The Top Ten List of The Worlds 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

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Muammar Al-Qaddafi

In power in Libya since 1969

Islam Karimov

In power in Uzbekistan since 1989

Robert Mugabe
In power in Zimbabwe since 1980

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

Syyid Ali Khamenei

In power in Iran since 1989

Kim Jong - Il In power in North Korea since 1994

In power in Sudan since 1989

1 Omar Al-Bashir