Fidel Castro Makes Forbes Rich List

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Friday, May 5, 2006 3:49 p.m. EDT

Fidel Castro Makes Forbes Rich List

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Cuban President Fidel Castro, who claims a personal vow of poverty, apparently is worth $900 million.

The Cuban dictator ranked #7 on the Forbes magazine list of wealthy heads-of state, according to a report in the New York Post. The list includes kings, queens, sheiks and dictators.

Castro reportedly makes his fortune by heading a number of state-run companies, but also through alleged kickbacks from missiles, cigars and rum that run through the Communist island nation.

Fidel’s fortune means he’s worth nearly twice as much as England’s Queen Elizabeth II ($500M), but he falls well short of the "billionaire’s club” headed by Abdullan Bin Abdulaziz, King of Saudi Arabia.

Abdulaziz took over as king in Saudi Arabia 10 months ago. He is an avid horse breeder reportedly worth $21 billion.

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Rounding out the top five:

Sultan of Brunei worth $20B

Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of United Arab Emirates, worth $19B

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, worth $19B

Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein, $4B

Also on the rich leaders list:

Prince Albert II of Monaco, $1B

Castro

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, $600M

Queen Elizabeth II

Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, Queen of Netherlands, $270M

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