Forbes list: Dawood world146;s fourth most wanted fugitive

The son of a policeman, Dawood reputedly oversees a criminal empire involved in all sorts of international activity, including drug trafficking, counterfeiting, weapons smuggling and murder, the magazine says. Dawood is also suspected to be behind the 1993 Mumbai blasts that killed 257 people and wounded 713, the magazine noted.

The United States has declared Dawood, who is believed to be associated with Al-Qaeda, a global terrorist. The United Nations has also attempted to freeze his assets.

The magazine also points out at rumours that he has had plastic surgery to alter his appearance. Forbes says it consulted with law enforcement agencies in the US and around the world to identify these 10.

Everyone on the list has been criminally indicted or charged, some in national jurisdictions and some by international tribunals. They all are accused of a history of committing serious crimes and are considered a dangerous menace to the world. Each of the members on the list also represent a type of criminal problem that legal institutions are grappling with in diverse jurisdictions, it says.