reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents showed the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings, but the real owner is abdullah al—sharif al—hussein, the king ofjordan. call to prayer plays. king abdullah�*s country is not rich. jordan is getting over five years £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million. it's just very, very difficult for the average jordanian to achieve just sort of home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians�* faces that he has just been sort of funnelling money abroad all this time, that would look really bad. the king ofjordan�*s lawyers said there is nothing improper about his ownership