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poll  1999 power 50  web features ASIAWEEK  home  intelligence  web features  magazine archive  technology  newsmap  customer service  subscribe Photo montage by Adam Connors		Asiaweek's Annual Analysis of the 50 Most Powerful People in Asia The Power 50 Poll Every year Asiaweek ranks the region's politicians, business people and celebrities in terms of the power they wield and their impact on business and events in their respective spheres of influence. Last year, Zhu Rongji and Kim Dae Jung tied for the No. 1 slot, but who will it be this time round? A U S T R A L I A Rupert Murdoch Media Tycoon John Howard Prime Minister B A N G L A D E S H Sheikh Hasina Wajed Prime Minister B R U N E I Sultan of Brunei Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Defense Minister C A M B O D I A Hun Sen Prime Minister C H I N A Hu Jintao Vice President Jiang Zemin President of China, General Secretary of Communist Party of China, Chairman of Central Military Commission Zhu Rongji Premier of the State Council H O N G K O N G Li Ka-shingTycoon Richard Li e-Tycoon Donald Tsang Yam-kuen Financial Secretary I N D I A Atal Behari Vajpayee Prime Minister Sonia Gandhi Congress Party leader Azim Premji Tycoon I N D O N E S I A Megawati Sukarnoputri Vice President Abdurrahman Wahid President Amien Rais Leader, National Mandate Party J A P A N Mori Yoshiro Prime Minister Son Masayoshi e-Tycoon Ishihara Shintaro Governor of Tokyo M A L A Y S I A Mahathir Mohamad Prime Minister Daim Zainuddin Special Functions Minister; Finance Minister; Executive Director, National Economic Action Council Wan Azizah Wan Ismail President, National Justice Party M Y A N M A R Aung San Suu Kyi Secretary-General, National League For Democracy Khin Nyunt Secretary-1, State Peace & Development Council N O R T H K O R E A Kim Jong Il Secretary-General of The Workers' Party Of Korea P A K I S T A N Pervez Musharraf Pakistan Leader P H I L I P P I N E S Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Vice President Joseph Estrada President Lucio Tan Cigarette, Beer and Airline Tycoon S I N G A P O R E Goh Chok Tong Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Deputy Prime Minister; Chairman, Monetary Authority of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew Senior Minister S O U T H K O R E A Kim Dae Jung President Lee Hun Jai Chairman, Financial Supervisory Commission Lee Kun Hee Chairman, Samsung Group S R I L A N K A Chandrika Kumaratunga Prime Minister T A I W A N Chen Shui-bian President-elect Lee Teng-hui former President T H A I L A N D Chuan Leekpai Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tarrin Nimmanhaeminda Finance Minister V I E T N A M Le Kha Phieu General Secretary, Communist Party of Vietnam View Results       Decide for yourself which of Asia's political and industrial leaders hold the most power in the region, but choose carefully -- each visit earns you just one vote. View results Australia Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Myanmar North Korea Pakistan Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Sponsored by:	The Asiaweek Power 50 As business bounces back in 2000, the leaders of the New Economy rule No. 1 Why "Superman" is flying ever higher  RANKING The annual listing of Asia's powerhouses   1-5   6-10   11-15   16-20   21-25   26-30   31-35   36-40   41-45   46-50   The Full 2000 Ranking Out Who was dropped, and why. Plus: How our 1999 predictions turned out Maneuvers The ups and downs among the high and mighty - it is all in the timing Hall of Fame Life after the Asiaweek Power 50: what some retired stalwarts have been up to Dream Team A cabinet drawn from the current ranking Flashback To 1975, a very historic year Power 50 Poll Who do you consider to be the most pwerful person in Asia? Vote now! Asiaweek Power 50 2000 Proudly Sponsored by

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