Infamous Heirs to the Throne

Profiles of the adult children of world leaders.

Karim Wade - The son of Senegal's former president Karim Wade was recently charged with corruption following a months-long investigation into how he amassed a fortune of more than $1.3 billion. Wade previously worked as a government minister after an appointment by his father, Abdoulaye Wade, named him to the post.   (Photo: REUTERS/Joe Penney)
Nicolas Duvalier - Pictured here as a baby with his infamous parents, the son of infamous former Haitian ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier, Nicolas, is rumored to be an adviser and consultant to current Haitian President Michel Martelly.    (Photo: Bachrach/Getty Images)
Ayesha Gadhafi  - Ayesha, daughter of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, is a Paris-educated lawyer and former U.N. Goodwill Ambassador who now lives in Algeria following the fall of her father’s regime and his death. She is working on petitioning the International Criminal Court to look into the circumstances surrounding her father’s death. (Photo: REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
Teodoro "Teodorín" Nguema Obiang Mangue - The son of Equatorial Guinea’s president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo came under fire for allegedly siphoning money from the country’s coffers to fund his lavish lifestyle in Paris. Teodoro is agriculture minister of Equatorial Guinea and French authorities claim he acquired real estate in France by fraud. His father has been in power of the small, oil-rich nation for three decades. (Photo: ABDELHAK SENNA/AFP/GettyImages)Isabel Dos Santos - Isabel dos Santos is the daughter of Angola's President José Eduardo dos Santos and was dubbed the “richest woman in Africa” by Forbes magazine. She is an investor. Her father is accused of siphoning public oil revenues for personal use. (Photo: EPA/BRUNO FONSECA /LANDOV)

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Nicolas Duvalier - Pictured here as a baby with his infamous parents, the son of infamous former Haitian ruler Jean-Claude Duvalier, Nicolas, is rumored to be an adviser and consultant to current Haitian President Michel Martelly. (Photo: Bachrach/Getty Images)

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