Bangalore: Having a large GDP per capita means a country is an important economic player and it seems that Qataris has the most as Qatar is the richest Muslim country in the world. Here are the world’s 10 richest Muslim countries according to Yahoo Finance.

Qatar:
The Gulf state with a population of 1.7 million topped the list of the world’s richest Muslim countries. Qatar had booked a probable gross domestic product per capita of more than 88,919 dollars for 2011. The country is considered to be one of the fastest growing economy in the world. The main drivers for this rapid growth are attributed to ongoing increases in production and exports of natural gas, oil and petrochemicals. Qatar, which will host the 2022 Football World Cup, is also in the running for the 2020 Olympics Games. It has been a high-profile investor in recent times. The government is also pouring money into infrastructure, including a deepwater seaport, an airport and a railway track, to make the country a better host for business and 2022 World Cup. (more…)

Net Worth:  -  $800 Million

Source of Wealth: Goffs, Horse auction, Inheritance

Nationality: Switzerland, Canada

Spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims chairs the Aga Khan Development Network, which promotes investments in Asia and Africa.

Passionate horse breeder owns an estimated 800 thoroughbreds at stud farms in Ireland and France; holds stake in Goffs, one of Britain’s largest horse auction houses, and French horse auction house Arqana. Filed suit in 2010 against two Canadians for copyright infringement; the pair published a book using Aga Khan’s writings, allegedly without approval.