Hassanal Bolkiah has been the Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the longest -running active monarch after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

His personal fortune (nearly 30 billion dollars) is immense as he is the world’s second richest monarch after the King of Thailand.

His palace, Nurul Iman, and the headquarters of the government in the capital Bandar Seri Begavan, is considered the world’s largest palace, with an area of ​​500,000 acres and 1,778 rooms – most goldsmiths.

Hassanal Bolkiah is known for his luxurious and eccentric way of life – for example, he owns 7,000 expensive cars, including 700 Rolls – Royce – a private plane inside with gold and a private zoo.

Also, Brunei’s Sultan, Hassanal Bolkiah, stands out as the man who has organized the largest and most expensive birthday party in the world.

Indeed, in 2006 he paid Michael Jackson $ 17 million to give just 3 concerts for his 60th birthday.

To celebrate it, he invited 60,000 people from around the world to Brunei while the costs for the party reached $ 27 million.

Brunei’s Sultanate is the size of Crete and a population of only 455,500 inhabitants but is considered one of the richest states in the world because of the huge oil and gas deposits on its territory.

The wealth of the country supplies the welfare state and ensures the reverent obedience of the citizens, but also enables the Sultan to live beyond the limits of the lukewarm.

Hassanal Bolkiah has married three times and has 8 children. His first wife, Queen Saleha, married her in 1965 and never separated her, she appears publicly by her to this day.