. The resulting peace agreement called for a new election to be overseen by a British governor. It also detailed that Southern Rhodesia would be renamed Zimbabwe and would become an independent country after decades of colonial rule.

In the subsequent election, the ZANU party secured 63% of the national vote and Mugabe was elected Prime Minster in 1980. Under his administration, he expanded healthcare and education access and adhered to generally mainstream economic policies, despite his own personal interested in socialism. He was elected President of Zimbabwe in 1987.

While the beginning years of his rule were generally positive for the country, over time the people of Zimbabwe began to suffer. Due to his belief in redistributing formerly white-owned lands in pursuit of full decolonization, Mugabe became impatient that the process was not happening quickly enough. He encouraged Zimbabweans to violently seize white farms, which severely impacted food supply and led to famine and economic decline, as well as foreign sanctions. Though opposition to him grew, he was still re-elected in 2002, 2008, and 2013 through campaigns dominated by violence, electoral fraud, and nationalistic appeals.

In 2017, members of his own party ousted him in a coup, replacing him with former vice president, Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Personal Life and Death

Mugabe's first wife was Sally Hayfron. They had a son together in September of 1963 though he died only three years later of cerebral malaria in 1966. While married to Hayfron, Mugabe began an affair with his secretary, Grace Marufu, in 1987. Grace was 41 years younger than him and at the time was married to Stanley Goreraza. In 1988, she had a daughter with Mugabe, named Bona, followed by a son, Robert, in 1990. The relationship was kept secret from the public though Hayfron was aware of it. Hayfron died in 1992. In 1996, Mugabe and Grace were married in a large Catholic ceremony. In the years that followed, Grace developed a reputation for her expensive taste, as she loved luxury clothing and jewelry. In 1997, she gave birth to their third son, Chatunga.

Mugabe became ill not long after his resignation in 2017. He traveled frequently to Singapore for medical treatment and was hospitalized there in 2019. He died at a hospital there in September of that year at the age of 95.

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Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician who has a net worth of $13 million. Benjamin Netanyahu has served as the country's prime minister three times, first from 1996 to 1999 and later from 2009 to 2021. And then incredibly he was re-elected again in November 2022. In between his first two tenures, he worked in the private sector before becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance under Ariel Sharon. A highly controversial figure both at home and abroad, Netanyahu was indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in 2019.

Early Life and Education

Benjamin Netanyahu was born on October 21, 1949 in Tel Aviv, Israel as the second of three children of secular Jewish parents Tzila and Benzion. He spent his early years growing up in Jerusalem, where he went to Henrietta Szold Elementary School. Netanyahu subsequently moved with his family to the United States, settling in Cheltenham Township in Pennsylvania. He attended Cheltenham High School, where he was involved in chess, debate, and soccer. Following his graduation, Netanyahu returned to Israel to join the Israel Defense Forces. Training as a combat soldier, he served for five years in the elite special forces unit Sayeret Matkal, and saw action in a range of missions. After being discharged in 1972, Netanyahu returned to the United States to attend MIT. He briefly went back to Israel to fight in the Yom Kippur War in 1973, and then returned to MIT to finish his degree in architecture. Netanyahu went on to earn a master's degree from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Although he was working toward a doctorate, he suspended his studies following the death of his brother Yonatan in Operation Entebbe.

Career Beginnings

After graduating from MIT in 1976, Netanyahu served as an economic consultant at the Boston Consulting Group for two years. He then returned to Israel, where he founded the Yonatan Netanyahu Anti-Terror Institute in honor of his late brother. From 1980 to 1982, Netanyahu served as director of marketing at Rim Industries in Jerusalem. During this time, he established connections with a number of Israeli politicians, leading to his tenure as Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations from 1984 to 1988.

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Leader of the Opposition, 1993-1996

In the late 80s, Netanyahu returned to Israel and joined the Likud party. When it came time for the 1992 Israeli legislative elections, the Likud party was defeated; the party subsequently held a primary election to select its new leader, which ended up being Netanyahu. As Leader of the Opposition, he went on to run for prime minister in the 1996 legislative election. Netanyahu ultimately won the election over the incumbent Shimon Peres, in the process becoming the youngest-ever prime minister of Israel.

Prime Minister, 1996-1999

During his first tenure as prime minister, Netanyahu attempted negotiations with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and inflamed Israel's relations with Jordan when he ordered the assassination of Hamas leader Khaled Mashal. He also began a process of economic liberalization to move Israel toward a free-market economy. Netanyahu attracted strong opposition from the political left during his tenure, and was mired in a number of major scandals involving corruption charges. In the 1999 election, he and the Likud party were defeated by Ehud Barak and his One Israel party.

Private Sector Career

Following his election defeat in 1999, Netanyahu temporarily retired from politics and entered the private sector. For two years, he worked as a senior consultant for the Israeli communications equipment manufacturer BATM Advanced Communications.

Return to Government

In late 2000, Barak's government fell apart, and Ariel Sharon became the new Israeli prime minister. Encouraged to return to politics, Netanyahu was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then as Minister of Finance. He served in the latter position from 2003 to 2005, during which time he initiated substantial economic reforms that were credited with creating economic growth and record-high foreign investment. However, Netanyahu eventually clashed with Sharon, particularly regarding the Gaza disengagement plan. As a result, he resigned as Minister of Finance in August of 2005.

