Interesting Facts about Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah
According to Forbes magazine, Brunei is the 5th richest country in the world. Brunei is in the list of fast progressing countries. However, according to IMF, after Libya Brunei is the second country where debts are zero percent of the national income. Brunei got independence from the United Kingdom on Jan 01, 1984.
The main source of income of Brunei is its richest resources resource of oil and gas. Brunei is among the richest countries in the World. The population of Brunei is 428,963 in 2018. Per Capita income of Brunei is $82,180.
Hassanal Bolkiah (full name: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al Marhum Sultan Haji Umar Alo Saifuddin Sa’adul Khairi Waddien) born on July 15, 1946. He is the 29th current Sultan of Brunei Darussalam. He become the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam at the age of 21 in 1967. His net worth is $20 Billion. He married thrice and he has 12 children.
He is the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam. He is also the Commander in chief of the Brunei Darussalam armed forces, Foreign Minister, Finance Minister, Defence Minister, Trade Minister and Inspector General Police.
Interesting Facts about Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah is also known as the luxurious man in the World. He has World’s most expensive cars in his garage. He has more cars than anyone in the World. He has a collection of more than 5,000 luxury cars which are most by anyone in the world. According to the Guinness Book of World record, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has 574 Mercedes-Benz, 452 Ferrari, 382 Bentley, 209 BMW, 179 Jaguars, 134 Koenigsegg, 21 Lamborghini, and 11 Aston Martin, 11 Mclaren F1 cars in his huge collection.
Due to this huge collection of cars he has the World’s largest garage in his palace. He has also 604 Rolls Royce which are coated with 24 carate gold. According to the Guinness Book of World record his car collection worth $4 Billion.
Beside Luxury cars he has a luxury residential palace which is the largest luxury residential palace in the World. It covers an area of 200,000 square meters. It is situated in the capital of Brunei, Bandar Seri Bagwan. There are 1788 rooms and 257 luxury washrooms, and a banqueting hall for 5,000 guests, five swimming pools, air-conditioned stable for 200 polo horses, a large mosque, and a garage for 110 cars. There are 18 lifts in this palace.
More than 51,000 bulbs are used to light up this luxurious palace. It was constructed in 1984 with a cost of $1.4 Billion. Now it’s value is more than $5 Billion. He is also the owner of real estate properties which cost in billions. He is also the owner of Las Vegas most expensive real estate property which costs $38 million dollars.
He is also highly qualified and educated. He has a doctorate degree in 14 fields. He has made Brunei state a Tax-free state which shows the capability of his leadership. According to reports his wealth increase $147 dollars every second which is due to oil refineries and his investments.
He has also private jets and Boeing Airbuses. “Flying Palace” is the name of his A-340 Airbus. According to reports, he has a gold plated jet which costs in million dollars and it is the 3rd most expensive jet in the world. It is also coated gold from inside. He purchased it in $100 millions and after gold coating its value increased to $220 million which makes it more luxurious. There is one bedroom, one dining room, and one washroom. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is also a qualified pilot.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is so luxurious that his barber comes all the way from the UK to Brunei traveling in first-class staying at seven-star hotels in Brunei. He cut Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s hair and return in first class. Sultan’s hair cut costs $21,000 dollars every month.
Sultan is also a huge music lover. In 1996, on his 50th Birthday he offered Micheal Jackson for a 3-day concert in Brunei. He was given world-class comfort in Brunei. He wore a first-class expensive dress. Sultan gave him $17 Million on his return from Brunei. Sultan invited “Whitney Houston” on his eldest daughter wedding. Sultan was so impressed with her performance that he gave him a blank cheque and ask her to write the value of her desire. She wrote $7 Million on that cheque.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah is also a sports lover. He has 200 ponies of great breed for polo at his private property in an air-conditioned hall. He invites top-class polo players from Argentina to play with him.
Sultan loves his younger brother Prince Jefri too much. Prince Jefri is the person who spends money lavishly. According to Business Insider reports, Prince Jefri has spent $747,000 every day for 10 years. He has spent all this money on his luxurious life due to which he has to return $14.8 Billion to Brunei state treasure. To return this money he has to sell his 500 properties, 2500 luxury cars, 9 aircraft, and 5 yachts.
Originally published at https://www.drdhaknablogs.com on April 23, 2020.