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.

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The Top Ten List of… The Worlds Worst Dictators

This list and ranking was compiled by Parade magazine. For more information, visit

Bashar Al-Assad 10 In power in Syria since 2000

9 Muammar Al-Qaddafi In power in Libya since 1969

8 In power in Uzbekistan since 1989 Islam Karimov

7 Robert Mugabe In power in Zimbabwe since 1980

Than Shwe In power in Burma since

King Abdullah In power in Saudi Arabia since

4 Hu Jintao In power in China since 2002

Syyid Ali Khamenei In power in Iran since

Kim Jong - Il In power in North Korea since

Omar Al-Bashir In power in Sudan since