Saudi Arabian Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud is known as the Warren Buffett of the Middle East because of his reputation as a shrewd investor but he spares no coin when it comes to how he flies.
In 2008 Al-Waleed ordered an Airbus A380, the world's biggest private jet for the trifling sum of $487 million.
The same model is used by Singapore Airlines and Emirates and can fly 800 passengers 8,000 miles before refuelling. But the Saudi prince didn't need 800 seats, so he had them removed to make room for an opulent, marble-finished Turkish bath and a parking space for his Rolls-Royce at an additional cost of $150m.
The plane also boasts of a dedicated prayer area in which computer-generated mats move to point towards Mecca.
The Western-educated prince, 59, has other private jets, including a modified Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321. He also bought a 280ft superyacht, 5KR, formerly owned by Donald Trump, which featured in the Bond film, Never Say Never Again.
AL-Waleed is a member of the Saudi royal family and has been listed as one of time magazine's Time 100.
He is the chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company, a Forbes Global 2000 company and has investments in different American Groups.
He got married to Princess Ameera Al-Taweel but got divorced two years ago, Princess Ameera Al-Taweel is a is a Saudi Arabian princess and philanthropist.
Princess Ameera assumed the role of Vice Chairperson of Al-Waleed bin Talal Foundation and member of the board of trustees at Silatech.
Al-Waleed is Citigroups largest indiviadual share holder, he is also the second largest voting shareholder in the News organization.
In March 2013, Forbes listed Al-Waleed as the 26th richest man in the world, his wealth is estimated to be US$20 billion.
Al Waleed believes that his wealth is actually around the 26 Billion dollar mark, In December 2013, Arabian Business estimated his wealth at $31.2 billion, while it also ranked him as the most influential Arab in the world.
