The King of Jordan has secretly acquired luxury homes in Malibu and Washington DC, plus eight properties in London and south-east England
In Malibu, California, he spent £50m ($68m) on three clifftop mansions
The king’s property portfolio also includes apartments in Washington DC, where his son attended university
And in the UK, King Abdullah’s properties include these two near Buckingham Palace. He owns the building on the left and three flats in the building on the right
Azerbaijan’s ruling Aliyev family, long accused of corruption, have built a vast offshore network to hide their money
The files expose how the Aliyev family and close associates were involved in property deals in the UK worth over £400m
This includes a £33m property in central London bought for the president’s 11-year-old son
They also sold a property to the Crown Estate for £66m in 2018, having paid £35m for it 10 years earlier
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