One of my favorite little-known facts about King Abdullah II of Jordan is that he’s obsessed with Star Trek. Like, extremely obsessed. American diplomats were aware of his obsession when he visited America back in 1996. This was three years before he became King of one of the most geographically significant countries in the world. For your information, Jordan isn’t exactly gushing with oil like Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Bahrain. Jordan – which is roughly the size of Idaho – is one of the west’s most important allies thanks to the fact that it’s friendly to western countries, passionate about defeating terrorists and literally a squeezed between Israel and Saudi Arabia on one border and Israel and Iraq on another border.
Seeking to impress their visitor, American advisors told the Crown Prince that he would be able to tour the set of “Star Trek: Voyager” which was then filming its second season.
Abdullah was ecstatic.
For more details here : https://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/billionaire-news/pandora-papers-expose-king-of-jordans-140-million-personal-real-estate-portfolio-including-three-side-by-side-malibu-mansions/
