The World's 10 Worst Dictators (Parade magazine)

1. Robert Mugabe - Zimbabwe
Age: 85 In power since 1980
Last year's rank: 6

2. Omar al-Bashir - Sudan
Age: 65. In power since 1989
Last year's rank: 2

3. Kim Jong-Il - North Korea
Age: 67 In power since 1994
Last year's rank: 1

4. Than Shwe - Burma (Myanmar)
Age: 76. In power since 1992
Last year's rank: 3

5. King Abdullah - Saudi Arabia
Age: 85 In power since 1995
Last year's rank: 4

6. Hu Jintao - China
Age: 66 In power since 2002
Last year's rank: 5

7. Sayyid Ali Khamenei - Iran
Age: 69 In power since 1989
Last year's rank: 7

8. Isayas Afewerki - Eritrea
Age 63 In power since 1991
Last year's rank: 10

9. Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov - Turkmenistan
Age: 51 In power since 2006
Last year's rank: Unranked

10. Muammar al-Qaddafi - Libya
Age: 66 In power since 1969
Last year's rank 11

source: Parade magazine March 22, 2009
(Parade.com/dictators)