Bashar al-Assad Highest-Paid Political figure in the World

  • By Carol Kearney
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Bashar al-Assad led People With Money’s annual list of the “100 highest paid political figures” released on Monday.

It's been a rough year for the political figure, but at least he has his millions of dollars to ease the pain. 59-year-old Bashar al-Assad has taken the No. 1 spot on People With Money’s top 10 highest-paid political figures for 2024 with an estimated $46 million in combined earnings.

UPDATE 05/11/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Bashar al-Assad tops annual list of highest-paid political figures

In 2022 it looked like the political figure’s spectacular career was winding down. Suddenly, he was back on top. People With Money reports on Monday (November 4) that Assad is the highest-paid political figure in the world, pulling in an astonishing $46 million between October 2023 and October 2024, a nearly $20 million lead over his closest competition.

People With Money’s factors

In compiling this yearly list, the magazine considers factors such as upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

The Syrian political figure has an estimated net worth of $145 million. He owes his fortune to smart stock investments, substantial property holdings, lucrative endorsement deals with CoverGirl cosmetics. He also owns several restaurants (the “Fat Assad Burger” chain) in Damascus, a Football Team (the “Damascus Angels”), has launched his own brand of Vodka (Pure Wonderassad - Syria), and is tackling the juniors market with a top-selling perfume (With Love from Bashar) and a fashion line called “Bashar al-Assad Seduction”.

The ranking is significant for many Bashar fans, who have been waiting for his triumphant return to the glory days for what seems like a lifetime.

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