The salaries of the world's heads of state

DestinyMan.com Südafrika Obama the highest-paid president in the world . . . and Zuma places fourth By Bulelwa Dayimani A CNN report breaks down the salaries of the world's heads of state According to a list compiled by CNN, President Jacob Zuma is among the highest-paid leaders in the world. Of the 12 leaders on the broadcaster’s survey list, Zuma takes the fourth spot, with a staggering salary of R2,72 million annually. Zuma takes home more moola than Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron, Japan’s President Shinzō Abe, France President François Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin. United States President Barack Obama topped the list as the highest earner of all the leaders, with an annual salary of R4,9 million. Following Obama on the list is Canadian President Stephen Harper who receives a salary of R3,16 million annually, and Germany’s Angela Merkel, who took the third spot with R2,9 million a year. Here is CNN’s list of the highst-earning world leaders: 1.United States President Barack Obama $400 000 (R4,9 million) 2.Canadian President Stephen Harper $260 000 (R3,2 million) 3.Germany’s President Angela Merkel $234 400 (R2,9 million) 4.South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma $223 500 (R2,7 million) 5.British Prime Minister David Cameron $214 800 (R2,6 million) 6.Japan’s President Shinzō Abe $202 700 (R2,5 million) 7.France’s President François Hollande $194 300 (R2,4 million) 8.Russia’s President Vladimir Putin $136 000 (R1,7 million) 9.Italy’s President Matteo Renzi $124 600 (R1,5 million) 10.Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff $120 oo0 (R1,4 million) 11.India’s President Narendra Modi $30 300 (R368 448) 12.China’s President Xi Jinping $22 000 (R267 520) Source: CNN