The Top Ten: World's Worst Dictators, 2006

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
The Top Ten


World's Worst Dictators, 2006


Name Country In Power Since
1. Omar al-Bashir Sudan 1989
2. Kim Jong Il North Korea 1994
3. Than Shwe Myanmar 1992
4. Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe 1980
5. Islam Karimov Uzbekistan 1990
6. Hu Jintao China 2002
7. King Abdullah Saudi Arabia 1995
8. Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenistan 1990
9. Seyed Ali Khamanei Iran 1989
10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1979

Prepared by David Wallechinsky for Parade after consultation with Human Rights Watch, Freedom House, Amnesty International, and Reporters without Borders.
See Also:
World's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders
World's Most Notorious Despots

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