In situations where money talks, everybody of a
desirable interest would spare their ears to listen
very carefully and where power and political
influence seems to rule in a country, then this
ultimately and inevitably becomes corruption’s
playground too. We live in a time that is inhabited by
some of the most corrupt politicians of the world. It
honestly does not take much other than having
persuasive talent, verbal ambition, valuable
contacts in the right places at time and a heap of
money to squander around loosely in order to
master the art of bribing somebody in high places
and to place them in a position where something
dear to them would be threatened if they do not
comply to whatever proposal you were brave
enough to bring to their tables at short, random and
unexpected notice. This is primarily more than
enough to turn a good yet average and common
politician into a corrupt individual that is ever ready
to bask in the life of ‘white-collar’ crime.
In this fast paced world, there are many corrupt
individuals who are notoriously famous for their
illegal and unlawful deeds
at the cost of state taxes and other funds that don’t
belong to them. Situations of this nature has spread
throughout the world and isn’t uncommon in most
cases. Below are 10 of the most corrupt politicians
of the world. You may already have prior knowledge
of some of them, however it’s time to bring to light
about these politicians darkness that they have
been shadowing in for the duration of their seats in
their cheated positions until being exposed and de-
badged of their statuses.

10. Joseph Estrada
Former President of the Philippines

At the very beginning, before he has been officially
elected as president, he used the art of
manipulation to create a “land of make believe” by
using the poverty circumstances of the majority of
the Philippines against them in order to aid in his
campaign and manifesto which obviously helped in
his election process as he somehow predicted that ,
it’s the only way to gain the respect and voting
favor of the lower class first so that the higher
society members could recognize him as being a
true president that is there to genuinely improve the
well-being of the people starting from the lowest to
the highest in society. To his shame, there was
obviously an ulterior motive behind his charade that
he managed to put on as his won the votes and has
been elected as president of the Philippines in those
years.
Joseph now counted among the most corrupt
politicians of the world, had started off as an Actor
in his early life and no wonder he was able to pull
this off successfully in deceiving the people who
genuinely believed and saw a ray of hope in him.
Joseph Estrada has been corrupt since before he
even became president, and sadly the Philippines
were too vulnerable to see it. Joseph Estrada has
been accused and brought to books and is believed
to have taken more than $80 Million in bribes and
corrupt dealings.
9. Arnoldo Aleman
Former President of Nicaragua

OK nah

Being the 81st President of any country should be a
huge honor to every Man, regardless of how many
Presidents were before you, the ‘President’ title
simply means, head of the Nation, Leader of an
entire country, World recognition, being an official
part of a country’s history etc. However some
people seem to not realize the novelty, importance,
honor and integrity of their Presidential titles and
tend to abuse the privileges handed to them by the
state. Presidents are under oath too, however for
some people like Arnoldo, all this doesn’t mean as
much as having all of the world’s rich’s that
exceeds his pay which was bound to spark and
arouse suspicions.
Aleman has pursued the career of being a Lawyer
before presidency and that alone should tell you
that his Oath and promise to the law, the country,
should have been stronger than ever. We may give
credit to his personal success as a lawyer, then
running for Mayor of Nicaragua and then President
and then one of the most corrupt politicians ever!
Quite an outstanding and successful career
development in politics and business too and the
perfect way to be sentenced to 20 years of
imprisonment for corruption by the embezzlement
of more than $100 Million from Nicaragua’s
Treasury.
8. Pavlo Lazarenko
Former Prime minister of Ukraine

The common pattern amongst each of these corrupt
organisations or individuals is that each one sets a
trend that goes higher than the last corrupted
individual. It’s strangely almost like a competition of
who can steal the most amount of money or be the
nations most corrupted politicians. It is rather
amazing and stupid as well, what some individuals
would to do gain a place in the history of the world
but for the wrong reasons.
Pavlo on the other hand seems to have done
extremely well in his illegal and unlawful acts during
the duration of his time as just a mere PM (Prime
Minister), not even the President in this case. Still
regardless of being the Prime Minister, it was in
Pavlo’s plan to use the President as a shield or to
divert all attention from him, so that he could
continue to go on his quest for fraudulent activities
that are to the estimated corruption value of $200
Million which seems to have mysteriously
disappeared and later revealed that part of it has
been used to sign a$10 billion dollar deal abusing
Office rights and terms .Most definitely creates a
big Title on the forehead of Pavlo to have been one
of the most corrupt politicians of the world to have
been able to sneak a value of $200 Million under the
carpet or out of the visibility of authorities
concerned.
7. Alberto Fujimori
Former President of Peru

