4. 16.Noer said that Elon Musk, one of the co-founders of Paypal and Tesla Motors, was "one of the more interesting newcomers" on the list due to his SpaceX company, a private space exploration venture. Former President Barack Obama endorsed more than 100 Democratic candidates running for office this November, but didn't offer his support to progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It’s a 7 and a half inch, gold likeness of Obama, with a set of balls at the base. 21.Among businessmen in the top 20 were Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett at No. "This year's list reflects the changing of the guard in the world's two most powerful countries: the United States and China," Michael Noer, Forbes' executive editor, told Reuters in an email.Noer noted that China's President Hu Jintao, last year's third most-powerful person, fell off the list as he is leaving power, and his successor, Xi Jinping, ranked ninth instead.Both U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who have stated they will not be serving in Obama's second term, were not in this year's rankings.While elected and appointed officials and business people made up the vast majority of Forbes' most powerful, Pope Benedict XVI placed fifth in the rankings.Among the oddities was Joaquin Guzman Loera at No. We want to hear from you.Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inboxGet this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services.
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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, both public officials, also made the top 10. According to a statement from his office, Obama selected candidates "because their election would advance key goals: winning control of the U.S. Senate and holding the majority in the U.S. House; electing Democrats who will support fair redistricting in 2021; supporting alumni of his campaigns and Administration; and promoting diverse, emerging leaders for this time. The commercialization of space is just beginning, but we expect it to be big business," Noer said.Former President Bill Clinton placed 50th, with editors noting that by hitting the campaign trail for Obama, Clinton "cemented his status as a kingmaker", along with his nonpartisan Global Initiative raising more than $71 billion in commitments to fund charitable action worldwide.Other high-ranking heads of state included French President Francois Hollande at No.
The party that controls a state's legislature is virtually guaranteed to have outsize influence over the 2021 redistricting that will follow the 2020 census. 17 and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at No. 15, Wal-Mart CEO Michael Duke at No. Mr Obama released a … 63.Loera, far from a household name, is a billionaire nicknamed "El Chapo" who as head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel is the world's most powerful drug trafficker, according to Forbes.Age was also not a barrier, with two of the youngest and oldest of this year's most powerful -- 28-year-old Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and 81-year-old News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch -- back-to-back at numbers 25 and 26, respectively.Forbes noted that Zuckerberg fell out of last year's top 10 after Facebook's IPO disappointed.
20.The entire list can be found at www.forbes.com/power as well as the December 24 issue of the magazine.Got a confidential news tip?
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When it comes to power, politics trumps business, according to a new Forbes ranking on Wednesday that found heads of state occupying six of the top 10 spots among the world's most powerful people, led by President Barack Obama. Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. The world is a bizarre place, no doubt.
If he wasn't fulfilling the role he would not be meeting with the leaders. Also, the box says “Commemorative Edition”. Since the beginning of June, Obama has raised Obama is also expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention later this month. A gainer, meanwhile, was Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, who moved up four spots to No. "Together, these candidates will help us redeem our country's promise by sticking up for working people, restoring fairness and opportunity to our system, and fighting for the good of all Americans — not just those at the top," Obama said in a statement. 14, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at No.