World's 10 most powerful persons

New Delhi: Among the 6.9 billion people in the world today, there are only a few individuals who wield the greatest influence. In a world that looks up to the magnitude of power and possessions as a mark of achievement, it can also intimidate or influence the mass, depending on how it is negotiated.Here we present a list of ten most powerful people in the world:1. Barack ObamaMr. President of the only superpower in the world - United States, is recognized as the most powerful or influential personality. The full name of this most powerful black man across the globe is Barack Hussein Obama II. This first African American personality, who took the highest position in United States as the 44th President of the nation, was born on August 4, 1961. USA's GDP is $ 15.094 trillion(purchasing power parity) and the armed forces have 1.4 million personnel on active duty.2. Angela MerkelAngela Merkel, the German chancellor has been serving in this post since November 22, 2005. She was born in Hamburg on July 17, 1954. She has the honor of becoming very first female Chancellor in this European country. She represents the Christian Democratic Union Party. Germany has a GDP of $ 3.571 trillion and a one lakh strong army. Its military expendiure is the 9th highest in the world.3. David CameronBritish Prime Minister David Cameron belongs to the Conservative Party. Born on October 9, 1966. Cameron has been serving as Prime Minister since May 11, 2010. Cameron completed his higher education at Oxford University majoring in Economics, Politics and Philosophy. Britain's GDP is $ 2.432 trillion and its military expenditure is the 4th highest in the world. 4. Hu JintaoChina's President Hu Jintao leads the most consistent economy in the world. Hu has been serving the Communist Party of China as the General Secretary since 2002 and the nation as president since 2003. Hu has been serving Central Military Commission as Chairman since 2004. China's GDP is $ 7.318 trillion and it has a 2.3 million strong army and the world's second largest military budget.5. Pope Benedict XVIPope Benedict XVI is recognized as the most powerful personality in Christianity. He was born on April 16, 1927 as Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in Marktl, Bavaria, Germany. His Papacy began on April 19, 2005. He is the 265th Pope. Though Vatican City has no army yet the Pope commands the following of more than a billion Catholic devotees spread across the world.6. King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-SaudKing Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud has been the King of Saudi Arabia since August 2, 2005.. He is recognized as the Custodian of the two most holy places for Muslims in Saudi Arabia. He succeeded King Fahd after his death. Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud has also served as Saudi Arabian National Guard's Commander from 1962 to 2010. Saudi Arabia has the world's second largest oil reserves and the world's sixth largest natural gas reserves. Its GDP is $ 733 billion (PPP). 7. Bill GatesWillian Henry Gates III is one of the world's richest men. Bill Gates is the owner, chairman and founder of Microsoft Corporation. A philanthropist and an investor, Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on 28th of October, 1955. He founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, which took him the position of wealthiest man in the world for around 15 years (from 1995 to 2009). His personal net worth is $ 66 billion (2012).8.Mark Zuckerberg28-year-old Mark Zuckerberg is one of the top-ranked younger wealthy professionasl in the world. This American computer programmer was born on 14 May, 1984 and he is now a big name in the Internet entrepreneurs'category. The best recognition of Mark Zuckerberg is co-creating Facebook, most used social networking website across the world. Zuckerberg was also named as “Person of the Year” by Time magazine in 2010. His net worth is $ 9.4 billion (2012).9. Ben BernankeBen Shalom Bernanke is Chairman of the Federal Reserve in United States. This notable American economist was born on 13 December, 1953. Bernanke assumed his duties as Chairman of this top financial institution in United States on February 1, 2006. A tenured Professor of Princeton University, he was head of department of Economics from 1996 till 2002. He guides the fiscal and monetary policies of the United States of America.10. Vladimir PutinVladimir Putin is not only the most powerful personality in Russia but also the most muscular among all statesmen across the world. Putin has served twice both as prime minister (1999-2000 and 2008-2012) and as president (2000-2008 and May 2012 till now). A former KGB counter-intelligence agent, Putin is good at martial arts, flies military jets, and has also hobbies like horse riding, rafting, fishing and swimming, Russia's GDP is $ 1.857 trillion and its army has 1.04 million personnel on active duty. Its military spending is the 5th largest in the world. Russia has the world's largest tank force and the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world.