A funny name this man has, but a clever mindset,
cleverer than all his other corrupt pals thus far as
the amount estimated in his corruption ranking
value is rather staggering. Corrupt Presidents
among the most corrupt politicians, isn’t an
uncommon thing in this case ,it’s just that some of
them are a little bit more intelligent in their
corruption parades that they were able to milk more
out of the state, than the rest before they’ve been
brought to legal justice. Alberto Fujimori is of an
Asian descent which primarily means disciplined,
sharp witted, and intelligent as well as mentally
sharp since they have that Asian blood which is
known to the world for their attention to detail type
of style in everything they say and do which
ensures order and precision in most cases.
In the Case of Alberto Fujimori however and his
corruption In Presidency has gotten over his ‘head’
of the Nation accolade. It doesn’t mean that if a man
is dressed with sharp suits, speaks in polite speech
mannerisms and carries himself out with
professionalism in the public eye, that he won’t be
capable of corruption to some hectic degrees,
kidnapping and murder As well as guilty by court of
law in his act of ordering death squad Military men
to do the dirty work of kidnappings and killings
during his presidency and with an estimated fraud
value of $600 Million stolen from the state.
6. Jean-Claude Duvalier
Former President of Haiti

We all know that action star, Jean – Claude Van
Damme has been the bad boy dominating the Action
Genre of Hollywood since the 80’s and there was
only one of him. Jean – Claude Duvalier on the
other hand, obviously tried to imitate this actor in
reality due to his first name being the same, and
very humorously couldn’t come close it seems.
Some people in power have seem to be waving the
flag of a common trend that having “President” title
simply means “I own everything and everybody In a
country” and this is where abuse of power gets to
best of their morality and beliefs and basically
everything else changes once somebody comes
into full power and control, it wouldn’t be very long
until their power is taken to head where everything
is now swindled by their intimidating and authority
figure finger. Duvalier is one of the most corrupt
politicians ever.
Everything seems to point in the direction of
corruption from here onwards.” Like father, like
son” they say and seems as though Papa Duvalier,
the father of Jean – Claude Duvalier has been
terrorizing Haiti for more than a decade to which the
name struck fear In the locals. A man that claimed
to bring about an economical revolution to Haiti’s
starving population, felt nothing to embezzle
between $300 – 800 Million during his time in
office . Surely one of the most corrupt politicians of
the world.
5. Sani Abacha
Former President of Nigeria

Nigeria as it stands to the world is automatically
classed as a war torn country and quite frankly,
who could blame the world for thinking so lowly of
them when civil war seems to be so popular, the
locals are somewhat getting better at it. War torn
countries, require a leader that can turn an entire
nation around, command in operations of war and
actually win at it to protect the name and people of
a country. Not every leader appointed and elected
into Presidency or parliament or a high profiled
position in a country sees for the actual needs of
the people and meets demands of what needs to be
changed urgently for the better of those protesting
legally for it.
There will always be a need of self-improvement ,
personal greed while the rest will suffer dearly and
that ultimately becomes the major downfall of every
country thereafter where as bad as things are as it
is, will become worse after a man so called ‘leader’
like Sani Achaba who is often regarded as one of
the most corrupt politicians, could steal around $4
Billion into personal private accounts as well as
Jewelry to the value that could supply a 100 years
salary to the average Nigerian. Which was
‘attempted’ to be stolen from his residence by
robbers that police have discovered and ironically
though after the immediate shock of his death, his
wife tried to flee with 4 suitcases of stolen money
also. This is where hilariously, the robber gets
robbed and that too, by his own wife. Its more of a
comical act of fraudulence rather than a clever one.
Mr. Achaba earns himself the title of one of the
funniest corrupt politicians that the world has seen.
4. Slobodan Milosevic
Former President of Yugoslavia

