in 2011, achievements of a lifetime were given more weight than achievements within the current year. which meant that the lists of names were going to change gradually, rather than dramatically, year-on-year. the arab spring had no impact on saudi king abdullah of saudi arabia's influence, it had boosted king mohammed vi of morocco's influence, who moved up to second place, and it had no effect on turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdoğan who came in third place.