They are worth more than Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates combined. Their megayacht is so large that they play golf on it. Their residence is three times the size of the Pentagon.
Abu Dhabi’s House of Nahyan is as wealthy as the Al-Thani and Al Saud clans of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, respectively. The Al Nahyan family oversees multiple sovereign wealth funds, including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the Mubadala Investment Company, which collectively hold an estimated $1 trillion in assets. The family may own 6% of the world’s hydrocarbon reserves, but they also make savvy investments in everything from Rihanna’s lingerie line to Elon Musk’s space company. It is believed that this family has a net worth of at least $300 billion.
With Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, MBZ, as president of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, the sons of the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, are now effectively in control of vast portions of a family fortune. Let’s investigate what other realities such immense wealth engenders besides having the world’s tallest building named after you (in honor of Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan)-
Abu Dhabi’s Qar Al-Waan is the presidential residence of the United Arab Emirates, with an expansive palace and numerous properties. The $490 million National Palace is one of the top twenty cultural monuments in the world and features a facade of white granite and limestone.
Since 2019, it has been accessible to the public. The 380,000-square-meter residence features a 350,000-piece crystal chandelier as its most impressive feature.
The east wing of the palace houses a library with over 50,000 volumes on the nation’s cultural, social, and political history. Sheikh Khalifa’s foreign real estate portfolio is valued nearly $7 billion and includes the most expensive neighborhoods in London. Some claim that his British property empire surpasses that of the Duke of Westminster, a 29-year-old billionaire patrician who owns large portions of the city.
His extensive collection includes photographs of Berkeley Square in Mayfair and the 95 buildings surrounding it, the Time Life building on New Bond Street, and upscale residential sites in Knightsbridge, Westminster, and Kensington. According to one document, the value of the Al-Nahyan Empire’s London assets in 2015 was just behind that of the crown estate and ahead of that of the Grosvenor Estates’ London properties. The family owns twelve palaces throughout the globe, including Chateau de Baillon north of Paris.
Not only do these kings have palaces on land, but also in the air: the Presidential fleet of the billionaire family contains eight impressive aircraft, including the mighty Airbus A320-200 and three Boeing 787-9. The personal collection of MBZ includes a $450 million Boeing 747 and a $180 million Boeing 787 that can comfortably accommodate the entire royal family.
It is common for aircrafts of this size to include amenities such as multiple cabins, spacious seating areas, conference rooms, entertainment systems, and occasionally even luxury bathrooms and spas.
Several chart-topping, breathless superyachtsAmong the prized possessions of the wealthy House of Al Nahyan are the finest luxury vessels in the world.Azzam, Blue, and Topaz, now known as A+, have two things in common: they are all among the top 10 largest vessels and are owned by members of the royal family of Abu Dhabi.
Expenses of $500 million Azzam, the largest superyacht in the world, was constructed for Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The 590-foot vessel can accommodate more than 100 passengers. The Goliath features a golf training room, more mother-of-pearl than one could ever conceive, and a construction force of 4,000 individuals.
Sheikh Mansour’s 525-foot-long, $600 million Lurssen A+ is the fourth biggest yacht in the world. The billionaire also possesses the $450 million A+, formerly known as Topaz, which was twice borrowed by Leonardo Di Caprio. The A+ is 148 feet long and has a dance floor, beach club, well-equipped gym, and wellness center with spa, Jacuzzi, steam room, and cosmetic salon.
They constructed the Louvre outside of Paris.Monarchs of the Middle East have made a significant impact on the Western art world. It would not be incorrect to state that Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan made Abu Dhabi an incredible cultural center. In addition to constructing the Saadiyat Cultural District, more than 620 works of art are housed in a museum.
The iconic Louvre Abu Dhabi is the greatest art museum on the Arabian peninsula and the only other one in the world outside of Paris. The museum contains a sculpture of a Bactrian princess from the third millennium B.C., paintings such as Paul Gauguin’s Breton Boys Wrestling and René Magritte’s The Subjugated Reader, and Leonardo da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronniè (worth $1.5 million).
Given that the largest of the Guggenheim museums has found a permanent home on Saadiyat Island’s cultural district, the future of the art world appears to be extremely bright. When the museum designed by Frank Gehry eventually opens, its 320,000 square feet will make it the Guggenheim’s largest location. It is anticipated to be finished in 2025.
Investments in sports, the economy, and everything else-Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (ADUG) is owned by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra sold Manchester City Football Club to the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. City Football Group, which controls Manchester City F.C., Mumbai City FC, Melbourne City F.C., and New York City F.C., is owned by ADUG to the tune of 81%.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan is recognized as a major contributor to the expansion of the business empire. The Royal Group owns a swarm of businesses employing 27,000 people in finance, cuisine, space, fashion, and robotics. Considered the wealthiest of the seven emirates, the family’s current assets total roughly $300 billion.
Their automobile collection is so extensive that it has its own museum.The Al Nahyan dynasty is one of the wealthiest in the world, as evidenced by their enormous homes, opulent vacation villas, and seemingly endless fleet of automobiles. Sheikh Hamad bin Hamad al Nahyan possesses over 700 cars, all of which are oversized, extravagant, and excessive. When you are worth $20 billion and have an obsession, there is obviously nothing that can stop you.
He owns an inconceivable 10-wheeled, 24-ton SUV, a 21-foot-tall Willis jeep, and numerous rainbow-colored American classics and Mercedes-Benz automobiles. His apparently endless automobile collection is dispersed among four museums in the UAE and Morocco, including the pyramid-shaped Emirates National Auto Museum. These parcels accommodate 718 vehicles and hold the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of 4×4 vehicles.
Sheikh Mansour, the 52-year-old owner of Manchester City, is a prominent Emirati royal with a $22 billion fortune and interests in Ferrari and Daimler AG. His elegant collection of luxury automobiles consists of five Bugatti Veyrons, a Ferrari 599XX, a McLaren MC12, a Ferrari F40, a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, and a Lamborghini Reventón.
Note – According to Forbes, Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos have respective net worths of $115 billion and $146 billion at the time of composing this article. The square footage of The Pentagon is 138,000