The Top Ten  November 5 - 12    

World's Worst Dictators, 2007

NameCountryIn Power Since
1. Omar al-Bashir Sudan 1989
2. Kim Jong Il North Korea 1994
3. Seyed Ali Khamane’i Iran 1989
4. Hu Jintao China 2002
5. King Abdullah Saudi Arabia 1995
6. Than Shwe Myanmar 1992
7. Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe 1980
8. Islam Karimov Uzbekistan 1990
9. Muammar al-Qaddafi Libya 1969
10. Bashar al-Assad Syria 2000

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