Alhaji Aliko Dangote made the world’s most powerful list that is collated by Forbes. He came in at number 64 ahead of the likes of John Boehner, Sepp Blatter and Mo Ibrahim. Vladimir Putin topped the list whilst Barack Obama came second on the list. Other business moguls slso included in the list are the likes of Bill Gates (Microsoft), Mark Zuckeberg (Facebook), Bill Gross (Pimco), Jeff Bezos (Amazom), Larry Page (Google), Sergey Brin (Google), Warren Buffet etc.
FULL THE LIST AS CULLED FROM FORBES
| Rank | Name/Title | Organization | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Vladimir PutinPresident |
Russia | 61 |
| 2 | 
Barack ObamaPresident |
United States | 52 |
| 3 | 
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary, Communist Party |
China | 60 |
| 4 | 
Pope FrancisPope |
Roman Catholic Church | 76 |
| 5 | 
Angela MerkelChancellor |
Germany | 59 |
| 6 | 
Bill GatesCo-Chair |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 58 |
| 7 | 
Ben BernankeChairman, Federal Reserve |
United States | 59 |
| 8 | 
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al SaudKing |
Saudi Arabia | 89 |
| 9 | 
Mario DraghiPresident |
European Central Bank | 66 |
| 10 | 
Michael DukeCEO |
Wal-Mart Stores | 63 |
| 11 | 
David CameronPrime Minister |
United Kingdom | 47 |
| 12 |  Carlos Slim Helu & familyHonorary Chairman |
América Móvil | 73 |
| 13 | 
Warren BuffettCEO |
Berkshire Hathaway | 83 |
| 14 | 
Li KeqiangPremier |
China | 58 |
| 15 | 
Jeff BezosCEO |
Amazon.com | 49 |
| 16 | 
Rex TillersonCEO |
Exxon Mobil | 61 |
| 17 | 
Sergey BrinCofounder, Director Of Special Projects |
40 | |
| 17 | 
Larry PageCEO |
40 | |
| 18 | 
Francois HollandePresident |
France | 59 |
| 19 | 
Timothy CookCEO |
Apple | 53 |
| 20 | 
Dilma RousseffPresident |
Brazil | 65 |
| 21 | 
Sonia GandhiPresident, Indian National Congress |
India | 66 |
| 22 | 
Jamie DimonCEO |
JPMorgan Chase | 57 |
| 23 | 
Ali Hoseini-KhameneiGrand Ayatollah |
Iran | 74 |
| 24 | 
Mark ZuckerbergCofounder, Chairman and CEO |
29 | |
| 25 | 
Jeffrey ImmeltCEO |
General Electric | 57 |
| 26 | 
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister |
Israel | 64 |
| 27 | 
Lloyd BlankfeinCEO |
Goldman Sachs Group | 59 |
| 28 | 
Manmohan SinghPrime Minister |
India | 81 |
| 29 | 
Michael BloombergMayor, New York City |
United States | 71 |
| 30 | 
Li Ka-shingChairman |
Hutchison Whampoa | 85 |
| 31 | 
Charles KochCEO |
Koch Industries | 78 |
| 31 | 
David KochExecutive Vice President |
Koch Industries | 73 |
| 32 | 
Ban Ki-moonSecretary-General |
United Nations | 69 |
| 33 | 
Rupert Murdoch & familyChairman and CEO |
News Corp | 82 |
| 34 | 
Khalifa bin Zayed Al-NahyanPresident |
United Arab Emirates | 65 |
| 35 | 
Christine LagardeManaging Director |
International Monetary Fund | 57 |
| 36 | 
Xuedong DingChairman, China Investment Corp |
China | 53 |
| 37 | 
Enrique Pena NietoPresident |
Mexico | 47 |
| 38 | 
Mukesh AmbaniChairman |
Reliance Industries | 56 |
| 39 | 
Haruhiko KurodaGovernor, Bank of Japan |
Japan | 69 |
| 40 | 
Ali Al-NaimiOil Minister |
Saudi Arabia | 78 |
| 41 | 
Lee Kun-HeeChairman |
Samsung Group | 71 |
| 42 | 
Larry FinkCofounder, CEO |
BlackRock | 60 |
| 43 | 
Bill ClintonChairman |
Clinton Global Initiative | 67 |
| 44 | 
Akio ToyodaCEO |
Toyota Motor | 57 |
| 45 | 
Masayoshi SonCEO |
Softbank | 56 |
| 46 | 
Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader |
North Korea | 30 |
| 47 | 
Elon MuskFounder, CEO |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | 42 |
| 48 | 
Terry GouCEO |
Hon Hai Precision | 63 |
| 49 | 
Martin WinterkornChairman |
Volkswagen Group | 66 |
| 50 | 
Jim Yong KimPresident |
World Bank | 53 |
| 51 | 
Lakshmi MittalChairman and CEO |
ArcelorMittal | 63 |
| 52 | 
Geun-hye ParkPresident |
South Korea | 61 |
| 53 | 
Dmitry MedvedevPrime Minister |
Russia | 48 |
| 54 | 
Bernard Arnault & familyChairman and CEO |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | 64 |
| 55 | 
Bill GrossCofounder and Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 69 |
| 56 | 
Virginia RomettyCEO |
IBM | 55 |
| 57 | 
Shinzo AbePrime Minister |
Japan | 59 |
| 58 | 
Larry EllisonCEO |
Oracle | 69 |
| 59 | 
Margaret ChanDirector-General |
World Health Organization | 66 |
| 60 | 
Igor SechinChairman |
Rosneft | 53 |
| 61 | 
Robin LiFounder and CEO |
Baidu | 44 |
| 62 | 
John RobertsChief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
United States | 58 |
| 63 | 
Alisher UsmanovFounder |
Metalloinvest | 60 |
| 64 | 
Aliko DangoteCEO |
Dangote Group | 56 |
| 65 | 
Reid HoffmanPartner |
Greylock Partners | 46 |
| 66 | 
John BoehnerSpeaker, U.S. House of Representatives |
United States | 63 |
| 67 | 
Joaquin Guzman LoeraDrug Trafficker |
Sinaloa Cartel | 56 |
| 68 | 
Jill AbramsonExecutive Editor |
New York Times Co. | 59 |
| 69 | 
Joseph BlatterPresident |
FIFA | 77 |
| 70 | 
Yngve SlyngstadCEO, Norges Bank Investment Management |
Norway | 50 |
| 71 | 
Mohammed IbrahimFounder |
Mo Ibrahim Foundation | 67 |
| 72 | 
Janet YellenVice Chairman, Federal Reserve |
Washington, United States | 67 |
