2000 Rankings

1999

1998

1. Li Ka-shing
Chairman, Cheung Kong Holdings

9

25

 2. Jiang Zemin
President of China;
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China

3

2

3. Idei Nobuyuki
Chairman (Designate) and Chief Executive Officer, Sony Corp.

15

16

4. Kim Dae Jung
President of the Republic of Korea

1

4

5. Kim Jong Il
Secretary-General of the Worker's Party of Korea

4

15

6. Chen Shui-bian
President of Taiwan

--

--

7. Abdurrahman Wahid
President of Indonesia

23

--

8. Son Masayoshi
Founder and President, Softbank Corp

30

--

9. A.B. Vajpayee
Prime Minister of India

40

5

10. Zhu Rongji
Premier of the State Council of China

1

3

11. Goh Chok Tong
Prime Minister of Singapore

6

7

12. Chuan Leekpai
Prime Minister and Defense Minister of Thailand

7

13

13. Mahathir Mohamad
Prime Minister of Malaysia

14

10

14. Richard Li
Chairman and CEO, Pacific Century Group

--

--

15. Azim Premji
Chairman Wipro Corp.

--

--

16. Lee Hun Jai
Minister of Finance and Economy of South Korea

16

--

17. Mori Yoshiro
Prime Minister of Japan

--

--

18. Lee Hsien Loong
Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore;
Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore

18

39

19. Hu Jintao
Vice President, China

36

28

20. Zeng Qinghong
Chief of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Organization Dept.

--

--

21. Miyazawa Kiichi
Finance Minister, Japan

24

--

22. Lee Hoi Chang
President, Grand National Party, South Korea

--

--

23. Lee Kuan Yew
Senior Minister, Singapore

21

19

24. Joseph Estrada
President of the Philippines

13

29

25. Gen. Pervez Musharraf
Chief of Army Staff and Military Ruler of Pakistan

--

--

26. Zhang Wannian
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party Central Military Commission

--

--

27. Hun Sen
Prime Minister, Cambodia

22

24

28. Lee Teng-hui
Former President of Taiwan

5

8

29. Daim Zainuddin
Finance Minister, Malaysia

17

27

30. Abdul Hadi Awang
Deputy President, PAS

--

--

31. Dhirubhai Ambani
Chairman of Reliance Industries

--

44

32. Li Peng
Chairman, National People's Congress, China

37

20

33. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy PM and Home Minister, Malaysia

48

--

34. Thaksin Shinawatra
Leader, Thai Rak Thai Party, Thailand

--

--

35. Lee Kun Hee
Chairman, Samsung Group

44

41

36. Amien Rais
Chairman, People's Consultative Assembly

35

--

37. Ishihara Shintaro
Governor of Tokyo

--

--

38. Li Hongzhi
Leader, Falungong

49

--

39. Wen Jiabao
Vice-premier of the State Council

--

--

40. Narayana Murthy
Chairman and CEO, Infosys Technologies

--

--

41. J. Augusto Zobel de Ayala
President and CEO Ayala Corp.

--

45

42. Rupert Murdoch
Chairman and CEO, News Corp.

20

6

43. John Dodsworth
Indonesia Representative, IMF

--

--

44. Megawati Sukarnoputri
Vice President, Indonesia

26

--

45. Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.
Chairman and CEO, San Miguel Corp.

--

--

46. Hassanal Bolkiah
Sultan of Brunei

25

11

47. Lucio Tan
Airline, Beer, Cigarette and Banking Tycoon

34

--

48. Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder and Leader, Tamil Tigers

--

--

49. Chandrika Kumaratunga
President of Sri Lanka

43

40

50. Xanana Gusmao
Leader, East Timor