The Top Ten List of… The World’s Worst Dictators
This list and ranking was compiled by Parade magazine. For more information, visit www.parade.com.
Bashar Al-Assad
In power in Syria since 2000
10
9 Muammar Al-Qaddafi
In power in Libya since 1969
Islam Karimov
In power in Uzbekistan since 1989 8
Robert Mugabe
In power in Zimbabwe since 1980 7
Than Shwe
In power in Burma since 1992
6
In power in Saudi Arabia since 1995
5 King Abdullah
Hu Jintao
In power in China since 2002
4
Syyid Ali Khamenei
In power in Iran since 1989
3
Kim Jong - Il In power in North Korea since 1994 2
In power in Sudan since 1989
1 Omar Al-Bashir