Time magazine reported: "There's really no way to put an accurate number on his wealth."
Well then why is he on the list? Not only on the list but #1
Might as well put Pablo Escabar on it since theres no definitive figure for his wealth.
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You can meet 30 sources, they will all have different numbers.
Passing by Cairo, on his way to Hajj, stayed for a month, he gave away so much gold to people there, he caused inflation in the whole city.
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