Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan

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Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (also known as The Rainbow Sheikh) is a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

[edit] Historian and Car Collecting

He is as happy around a fire in the desert at night , as he is in the Royal Palaces of the world that he used to frequent. He now prefers the desert and bush life.
Al Nahyan has one of the largest car collections in the world at over 200 cars and trucks which are stored in his own pyramid outside Abu Dhabi (open to the public -free)
He constructed the largest truck ever; a replica of a classic Dodge Power Wagon, but four times its size with four bedrooms inside. The vehicle also moves, and is reported to weigh over 50 tonnes.
In 1983 Mercedes stopped their production line to paint seven cars the colours of the rainbow as a wedding present
He has a hobby for making amphibious cars
He constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth
He built an arc and is featured in discovery channels /google video of middle easts richest
He is carving his name in Fatasi Island (that he owns)outside the city of Abu Dhabi (Letters will be 500 metres high when finished).
He is a philanthropist in medicine, in one case, supplying a complete kidney stone operating theatre to a public hospital in Morocco and continues to fund its staff.
He and his family from their personal businesses sources, fund and assist local businesses in the UAE
He was the PERSONAL Aide de Campe, to the deceased President Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan Al Nahyan
He rose to the rank of Colonel in the UAE army.
He is reported to own 10's of thousands of square miles of cattle country in Australia