In terms of fraud, one could ask oneself, what is the
limit that somebody could reach in terms of the
amount of money they could take from the country
without being caught and for how long can they pull
this off? There must be a certain genius behind this
as it isn’t as easy as mugging a homeless man on
the street of his last Penny to steal from something
as large as an entire Country. Mr. Milosevic
however has gone beyond just money fraud in this
case and has been convicted according to BBC’s
report of some high profiled killings and being the
head behind assassination attacks, killing of
witnesses or people who were brave enough to
bring him to justice. Plus he’s also one of the most
corrupt politicians on our planet.
Power driven men, know no extremes in terms of
where they Power boundaries are when in office or
in Presidency as they sincerely believe that they
control and own everything that the country has,
including the people, where human rights and
constitutions are just pieces of paper with fancy
writing on it since none of these seem to genuinely
matter when they are committing fraudulent acts
themselves and in this case, not in small petty
numbers as this one really reached the extreme
fraud bars. $100 Billion shelled out to compensate
for campaign bombings that took place and causing
collateral damage to this estimated worth and figure
is no joke and certainly not a child’s game.
Presidents are supposed to bring about peace in
their countries and not inflict war with others. All
this by the handy work of one man and his
accomplices, Slobodan Milosevic who even
notoriously earned himself a Street named after
him.
[b]3. Mobutu Sese Seko[\b]
Former President of Zaire

From this point on, the story of fraudulent acts
become interlinked with each below this rank, as it
seems that the next 2 rankings below Mobutu Sese
Seko has been interlinked and confirmed as
accomplishes that were involved in what is
estimated to be a $50 Billion 3 Man scorn from all 3
of the Countries that these men represent such as:
Zaire, Philippines and Indonesia. This is actually the
sum equal to the yearly budget of the West. How the
3 men managed to pull this off is somewhat of a
mystery, let the other two remain a mystery for
now. Mobutu Sese Seko is ranked among the most
corrupt politicians in the world and part of the 3
man tag team cross country in their reign of ‘joint -
venture’ power-man fraud commitments and
dedication, has personally been reported to
embezzle an estimated amount of around 12 Billion
by himself. These figures certainly don’t lie and
isn’t exaggerated either.
2. Ferdinand Marcos
Former President of the Philippines

As part of the three Musketeers and why we call
them ‘Marketeers’ is due to their ability to put on a
reputable and accountable appearance to their
public of being respectable Leaders of the country
until that mask comes out and the Robbers are
revealed, its not inappropriate to call them “masked
robbers” either. And with this Mask they sure did
create a Phantom of their very own Opera (dramatic
play). Yes! You’ve guessed it. Ferdinand Marcos
(Former President of the Philippines)
is Mystery man 2 in the 3 man joint venture of
billions to be estimated amongst each other with
regards to their fraudulent acts. It seems as though
the Philippines, sure knows how to elect their
Presidents, only to shoot themselves in the foot, not
once but on two very unwise choices of Presidents.
Making the same mistake twice is considered as
insanity, but then again, who are they to know
whose going to rob the entire nation until it happens.
Ferdinand Marcos has been reported to have stolen
$5 – 10 Billion of his own as well during the years
1972 – 1986 In his time of Presidency. He came
second in our list of most corrupt politicians in the
planet.
1. Mohamed Suharto
Former President of Indonesia

If saraki no dey first, i swear diz list na wash.


