Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan

Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan (Arabic: حمد بن حمدان آل نهيان‎) (also known as The Rainbow Sheikh) is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

He has one of the largest car collections in the world at over 200 cars and trucks which are stored http://www.enam.ae in a pyramid that he purpose built, outside Abu Dhabi](open to the public free of charge except for handing over 50 AED).^[1]
He constructed the world's largest truck; a replica of a classic Dodge Power Wagon, but eight times the original Power Wagon size This has four bedrooms inside the cabin. The vehicle also moves, and it weighs over 50 tonnes.^[2]
In 1983 he acquired seven Mercedes 500 SEL, one for each day of the week, which the firm Styling Garage in Germany painted in the colours of the rainbow complete with matching interior. The vehicles also included gun racks on the inside of the boot lid which held several M16 rifles. The guns were painted to match the cars. The cars are now on public view at the Emirates National Auto Museum outside Abu Dhabi.^[3]^[4]
Sheikh Hamad owns Futaisi Island, inherited from his late father Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, the past Prime Minister of Abu Dhabi Emirate, and cousin to Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004) the founder of the UAE. The island covers an area of 50 square kilometres (larger than Abu Dhabi central city). He recently had "HAMAD" carved into the island. The letters are dug so deep they form waterways, and the inscription can be read from space.^[5]^[6]

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