How The Sultan of Brunei Spends His $30 Billions

the sultan of brunei is among the richest leaders in the world he boasts a net worth of about 30 billion dollars and makes approximately 103 dollars every second he has managed to turn brunei's prolific amounts of liquid gold into actual gold literally so why don't we take a look at the incredible life of the sultan of brunei it's no secret that the sultan of brunei likes his cars and when you're as wealthy as he is you can have pretty much any car you could dream of the sultan owns approximately 7 000 cars all with a combined value of over 5 billion dollars according to reports he owns about 600 rolls royce's 450 ferraris and 380 bentleys in his massive collection among them include the ferrari mythos a car that never made it into production but the sultan owns two of them there's also the three million dollar bentley java one of only 18 ever made but of course sultan bulkier has it in his collection and somehow it gets even more opulent than that his collection includes numerous rare finds like a classic gray lamborghini or rocco not the most expensive car in his collection but can you really put a price tag on an antique there's also his ferrari 456 gt venice one of only 10 ever produced and worth half a million dollars and his 14 million dollar rolls royce phantom 2 nicknamed the star of india one of the most expensive cars ever sold at auction if it wasn't already incredibly obvious the sultan really likes his cars in fact he likes them so much that back in the 90s the bulkier family accounted for almost half of all the rolls-royces sold in that decade and then there's his gold-plated custom-made rolls-royce it features an open roof and a platform for an umbrella you can have an insane car collection but is there anything more regal than sitting in the back of a golden rolls royce and waving at your subjects you tell me the sultan doesn't just have a love for luxury cars he loves his private jets as well although his jet collection is nowhere near the size of his car collection a good thing too cause where on earth would he park the darn things the sultan owns three private jets a boeing 200 an airbus a340 200 and the crown jewel of his fleet a gold-plated boeing 747-400 truly fit for royalty the sultan apparently also gifted his daughter an airbus 340 for her birthday talk about dad of the year am i right sultan bulkier used his incredible wealth to turn his boeing 747 400 into a proper floating palace not very much unlike his real golden ballas but we'll get to that later he spent at least 100 million dollars purchasing his boeing 747 and then another 120 million dollars decking out the interior with all sorts of luxurious finishes like what he did to the master bedroom on this massive plane for example as you can see there's a pretty obvious color scheme opulent gold both the bedroom and its luxurious bathroom are decorated with gold and lalique crystal and yes that does include a golden sink when sultan bulkier isn't in his floating palace he's chilling in his actual golden palace histana nora limen which according to the guinness book of world records is the world's largest living residence of a head of state this massive royal dwelling is several times larger than buckingham palace and it's arguably even more luxurious the palace stands on the banks of the brunei river several kilometers south of brunei's capital it's a massive pristine white palace with golden domes and minarets the curved roofs of the buildings and the huge golden dome of the palace mosque attracts sightseers from the nearby persia run damawan park to the banks of the brunei river the name of this magnificent palace is istana nurel ayman meaning palace of the light of faith it apparently took only two years to build and more than 1.5 billion dollars was spent on its construction the architect of the palace's exterior was leonardo v lockson and the interior was done by kuan chu who also worked on the construction of burj al arab in dubai if you're wondering how 1.5 billion dollars was spent building this palace just know that behind its traditional architecture lies some incredibly luxurious ultra modern decor i'm talking italian marble granite from shanghai english glass and the best chinese silk gold and marble were the main themes for the palace decor of course 38 different kinds of marble were used for the decoration of its interior and there are 44 staircases made from marble remember when i said the palace was big well allow me to elaborate the whole palace covers 2.1 million square feet of space it contains 1788 rooms which includes 257 bedrooms 250 bathrooms a banquet hall that can accommodate up to 5 000 guests a mosque large enough to hold 1500 people and a 110 car garage when you live in a home with five swimming pools an air conditioned stable for your 200 polo horses a helipad and 18 elevators does it even get more royal and then there are the little touches of regal luxury the sultan likes to add to his day-to-day life little things like how he commissioned his very own private zoo a 10 million dollar playground that features about 30 bengal tigers falcons flamingos and some incredibly talented cockatoos they can play basketball ride bicycles and imitate other animals according to the sultan zookeeper that is big surprise sultan bulkier likes to entertain world leaders there there was also the time he got one of the world's most successful golfers jack nicklaus to design a golf course for him at one of his hotels the empire hotel to be exact a five-star resort that comprises stunning private beaches lagoons five pools six restaurants and a championship golf course of course all of that plus a host of other activities and experiences means a single night here can cost you upwards of 250 dollars the sultan also likes to splurge i'm talking about spending obscene amounts of money on luxuries most people would never dream about and no i'm not talking about the time he paid 70 million dollars for an oil painting by pierre agustrenois called young girls at the piano no i'm talking about how he spends twenty thousand dollars for a single haircut according to the times sultan bulkier flies out his favorite barber from london first class by the way about every three to four weeks just to cut his hair everything is paid for of course and i mean everything from the 12 000 plane ticket to the hotel to the luxury food and then he gets paid with a thick envelope filled with thousands of dollars if there are any rich monarchs out there watching this right now i don't just make youtube videos i also cut hair you can find the sultan traveling around with an entourage of over 100 people even if he's going on a shopping spree or traveling across the country he's routinely surrounded by several people bodyguards included whenever sultan bulkhia travels around the globe he only stays in the finest hotels where he rents out the entire floor and apparently spends as much as 1 million dollars per trip and that isn't even the sultan letting his hair down because when it comes to partying nobody does it like sultan bulkier one of his famous parties was when he spent approximately 40 million dollars on his 50th birthday throwing an insane two-week birthday festival he even had the king of pop michael jackson himself singing for him there was a 3 000 person guest list and each guest received a party favor of a gold medal on top of being stuffed with the finest champagne and caviar pretty insane party right well according to forbes the party cost him only one tenth of one percent of his net worth that year the sultan of brunei is far more than his massive collection of luxurious valuables he's one of the most unique monarchs out there and he's lived a pretty unique life to boot sultan bulkier has been married a few times he first got married in 1967 to his first cousin saleh binti mohammed alam he also married a former flight attendant for the royal brunei airlines named aisha maryam who he divorced and finally he married azrinas mazar a prominent tv news anchor they also divorced but at this point the sultan already has five sons and seven daughters with his three wives speaking of which his eldest son crown prince al-muttadi bila bin hassan al-bokya is on track to become much wealthier than his father ever was possibly reclaiming the position of richest head of state in the world the crown prince was born in 1974 and was proclaimed crown prince of brunei in 1998. he currently holds several roles in the brunei government in preparation for him to become the 30th sultan of brunei he's said to be an incredibly wealthy sultan that's if there's much of a family fortune left when he comes into power that royal family has found themselves in a financial conundrum in the past and that was thanks to another member of the royal family sultan bulkie's brother prince jeffrey apparently prince jeffrey spent an average of 747 000 a day for 10 years the notorious playboy prince is known for his lavish spending and is thought to have spent more money than any other person in the world potentially even outspending his brother the sultan prince jeffrey was accused of misappropriating state funds to the tune of 14.8 billion dollars the millions in art cars and other luxuries had to be sold off to repay his debts with the rest of his prized possessions seized by sultan bulkia if you enjoyed this video you should absolutely click on one of the videos on the screen there's more where this came from see you there

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Length: 10min 18sec (618 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 29 2022