Malaysia has crowned a billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, who has his own army, private jets, and 300 luxury cars, including one apparently gifted by Adolf Hitler, according to Business Insider.
The 65-year-old king was crowned on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by Malaysia's prime minister, cabinet members, and members of Malaysia's nine royal families.
He is determined to make an impact in his role, and a Bloomberg profile describes him as a "motorcycle-riding, Ferrari-driving, Instagram-savvy royal” who has been praised for his wealth and candid manner, already having eyebrows raised.
He has previously vowed not to waste five years on the throne as a "puppet king."
Malaysia's election to the national throne was anticipated due to the country's rotating monarchy system, where nine hereditary rulers, known as "sultans", rotate the head of state role every five years, according to Reuters.
Sultan Ibrahim, head of the Johor royal family, was previously considered one of the country's most powerful and wealthy individuals.
Bloomberg reports that the Johor family, including Sultan Ibrahim, is worth an estimated $5.7 billion due to investments in private land, real estate, and public and private companies, including U Mobile, Malaysia's largest cellphone provider, and $4 million worth of Singapore land.
The Johor family is the only royal family in Malaysia to have a private army, a condition which was granted for Johor to join modern-day Malaysia after it gained independence from Great Britain in 1967, ABC News said.
The king has a collection of private jets and over 300 luxury vintage cars, including one belonging to Adolf Hitler, according to Bloomberg. In a 2017 YouTube interview, Ibrahim revealed Hitler was a friend of his great-grandfather and the car was sent to England and then Malaysia before being given to his great-grandfather.
Sultan Ibrahim is also a motorbike enthusiast and is known to take trips in his Harley-Davidson around Johor, where he has previously handed out "charity to the poor," according to The Guardian.
Despite his role being primarily ceremonial, the king has parliamentary responsibilities such as appointing a prime minister and pardoning those convicted of crimes, as reported by Reuters.
Sultan Ibrahim's wife, Raja Zarith Sofiah, is from another royal family, an Oxford graduate, and a children's books author. They have six children together.
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