Politicians

Ben Carson Net Worth

Published

1 year ago

March 20, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr.'s Net Worth as of 2024
$26 Million

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. was born on 18 September 1951, in Detroit, Michigan USA, to Sonya and Robert Solomon Carson Jr., and is known as a neurosurgeon, author and politician, who as of early 2018 serves as the US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, prior to which he was a presidential candidate in 2016.

So just how rich is Ben Carson as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, Ben has net worth of $26 million, accumulated from his career in the previously mentioned fields which began in the mid-1970s.

Ben Carson Net Worth $26 Million

Carson had a troubled childhood, with his parents separating and his mother trying to commit suicide several times during his childhood. He was a student of Southwestern High School, where he also played chess, played in the band and practiced public speaking, later on adding that he was aggressive during this time. Having matriculated from high school, Ben enrolled into Yale University, chosen over Harvard as he only had enough money for one college application. His education continued when he enrolled into the University of Michigan Medical School, where he later on struggled to keep up with the work and thus was often advised to choose a different college and drop out, however, he graduated M.D., and was subsequently accepted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine neurosurgery program, serving as a surgical intern and neurosurgery resident. In 1983, Ben finished his last year with the title of chief resident, then served as senior registrar at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. He became well known for his surgeries of four conjoined twin separations, which were at high risk – two of his patients were Joseph and Luka Banda, which resulted in both of them being able to continue with their lives normally after the procedure. He retired as a surgeon in 2013, however, having apparently benefited from procedures by Mannetech Inc both during and after surgery for prostate cancer in 2002, he remained involved with the company until 2015, promoting various of their products. His public speeches, for the company and on many other occasions, contributed significantly to his net worth over the years, including $4 million during January 2014 to May 2015 alone.

When it comes to his career as an author, Ben Carson has released numerous books and articles, including his autobiography in 1992, published by Zondervan with six of them entering the bestseller list, earning up to $6 million. Additionally, Carson has also written numerous articles and served as a weekly opinion columnist for The Washington Times, joining their team in 2013, and late that year he was hired as a contributor for Fox, one of the most prominent networks worldwide, to provide analysis and commentary, contributing together around $2 million to his net worth. Carson’s tenures on the boards of Kelloggs and Costco from the start of the century also benefited him to the tune of around $2 and $4 million respectively.

In mid-2015, Carson announced that he’d be entering the presidential race as one of the Republican politicians, but quit the campaign early, realizing that he ‘’did not see a political path forward’’. After Donald Trump became president, Ben was offered the position of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, which he accepted, and in March 2017 he was confirmed by the senate.

When it comes to his private life, Carson has been married to Lacena “Candy” Rustin, whom he met as a student, since 1975, and they have three sons. The couple currently live in West Palm Beach, Florida. Speaking about Carson’s religious beliefs, he is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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Politicians

Paul Kagame Net Worth

Published

3 hours ago

April 13, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Paul Kagame was born on October 23, 1957 in Tambwe, Ruanda-Urundi (now Nyarutovu, Rwanda). He is a politician, best known as the president of Rwanda since 2000 and president of the ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF).

Have you ever wondered how rich Paul Kagame is as of early 2024? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Kagame’s net worth is as high as $500 million, earned through his successful career as a politician.

Paul Kagame Net Worth $500 Million

Paul is the youngest of six children born to Deogratias, a Tutsi, who had blood ties with King Mutara III, and Asteria Rutagambwa, a descendant from the family of the last Rwandan queen, Rosalie Gicanda. Rwanda’s ethnicity comprised of three groups: Tutsi, who were the minority rulers of the country, Hutu, who were agriculturalists, and Twa, a forest-dwelling pygmy people and descendants of Rwanda’s earliest inhabitants.

The Hutu and Tutsi were always in conflict, resulting in the 1959 Rwandan Revolution when Hutu activists began killing Tutsi people. Paul and his family escaped the country and sought refuge in neighboring countries, eventually settling in Uganda in the Toro sub-region in 1962. There, Kagame met Fred Rwigyema, with whom he later formed the Rwandan Patriotic Front. He began his education process in a school near a refugee camp, where he also learned English and prepared to integrate into Ugandan culture. At the age of nine, Paul started studying at Rwengoro Primary School, and later attended Ntare School. However, his father’s death set back his education as he became more focused on fighting those who belittled the Rwandan population. This resulted in a suspension from Ntare School, and he finished his education at Old Kampala Secondary School.

After completing his education, Paul made several visits to his native country, searching for his family and exploring the country’s political and social status. He also made new friendships, which eventually proved useful to him.In the late ’70s, Paul rejoined with Fred Rwigyema, with whom he pledged allegiance to Museveni, a member of the transition government of Uganda and, as it turned out, a future president of Uganda. He then traveled to Tanzania, where he trained to become a spy. Later, Paul rejoined Museveni in his National Resistance Army and became a senior officer in the Ugandan army. While Paul was in the USA taking a course at the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Rwigyema invaded Rwanda with 4,000 rebels. Unfortunately, Fred was killed. Paul returned from the USA and assumed the position of the leader of the RPF. Three years later, in 1993, he signed peace treaties in Arusha, which have become known as the Arusha Accords. Paul and his party received positions in a broad-based transitional government, including roles in the army.

