brunei has one of the highest incomes per capita in asia and they have no
shortage of ways of spending their money brunei's billionaires know how to live the lavish lifestyle
casino bulkier is the 29th sultan of brunei with that title comes money a lot of money
bulkiest net worth is 28 billion dollars and it's said that his fortune increases 147 dollars
every second this makes him the second wealthiest royal in the world behind the king of thailand
that's some pretty good company how bokia spends his fortune is nothing short of impressive for
starters he lives in the largest royal palace in the world the istana new rule iman palace covering
over 2 million square feet the palace sports 1 788 rooms 5 swimming pools an air-conditioned
pony stable and a banquet hall that fits 5 000 guests as if that wasn't showing off enough the
entire palace is decorated with fixtures made from gold and diamonds the price of this behemoth is
around 1.8 billion dollars chump change for the sultan however this is somehow only the
tip of the iceberg when it comes to the sultan's luxurious spending because it seems required that
rich people buy a bunch of fancy cars the sultan didn't want to be the exception the man owns seven
thousand cars worth a combined nine billion dollars in his collection you'll find rolls
royces ferraris bentleys jaguars aston martins and lamborghinis personally i prefer a nice honda with
great gas mileage and safety rating but just in case the sultan feels like driving is too low
class he has a fleet of private planes including a 138 million dollar airbus a 251 million dollar
boeing 767 and a custom boeing 747 worth 431 million dollars that is decorated with gold that
is the definition of overkill actually i take that back because the sultan keeps finding ways
to one-up himself when he wants his hair cut he doesn't run down the street to the barber instead
a stylist is flown in by private jet and gives him a cut that costs 30 thousand dollars there is no
way to justify that the sultan also likes to party and he does so like no other for his 50th birthday
in 1996 he spent 36.9 million dollars on two weeks of non-stop celebrations for himself this included
a polo match a fancy gala dinner with beluga caviar the most expensive in the world and three
performances from the king of pop himself michael jackson for 25.8 million dollars and that's not
the only time he got a giant musical talent to perform when his son got married in 2004
he paid 10 million dollars to have whitney houston sing at the reception this dude definitely knows
how to spend money we can only wonder if he'll be able to top his already impressive spending resume
if he ever wants to send an invite to one of those multi-million dollar parties my way that would
be greatly appreciated [ __ ] al-matei di bala is the crown prince of brunei a pretty awesome
title to have if you ask me he is the son of the sultan of brunei we just talked about so does he
share the same kind of financial fortune as his father yeah his net worth is 20 billion dollars
when he was crowned as the prince his father gave him a ceremonial dagger called the kerisi naga
a necessary piece to claim the throne it is made of gold and has ruby eyes on the handle
i wonder what would happen if you lost it and remember that wedding we mentioned
where the sultan hired whitney houston to perform that was the crown prince's wedding and he spared
no expense there were two weeks of prenuptial celebrations followed by three days of ceremonies
concluded with a traditional islamic wedding ceremony after the ceremony the prince and his
wife took part in a giant procession through the streets of the capital they rode in a golden rolls
royce that was followed by 103 limousines and a marching band led the entire thing that is one
unforgettable wedding what kind of gifts do you even bring to a wedding of that size
the late prince azim was the son of sultan bulkier and just like his father his wealth
was immense his net worth was 5 billion dollars which somehow seems small compared to his dad and
brother but he knew exactly how to spend that money parties parties parties princess zim was
known for throwing massive star study gatherings and was dubbed the party-loving prince in 2009 he
threw the party of the year which included among 230 others janet jackson mariah carey sofia lauren
and faye dunaway the flowers at this party alone reportedly cost 92 000 in 2012 he threw a diva
fest party to celebrate his 30th birthday at the dorchester a five-star luxury hotel according
to reports the goody bags at one of his parties were worth twenty six thousand dollars each they
contained a voucher for a safari holiday in kenya a satellite navigation system a brand new phone
an original oil painting and a full dental makeover with a private dentist my goodness being
invited to this man's party is like winning the lottery shockingly however not all his money went
to over-the-top parties prince azim was actually an active charity activist he was the guest of
honor at the seeing is believing fundraiser and was also one of the patrons at the uk make a wish
foundation prince azim truly lived life to the fullest and knew how to have a good time did i
mention that he once tried to win the affection of mariah carey by delivering a 5.7 million dollar
necklace to her by private jet yeah good luck to all the guys that tried following that up
you already know that if you're related to the sultan you're gonna have some serious cash prince
jeffrey bulkia is the sultan's brother and he has lived a more loose and wild lifestyle than any of
his family members at one point he was reportedly spending 50 million dollars a month he owned the
obligatory car collection totaling 2 300 vehicles consisting of bentleys ferraris and rolls royces
you know the normal stuff of course he also had to have eight private jets and a helicopter now
prince bulkier was a playboy and wore that title on his sleeve he bought the former playboy club in
london for 34 million dollars if you want to know how bad this prince is with money that 34 million
dollars was more than four times the market price for the club it's like he's spending money just
for the sake of spending it he spent 1.3 million dollars on erotic fountain pens which i'll just
leave up to your imagination he spent 10 million dollars on eight jewel encrusted watches that
depicted couples getting intimate and i would be remiss if i didn't mention his fleet of five boats
which included a yacht that he named after the human chest i swear i'm not making any of this up
but wait there's more he also owned a collection of five-star hotels purchased the london jeweler
asprey for 385 million dollars but a seven million dollar rug woven with gold thread and embroidered
with jewels paid 17 million dollars for michael jackson to perform at his 50th birthday party
which just seems customary for this family at this point and to add a cherry on top of all of this
he paid 1.5 million dollars for a badminton coach because how embarrassing would it be
if you were the prince and you got caught getting beat in badminton if all this sounds like a
ridiculously unsustainable level of spending you would be correct bulkier's high roller lifestyle
came crashing down when authorities learned that bulkier had burned through 14.8 billion
dollars from a government oil investment that he was supposed to be overseeing he was forced to
give up all his assets to avoid prosecution which included 200 million dollars worth of diamonds
during the height of his extravagant spending spree he was believed to have gone through more
money than any other human on the face of the earth that's gotta count for something i wonder
if it was all worth it at the very least they can't take away his badminton skills and i see
that as an absolute win after hearing all about how the billionaires spend their money in brunei
you may be wondering about the country itself it's a south east asian country with a population of
around 430 000 people brunei is a very wealthy nation due to its oil and gas reserves as the
petroleum industry generates more than half of the country's gdp this wealth benefits the citizens as
brunei is a welfare state this means the citizens receive a lot of important services for free
or at a very low cost all citizens receive free education and free health care which happens to
be one of the best health care systems in asia and if you can't get medical treatment in the
country you'll be able to receive the required treatment overseas at the government's expense
perhaps this is the reason that the death rate in brunei is well below national average and
life expectancy is in the mid to upper 70s we can definitely get on board with these benefits
brunei has been ruled by the same family for the past 600 years that's one impressive family
business which brunei billionaire do you think had the best use of their money let me know in
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