So, u mean say the whole world na Asiain countries corrupt pass

Mystery Man that Ranks number 1 on the list of the
most corrupt politicians in the world is Mohamed
Suharto seeing as because his managed to top the
cake with a shiny looking cherry of being able to
take more than his joint venture pals (Mobutu &
Ferdinand), ‘M & F’. The value that he is worth in the
estimated value of notorious Presidential Fraud, it
actually deserves a Campaign or Game show of its
own where the winner of who can embezzle the
most out of a country wins and Mohamed Suharto
seemed to have won it big during his 30 Year
Presidential duration of Office in the Country’s
highest seat.
During this time of Presidency, it would have
obviously given Mr. Suharto more than enough time
to take a few billions for himself and to absolutely
no surprise did he surpass the fraudulent amount of
the rest reaching a staggering figure of $15 – $35
Billion in stone cold hard assets and Swiss
accounts that were ‘perfectly legal’ in terms of its
existence, but yet again, where money talks, the
corrupt ears will listen very closely and so it has
been pulled off. What makes Mohamed Suharto
Thee most corrupt politician of the world isn’t just
because of his fraudulent rank rate being the
highest in personal embezzlement but due to
managing to put up a decent, honest and upstanding
Leader of the nation for 30 years. A man that long in
Presidency can be accused even without evidence
for fabricating votes every now and then or banking
hard on Campaigns to make the greatest
impression every year to the vulnerable people who
were just forced to believe it.
10 Most Corrupt Politicians of The World
1. Mohamed Suharto (Former President of
Indonesia)
2. Ferdinand Marcos (Former President of the
Philippines)
3. Mobutu Sese Seko (Former President of
Zaire)
4. Slobodan Milosevic (Former President of
Yugoslavia)
5. Sani Abacha (Former President of Nigeria)
6. Jean-Claude Duvalier (Former President of
Haiti)
7. Alberto Fujimori (Former President of Peru)
8. Pavlo Lazarenko (Former Prime minister of
Ukraine)
9. Arnoldo Aleman (Former President of
Nicaragua)
10. Joseph Estrada (Former President of the
Philippines)

http://www.wonderslist.com/10-most-corrupt-politicians/
MODs do your thang

OBJ, Ibori, Amaechi, Igbinedion, Aregbesola, Tinubu, Bukola, and Atiku.

OP u couldnt even mention the amount these guys stole. Next time do your research well!

So some country leaders actually stole more that Nigeria leaders. Thought Nigeria was d worst.

Fayose, Ibrahim Idris former governor of kogi state.

greatness22:
OBJ, Ibori, Amaechi, Igbinedion, Aregbesola, Tinubu, Bukola, and Atiku.

Thanks bro ..will keep that in mind

Nigeria leaders no dey carry past

Florblu:
Nigeria leaders
no dey carry past

Na so ..lolssssss
Dem go dey there ni sha

still yourself...Abacha is there...

Fmartin:
If saraki no dey first, i swear diz list na wash.


So, u mean say the whole world na Asiain countries corrupt pass

greatness22:
OBJ, Ibori, Amaechi, Igbinedion, Aregbesola, Tinubu, Bukola, and Atiku.

Buhari and El-Rufai are the worst in Nigeria..

TheUnderDog:
OP u couldnt even mention the amount these guys stole. Next time do your research well!

corruption literally is not actual stealing... rather lack of purity, absence of integrity, moral, virtue...etc.

E.g: Fighting corruption without integrity is corruption.

azeeza:
Fayose, Ibrahim Idris former governor of kogi state.

Leave my friend Fayose out of dis

Yorubasgreat:


Buhari and El-Rufai are the worst in Nigeria..

U deserve a kiss my lady.

funny

Power corrupts any human.

This list is baseless and cant be taken serious so far saraki is not involved

@OP.

As far as abacha`s name is in your list, I think IBB, obasanjo, jonathan names also suppose to be there.

juman:
@OP.

As far as abacha`s name is in your list, I think IBB, obasanjo, jonathan names also suppose to be there.

Ahah! ..Wetin?

The list is correct!

Many piple who were around during d 90's knw abacha stole publicly and funnily

It got to a situation where president was afraid of everytin.
and started sending any suspicious tin and pesin to jail.


And funnily again Nigerians were campaigning for him to be president again.

And he died funnily(WHO HAVEN'T READ D APPLE STORY)

And d same nigerians who campaigned for him started criticize like they did Any ish

ANTONINEUTRON:
The list is correct!

Many piple who were around knw abacha stole publicly and funnily
It got to a situation where president was afraid of everytin.


And funnily again Nigerians were campaigning for him to be president again.

Nigerians ..our lives funny die
I swear