#42 Igor Sechin
Deputy Prime Minister
Russia
Age: 49
Russian press calls him Darth Vader and "the scariest person on Earth." Official title is deputy prime minister; many consider him the most powerful man in Russia after Putin. Kremlin's oil man oversees abundant natural resources. Beyond Russia: hammering out 20-year, $25 billion oil-for-loans supply deal with China. Dropped by Venezuela, Cuba, Turkey in recent months to talk oil, prove Russia has no need for U.S.
