Irish Daily Mail

Rihanna finds love in a hopeful place ... with a Saudi heir worth €1.5bn

- By Tim Lamden

SHE has dated a string of A-listers including award-winning musicians and a baseball star.

But while Rihanna’s new boyfriend might not be quite so famous, he’s certainly not short of a bob or two.

The star, 29, is dating Saudi motoring tycoon Hassan Jameel, who is in line to inherit a €1.5billion fortune.

The couple were spotted kissing and drinking champagne in the pool of a luxury villa in Ibiza this week. Afterwards, Mr Jameel – who has previously been linked to supermodel Naomi Campbell – was seen beaming as the couple went for a coffee on the Spanish island.

A source told The Sun: ‘This relationsh­ip is the real deal. Rihanna has told friends she’s in love with him and seems completely smitten. They’ve been spending a lot of time together.’

Mr Jameel is deputy president of his family firm Abdul Latif Jameel, which he is also set to inherit. The business owns distributi­on rights for Toyota cars in various countries around the world. His family was ranked 12th in Forbes Middle East’s list of the world’s richest Arabs, with a net worth of $1.5billion (€1.36billion) last year, and are also said to own a football league in Saudi Arabia called the Jameel league.

Rihanna, who is worth an estimated €30million previously dated Canadian rapper Drake, American hip-hop artist Travis Scott and baseball player Matt Kemp. She split from boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 after he assaulted her.

 ??  ?? Rihanna: The pop princess is worth an estimated €31.8million
Rihanna: The pop princess is worth an estimated €31.8million
 ??  ?? Smitten: Jameel pictured with Rihanna, top, and his ex Naomi, right
Smitten: Jameel pictured with Rihanna, top, and his ex Naomi, right

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