With a personal fortune of about $ 28 billion, the Sultan of Brunei is the second richest monarch in the world, after the Thai ruler.

But he could earn the title of the most hated in the world.

Hassanal Bolkiya, 73, has passed one of the most rigorous laws under which thieves will be punished by amputation and flogging of Muslims who drink alcohol, while members of the LGBT community will be stoned to death, all based on the new Sharia law. law.

The move prompted the international community to boycott. The first reactions began hours after Hassanal Bolkia announced his decision. George Clooney first called for a boycott of the sultan's hotels, including Dorchester in London and Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. He was joined by other stars - Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres, Sharon Osborne, Richard Branson and Clive Davis.

Brunei has a population of 415.000, and the government provides free education, health care, pensions and low-interest loans to buy houses and cars. Oil is the source of all wealth. Forbes magazine ranked it the fifth richest country in the world. Alcohol is banned and there is almost no nightlife or cultural events. While Sultan Hasanal Bolkiya and his brothers Jeffrey and Mohammed adhere to Islamic law, everything else they do is contrary to the Qur'an and the laws it has imposed.

Orgies in the palace

Sultan Hasanal lives extremely depraved. As early as 1997, lewd life and orgies in the sultan's palace were reported. Former US Miss Shannon Marketitz, who later sued the sultan and his brother Jeffrey, spoke out. In court documents, she claimed that the talent agency had mediated a $ 3.000-a-day job in Brunei for "personal appearances and promotional work".

Instead, she said, they held her as a sex slave. She had to dance every night in the Sultan's private nightclub from 22pm to 3am, where she was treated as a prostitute. Shannon told People magazine she was drugged and abused, and when she finally returned to the United States, she sued them for $ 10 million for "mental pain from nightmares, insomnia and other trauma." The brothers sought diplomatic immunity, and the sultan called the indictment "worse than murder". The case was dismissed.

Gillian Lauren, who wrote a biography as a former member of the harem, was recruited at the age of 18. After landing in Brunei, her passport was confiscated. He had to be careful about his weight, and if he happened to gain weight, here was the doctor with slimming and sleeping pills. The recruits had to be obedient. There were many Filipinos and Thais in the harem, who were barely 15 years old. The girls were housed in Jeffrey Palace and had to dance at night for the prince and his entourage, waiting for him to choose to spend a night with him. Sometimes he spent the night with most of them. Lauren says the prince never used a condom and never asked her if she was taking contraception.

She loves expensive weddings

The Sultan loves weddings, so he organized and financed three. Each cost tens of millions of dollars. He is the father of 12 children and is very careful when it comes to their marriages. Each of his five children 's lavish weddings lasted more than a week and each cost $ 10 million.

But all this is insignificant compared to the celebration of his 50th birthday in 1996. The celebration lasted two weeks and cost almost 40 million dollars, and invited 3.000 guests to the palace. Michael Jackson sang three times during the celebration, and collected $ 25,8 million for the three performances.

With a gold plane at the chin stylist

The Sultan has been on the throne for more than half a century - even 52 years. He is known for owning 7.000 precious cars. It also owns several aircraft, the interior of which is studded with gold. The sultan is reckless in spending money, so he is willing to spend $ 35.000 to travel by private jet to his favorite stylist, who will cut his hair and beard. And he does it once a week.