The following year, another major incident struck Rwanda when their president, Juvénal Habyarimana, died in a plane crash alongside Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira. After Habyarimana’s death, a military committee led by Colonel Théoneste Bagosora took the leading positions in the country and began killing Hutu and Tutsi opposition politicians and prominent Tutsi figures. This resulted in the Rwandan Genocide, but Kagame led his rebels against the military and managed to assume full control of the country the same year. Estimates put the casualties of these conflicts at least 1.5 million. Paul then served as Vice President and Minister of Defense under President Pasteur Bizimungu. He subsequently assumed the position of president in 2000 and has been the ruler of the country since then. His presidential position significantly increased his net worth, while his several business ventures also added to his wealth. In 2003, the first presidential elections were held, and Paul won with 95.1% of the votes. His second tenure lasted until 2010, when the next elections were held. This time, Kagame was supported by 93.08% of the voters. In 2015, he changed the constitution, giving himself a chance to run again for the presidency in the 2017 elections.

Kagame is apparently genuinely popular, especially given the progress in growing the economy over the last decade. Starting from his first term, Rwanda began to develop key elements such as the education and healthcare system. Additionally, the country has made significant efforts to maintain friendly relationships with surrounding countries, including DR Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya, and Tanzania, among other East African countries.

Regarding his personal life, Kagame has been married to Jeannette Nyriamongi since 1989, and the couple has four children together.

Athletes

George Weah Net Worth

Published

3 weeks ago

March 21, 2024

Tom Ford

George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah was born on 1st October 1966, in Monrovia, Liberia and is now the president of Liberia, and a former star football (soccer) player. He played in the position of striker for 14 years in various clubs in France, Italy and England, and was named the World Player of the Year, European Footballer of the Year and African Footballer of the Year.

How much is the net worth of George Weah? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $85 million, as of the data presented in early 2018, accumulated largely from his football career.

George Weah Net Worth $85 million

To begin with, Weah was born in poverty in a district of Monrovia. At the age of 15, he started playing football at Young Survivors’ youth team, before moving to other teams in his country, such as Invincible Eleven and Mighty Barrole, with whom he won some domestic trophies, including the championship and The Liberia Cup. Weah matriculated from the Muslim Congress and then attended Wells Harington High School in Monrovia, abandoning the last year to focus on his football career, but actually matriculated from high school in 2006 after ending his career in football, and then attended Parkwood University in London, obtaining a sports management diploma. In 2011, Weah graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration of the University of Miami, and then obtained a master’s degree in 2013.

Concerning his professional career, Weah’s skills were discovered by Arsene Wenger, and so George moved to Europe in 1988, signing a contract with Monaco. During his stay in Monaco, he won the title of the African Footballer of the Year in 1989, the French Cup with the team in 1991, and helped the team to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in 1992. Weah was then transferred to Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won the French Cup in 1993 and 1995, and the League Cup in 1995. In the 1994-1995 season, he also became the UEFA Champions League top scorer. He was once again named the African Footballer of the Year in 1994, before in 1995 signing a contract with leading Italian club AC Milan. Afterwards a period full of achievements followed, both individually and with the club team; 1995, George Weah won the Golden Balloon and was named World Footballer of the Year, becoming the first African footballer to win these trophies. Then, Weah twice reached the Italian Cup finals in 1998. and played in the Italian Super Cup. In the winter of 2000, Weah was lent to Chelsea until the end of the season, and with whom Weah won the FA Cup.

Internationally, for Liberia Weah played 60 games over 20 years, scoring 22 goals, but being a minnow in football, the country only managed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations twice, but never progressing past the group stage.

George ended his playing career in 2003.

Regarding his political career, Weah formed the political party Congress for Democratic Change in 2004, and in 2005 Weah ran for the presidency of Liberia, although at that stage poor formal education and lack of political experience were considered the main reasons why he was inappropriate to lead the country, in contrast to the main counter-candidate, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, educated at Harvard University with administrative experience both in the Liberian government and in the World Bank and the United Nations. Weah continued to be involved in politics as the leader of the CDC, leading the party in the campaign for the 2009 legislative elections. In 2012, he unsuccessfully ran for the post of vice-president losing to Joseph Boakai. In 2014, Weah was elected a senator in the Liberian Parliament, but in the three-year term, he only occasionally attended Senate meetings and contributed no legislative initiative. However, in 2017, he again announced his candidacy for the presidency. On 27th December 2017 he was elected President of Liberia, and sworn in on 22 January 2018.

Finally, in the personal life of George Weah, he is married to Kler Vea. They have three children.