It’s totally unthinkable that Jose Mujica, president of Uruguay since 2010, is known to be the world’s poorest president. He donates more than 90% of his $12,000 (N2,400,600) per month salary to benefit the poor and to help small entrepreneurs.

Now, if God does answer your prayers, please pray to HIM to give us someone like this in Nigeria.

Jose Mujica’s Profile

Name: José Alberto “Pepe” Mujica Cordano

Born: 20th May 1935 in Montevideo, Uruguay

Profession: Politician, President of Uruguay

Why so famous: He donates 90% of his salary to different charities and causes.

Achievements: His nobility and humbleness itself is an achievement but he has been awarded and honoured by several countries. Some of his awards are:

• Grand Collar of the National Order of Merit (Paraguayan highest Order of Merit)

• Grand Collar of the Order of the Sun (Peruvian highest award)

• Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexican highest award)

Some cool facts about José Mujica:

• His monthly salary is about $12000 (2,400,600) per month and he donates 90% of his salary which leaves $1200 (N240,060) behind for him. So, he is not only the world’s humblest president but the world’s poorest president too.

• Instead of the presidential mansion, he is residing in his one-bedroom house which is outside the city of Montevideo. According to him, there he can live easily like he wants.

• He doesn’t have any luxury car like other presidents around the world, instead he drives his 1987 model Volkswagen Beetle.

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• His one-bedroom house is in his wife’s farm where they cultivate Chrysanthemums, flowers and vegetables.

4 Superb Quotes by José Mujica:

1. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle and always want more and more.

2. Businesses just want to increase their profits; it’s up to the government to make sure they distribute enough of those profits so workers have the money to buy the goods they produce.

3. I’m called ‘the poorest president’, but I don’t feel poor. Poor people are those who only work to try to keep an expensive lifestyle, and always want more and more.

4. The thing is I have a way of life that I don’t change just because I am a president. I earn more than I need, even if it’s not enough for others.

Reference: Wikipedia.org

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