SULTAN OF BRUNEI LIFESTYLE

Brunei       :-5th richest country

population   :- 423,000

GDP          :-$79,710 per capita

sultan of Brunei :-Hassnal Bolkiah

date of birth    :-15-July-1946

became king on  5-October-1967

    

       he is the 29th king and prime minister of Brunei

Net worth :-$20 billion(1,28,351 crores)

(oil prices  has impact his net worth)

• houses and places

1. Istana nural imon palace

*worth:-$1.4 billion(8,985 crores)

*largest residential palace in the world.

   

     2.ST John lodge,regent park,London.

*purchase price:-51.6 million(331 crores)

*leased by royal family of Brunei in 1994.

    3.Land at gold cost,Australia.

*value:-$11.4 million(73 crores)

   4.Former Houses:-

1. Las vegas($22.5 million)
2. Auckland($24 million)
3. two in california ($60 million)

• Cars

• World largest luxury car collection(5000+)

1. Custom rolls royce silver spur lemo-$14 million(Rs.90 crores (gold plated custom model))
2. Mc.Laren F1's(3-8)($2.2 million)    
   
3. Ferrari FXX(limited edition)
4. Bugatti Veyron
5. mercedes Benz(500+)
6. BMW(200+)
7. Rolls Royce(500+)
8. Bentley(350+)
9. Ferrari(300+)
10. Lamborghini(20+)

• Private jets

1. Boing 747   ($233 million(Rs.1,490 crores))

                ($120 million(Rs.770 crores)for interior)

     2.Airbus a340-200   ($87 million(Rs.558 crores)(bedrooms with                            gold fitting))

    

    3.Boing 767    ($160 millions(Rs1,026 crores))

• Hotel investiment

1. owner of Dorchester

• UK

1. The Dorchester(London)
2. 45 park lane (London)

• US

1. Beverly hills hotel(Beverly hills)
   
2. hotel bel-air(las angeles)

• France

1. Le meurine(paris)
2. The plaza Athenee(paris)

• other hotels

1. Richemone(geneva)
2. Hotel eden (Rome)
3. Jerundong park(Brunei)[construction cost:-$1 billion(6,404 crores)]

                              for his 50th birthday he had a concert by Michael Jackson in a stadium built for the occasion,Michael was paid $17 million(109 crores)

some reported expensives

$2 million(12.9 crores)to his badminton coach
$21k(13.5 lakhs) for single haircut

Facilities to citizens of  Brunei

Tax policy:-there is no sales tax Or value added tax(VAT)

Education policy:-Free education including free higher studies in university abroad.Text books,note books,transport,hostel, &food free of cost.

           in 1980's he was the richest man in the world &currently the richest monarch