Royalty tend to be rich, but just how rich and who is the richest of them all
Royalty tend to be rich, but just how rich and who is the richest of them all
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King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
The King’s assets, held by the Crown Property Bureau, are worth $30 billion.
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Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei
Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is worth $20 billion.
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia net worth $18 billion.
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President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed of UAE
President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan of UAE net worth $15 billion.
President of the UAE and hereditary ruler of its capital emirate, Abu Dhabi. UAE is home to one-tenth of world’s oil reserves; petrodollars-dollars are the president’s family’s original source of wealth. His real estate also is becoming more valuable, as property values rose 100% from 2005 to 2007. Sheikh Khalifa spent more than $1 billion–including $200 million on a Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim museum–on branding Abu Dhabi as a cultural center. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority recently made headlines by investing $7.5 billion in Citibank and buying New York’s Chrysler Building for $800 million.
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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid of Dubai
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum of Dubai net worth $4.5 billion.
The absolute ruler of Dubai is responsible for much of the building in Dubai from the worlds tallest building, The Burj Khalifa, to some of Dubai's most luxurious hotels and resorts. Of course many of his real estate investments have taken a beating over the last 5 years, but he still one of the wealthiest royals in the world and 'owner' of one of the worlds most famous cities.
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Prince Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein’s Prince Hans-Adam II is worth $3.5 billion.
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King Mohammed VI of Morocco
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is worth $2.5 billion.
His kingdom’s gold is its near monopoly control of the world’s phosphate supply; Morocco holds two-thirds of the world’s phosphate mines and is the world’s biggest exporter of the mineral, which is used in fertilizer. Fortune up thanks to a fivefold increase in phosphate prices over the past several years.
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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani is worth $2.4 billion.
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Prince Albert II of Monaco
Prince Albert II of Monaco is worth $1 billion.
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His Highness the Aga Khan
His Highness the Aga Khan is worth $800 million.
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