REVEALED: Check out photos of some of the tallest male and female world leaders

There is a theory called the height premium that states tall people get hired and promoted the most than short people do and even get more money.  This is because it is thought that tall people are great for physical labor, smarter, and more confident compared to short people in a place of work.

The same theory is seen even in electing of leaders around the world. After a research was done it was noted that voters find tall politicians being better for the top job compared to shorter politicians.

Here are some of the tallest world leaders for both male and female.

Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 

The President of the republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta 57 is one of the tallest presidents in the world. He has served as the president of Kenya from the year 2013 and was re elected as president in the year 2017.

Barack Obama

The former president of the United States Of America 57 is also tall. He is the same height as Uhuru Kenyatta since he is 5ft 9in.

Yoweri Museveni

The president of the republic of Uganda Yoweri Museveni 74 is also one of the tallest presidents .His height is 5ft 9in and has ruled Uganda for the last 32 years.

Anthony John Abbott

Anthony Abbott usually referred to as Tony Abbott 61 is an Australian politician who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015. His height is 5ft 9in.

Dilma Vana Rousseff

Dilma Rousseff former president of Brazil 71 is one of the tallest world leaders with a height of 5ft 7in. She is an economist and politician who served as the 36th President of Brazil, holding the position from 2011 until her impeachment and removal from office on 31 August 2016, becoming the first democratically-elected female President in the world to be impeached and removed.

She was the first woman to hold the Brazilian presidency and had previously served as Chief of staff to former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from 2005 to 2010.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin