Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III became the sultan of Brunei after his father decided to abdicate the throne on October five, 1967. He is one of the few absolute monarchs of the world and with USD 30 billion net well worth, the sultan is also one of the richest human beings within the global. Hassanal Bolkiah became born on July 15, 1946 in Brunei Town. In 1967, he graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst inside the United Kingdom. He went to the United Kingdom after finishing his excessive faculty education on the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur. Hassanal Bolkiah have become sultan in August 1968 and he is acknowledged for his steeply-priced lifestyle. Sultan’s main source of profits is oil reserves and natural gas.
SINGAPORE – JULY 05: Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah attends a courtesy call to meet with Singapore President, Tony Tan Keng Yam at the Istana on July 5, 2017 in Singapore. Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah is on a two-day visit to Singapore. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah lives in Istana Nurul Iman Palace, that is spread over an area of 2 million rectangular feet and is covered within the Guinness Book of World Records as international’s biggest palace. The dome of the palace is lined with 22-carat gold. It is extimated that the palace is worth Rs 2550 crores. The palace has 5 swimming swimming pools, 257 baths, and more than 1700 rooms. The palace also has two hundred horse barns with aircon and 110 garages.
According to The Daily Mail, Sultan Bolkiah spent to Rs 3,000 crore in a Boeing 747 for his personal use. The jet has wash basin worth USD 120 million. According to reviews, the Sultan of Brunei has a fleet of 7,000 automobiles, which include three hundred Ferraris and 500 Rolls Royces. According to GQ file, Hassanal Bolkiah additionally owns a personal zoo, which has 30 Bengal tigers. The Sultan spends USD 20000 on his haircut.
