His notable campaigns as the ruler of Saudi Arabia include the Saudi intervention in the Yemeni Civil War, a decree allowing Saudi women to drive, and a corruption crackdown on Saudi Arabian royalty, politicians, and businessmen, led by his son Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. The head of the House of Saud, most of his wealth is tied up in oil reserves and investments, though his personal business interests are not publicly acknowledged. As a monarch of the oil-rich state, his fortune comes from its oil reserves, and he is the chairman of Supreme Petroleum Council.
The Sultan even received the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of Rolls Royce cars in for his strong fleet of the luxury car brand. The most famous of his Rolls Royces is the carat gold-plated Silver Spur limo, which is used for ceremonial occasions such as royal weddings and state celebrations. Alongside this, there are also Koenigseggs, Mercedes, a fleet of Ferraris, 21 Lamborghinis and 11 Aston Martins.
His own personal jet, an Airbus A, is as extravagant as his own residence. With a host of luxurious touches, such as bespoke wooden decor throughout, there are even gold and Lalique crystal sinks in the en-suite bathroom. The Brunei Investment Agency, itself an arm of the government, purchased and set up The Dorchester Collection of hotels. However, some celebrities including actor George Clooney have called for a boycott of the hotels since The Sultan created legislation for gay sex to be punishable by death by stoning.
Following the backlash, the Sultan has since said that the punishment would not be imposed. How the British royal family makes and spends its money. Big spending seems to run in the family. The Sultan's brother Prince Jefri Bolkiah pictured right, with his brother used to race Ferraris against the Sultan at night in the streets of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. Later he was the country's finance minister from to , during which he used state money to fund his lavish lifestyle including 2, cars.
Most of the bedrooms have been equipped with stone fireplaces and expensive Malibu tiles lines the floors of most rooms. The house has been decorated using expensive antique furniture. Most of the bathrooms have been fitted with Jacuzzis and there is also an indoor spa. A living room, a bed room with details of gold and precious gold in the jet could only belong to a Sultan.
The jet is also equipped with all the modern facilities and has a separate remote control desk. This was launched for long and thin routes, especially over water. The Sultan of Brunei has almost Mercs in his garage. One whole section of his hangar is dedicated for storing the world's most exclusive and rarest Mercs. Being the absolute Sultan of a country comes with its own benefits. His collection includes models which are not meant for public consumption, like the special S-class Touring model designed just for the Sultan and a yellow Mercedes Sprinter with a red interior.
The Sultan has Ferraris which were just meant to be concept cars. However, when one has money to spend than any concept can take a physical form. His 2 fully operational Ferrari Mythos are just an example of that.
His Ferrari is one of the perfect mix of elegance and indulgence. He got himself a factory made four-door sedan and wagon version of the Italian stallion. One cannot possibly even imagine a car collection without the elegance of BMWs.
The Sultan also thinks the same way and therefore has a couple of these beauties in his private collection. He has so much love for these high-performance and super-luxurious cars, that he keeps a Rolls-Royce in front of his palace with the engine running Needless to add, all his cars are bullet-proof and feature state-of-the-art technology.
Emperors and empires have existed throughout world history. But here is an emperor and an empire with a difference - a difference so huge that it would not have been even imagined had it not existed! It is not a coincidence that the The Empire Hotel in Brunei is witness to the greatest empire of cars.
It would be misleading to call this palace of cars as a garage but even if we were to call it so functionally, it is much more than that. It has separate wings to hold the different brands. The cars also seem to share the royal life of the Sultan. They barely get out of the garage because of two reasons:. With a ratio of more than cars per individual in the Sultan's family and court, a car gets to be used only thrice a year even probabilistically!
While they were married Azrinaz bore two children for the Sultan and after that they got divorced. Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam got married to Sultan and became her second wife.
The two got divorced in Collecting rare and limited edition cars is Sultan's favorite hobby. To really get a sense of how wealthy this guy is, look no further than his extravagant 50th birthday back in The sultan married his cousin, Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, in and because polygamy is legal in Brunei, she remains his wife and Queen Consort despite him marrying and divorcing two other women.
Under the Islamic criminal code enforced this week, gay sex, adultery and rape are punishable by death by stoning, and amputation is a punishment for theft. Pregnancy out of wedlock and failing to pray on Friday may also incur massive fines or jail time. Women who have sex with women will also be punished, not with death but by whipping and jail of up to 10 years.
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