The country of Brunei is situated between Singapore and Philippines in Asia. Today this country is in a very good condition and the king here is considered to be the richest person. Actually, due to the presence of oil in this country, the people of this country have become rich. But do you know that the king of Brunei once gifted a plane to his daughter? Today we will tell you what was the occasion when the Sultan gifted a plane to his daughter.
Brunei
Brunei gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III has been the Sultan of Brunei since 1968. According to information, the Sultan’s wealth is close to $30 billion, which makes him one of the richest people in the world. He is currently the longest-serving head of a country. In 2017, the Sultan celebrated his 50th birthday. In this way, he became the longest-ruling monarch in history after Queen Elizabeth II.
The largest palace in the world
According to the information, he ascended the throne in August 1968. To advance his country, the Sultan made it a part of ASEAN and the United Nations. The emperor is known for his luxury lifestyle. The biggest source of income of the Sultan is the reserves of oil and natural gas. The Sultan of Brunei lives in a palace. The name of this palace is Istana Nurul Iman Palace, which was built in 1984 to commemorate the country’s independence from British rule. It is included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest residential palace. It covers an area of 20 lakh square feet. The dome of the palace is decorated with 22 carat gold. At the same time, the price of this palace is believed to be more than Rs 2550 crore. It has five swimming pools, 257 bathrooms and more than 1700 rooms. Apart from 110 garages, there is a barn for 200 horses with air conditioning.
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plane as a gift
According to the Daily Mail, the Sultan has invested about Rs 3000 crore in a Boeing 747 aircraft for his own use. Additional items like a gold washbasin were added to it, which cost $120 million. It is also said that he gave an Airbus A340 to his daughter as a birthday gift.
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