Prime Minister, 2009-2021

After Sharon stepped down to form his new party, Kadima, Netanyahu once again became Leader of the Opposition of Likud, serving in that role from 2006 to 2009. While the party finished second to Kadima in the 2009 election, Netanyahu managed to put together a coalition government to secure his second premiership. He went on to lead Likud to victory in the 2013 and 2015 elections, as well. In 2020, due to sustained political deadlock between Benny Gantz's Blue and White alliance and Netanyahu's Likud, the parties reached a coalition agreement entailing a rotating premiership between Gantz and Netanyahu. However, the coalition collapsed in late 2020 and a new election was held in 2021. In June of that year, Netanyahu was removed as prime minister after Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid formed a government. He subsequently became Leader of the Opposition for the third time.

Criminal Investigations and Indictment

Starting in 2017, Netanyahu became the subject of criminal investigations into charges of corruption. His alleged crimes included bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. In November of 2019, Netanyahu was formally indicted, making him the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with a crime. If convicted, he could face up to 13 years total in prison.

Personal Life

In 1972, Netanyahu married his first wife, Miriam Weizmann. The couple had a daughter named Noa in 1978. That year, Netanyahu began an affair with a university student named Fleur Cates, resulting in the dissolution of his marriage to Weizmann. Netanyahu went on to marry Cates in 1981; they eventually divorced in 1984. He wed his third wife, flight attendant Sara Ben-Artzi, in 1991. Together, they have two sons named Yair and Avner. During the early years of the marriage, Netanyahu had an affair with his PR adviser Ruth Bar.

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Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has a net worth of $800 million. As of this writing, Rishi Sunak is currently the front-runner to become the United Kingdom's next Prime Minister, replacing Liz Truss who resigned after holding the office for just 44 days. A member of the Conservative Party, Rishi served as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020 and then the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak and Truss were the two final candidates to take over after Boris Johnson stepped down amid a wave of scandals and resignations in July 2022. Truss was ultimately selected in a final Conservative Party membership vote. We we describe in detail throughout the rest of this article, Rishi's wealth is primarily attributable to his wife, Akshata Murty, who is the daughter of Indian billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy.

Infosys Family Wealth

The vast majority of Rishi Sunak's $800 million net worth is actually attributed to his wife, British-Indian heiress Akshata Murty. That fortune makes the couple among the 200 richest people in the United Kingdom.

Akshata is one of two children born to Indian multi-billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy. N.R. earned his $4.6 billion fortune as the founder of Infosys, which is the second-largest IT company in India. The publicly traded Infosys (NYSE: "INFY") generates $16 billion in revenue per year, $4 billion in profits and currently has a market cap approaching $80 billion.

As of this writing, N.R. Murthy is the 15th richest person in India.

According to financial filings, Akshata Murty owns 0.93% of Infosys directly and earned around $14 million in dividends from the family business in 2021.

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Is Rishi Sunak a Billionaire?

Rishi Sunak has been technically a billionaire at recent times thanks to his wife's fortune, but there is a caveat: If you are talking about being a billionaire in British pounds, Rishi has not ever been a billionaire. On the other hand, if you're talking about US Dollars, the couple's fortune has indeed been worth the equivalent of right around $1 billion at various points in recent history, especially at the very end of 2021 and beginning of 2022.

In March 2022 the market cap of Infosys was $110 billion (as opposed to current $77 billion). At that level, Akshata's 0.93% stake was worth almost exactly $1 billion.

Furthermore, the fluctuation of the price of the British Pound to the USD has impacted the couple's technical billionaire status. According to the Sunday Times Rich List in early 2022, Rishi and Akshata were 222nd richest people in the U.K. with a fortune at that time which was pegged at 730 million pounds. At that time the pound to dollar ratio was 1.35 to 1. At that level, 730 million pounds were equal to $985 million. As the value of the pound fell to as low as 1.08 to 1 in September 2022, their US dollar equivalent fortune was worth $788 million, and at the same time, between January and September Infosys's market cap fell from $110 billion to $77 billion, further reducing the couple's paper net worth.

Regardless, even at "just" $800 million, Rishi and Akshata's combined net worth makes them $200 million richer than King Charles.

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Hedge Funds

Akshata Murty's family fortune is not the couple's sole source of wealth. Rishi worked for Goldman Sachs from 2001 to 2004 before working for a hedge fund called the Children's Investment Fund Management. He left that fund in 2000 and moved to California where he and some friends launched their own firm which they called Theleme Partners. Theleme Partners was launched in October 2010. At launch the firm had raised $700 million in assets.

And finally, between 2013 and 2015 Rishi served as a director of his father-in-law's family office investment fund, Catamaran Ventures.

Personal Life

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty met while they were both studying at Standord. They married in 2009 and have two daughters.

Real Estate

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty own an estimated $20 million worth of real estate around the world.

The couple's primary home is a a 5-bedroom mansion in Kensington, West London. This property alone is worth $10 million.

On weekends they retreat to a country estate called Kirby Sigston Manor. Located in North Yorkshire, England, the estate is a grade II National Heritage manor that dates back to 1826. The family bought the manor in 2015 for 1.5 million pounds. After buying the property, they spent an additional 400 thousand pounds converting parts of the property into a wellness retreat with a modern pool, spa and gym. They reportedly spend around $20,000 per year just to heat the pool, which is 50 by 16 feet.

Out in California, where Rishi spent several years running a hedge fund, the couple continue to own a $7 million penthouse apartment in the beach side community of Santa Monica.

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