Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
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His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah حج حسن البلقیة معز الدین والدولة (Jawi) GCB GCMG Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam |
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 9th BIMP-EAGA Summit
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| Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam | |
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Assumed office 4 October 1967 |
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| Deputy | Al-Muhtadee Billah |
| Preceded by | Omar Ali Saifuddien III |
| Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam | |
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Assumed office 1 January 1984 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Deputy | Al-Muhtadee Billah |
| Preceded by | Office Established, formerly known as Chief Minister |
| Minister of Defence and Commander in Chief of Royal Brunei Armed Forces | |
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Assumed office 7 September 1986 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Omar Ali Saifuddien III |
| Minister of Finance | |
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Assumed office 1 January 1984 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei | |
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Assumed office 22 October 2015 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Bolkiah |
| Chancellor of University of Brunei Darussalam | |
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Assumed office 1984 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Chancellor of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University | |
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Assumed office 2007 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Chancellor of University of Technology Brunei | |
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Assumed office 2008 |
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| Monarch | Himself |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
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| Born |
Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah 15 July 1946 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
| Spouse(s) |
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha (m. 1965–present) Hajah Mariam (m. 1982–2003) Azrinaz Mazhar (m. 2005–2010) |
| Children | Rashidah Bolkiah Muta-Wakillah Bolkiah Al-Muhtadee Billah (Crown Prince) Majeedah Bolkiah Hafeezah Bolkiah Abdul Malik Abdul Azim Aziemah Bolkiah Fadzillah Bolkiah Abdul Mateen Abdul Wakeel Ameerah Bolkiah |
| Mother | Suri Seri Begawan Pengiran Anak Damit |
| Father | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien the Third |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Sandshurst, United Kingdom |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Styles of The Sultan of Brunei |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
| Alternative style | Kebawah Duli Tuan Patik |
Hassanal Bolkiah, GCB GCMG (full name: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei. He is also the first and incumbent Prime Minister of Brunei. The eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit, he succeeded to the throne as the Sultan of Brunei, following the abdication of his father on 4 October 1967.
The Sultan has been ranked among the wealthiest individuals in the world; Forbes estimated the Sultan's total peak net worth at US$20 billion in 2008. Following the death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016, the Sultan is the wealthiest monarch in the world.
The Sultan was born on 15 July 1946 in Brunei Town (now called Bandar Seri Begawan) as Pengiran Muda (Crown Prince) Hassanal Bolkiah. The Sultan received high school education at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, after which he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom, graduating in 1967.
He became the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam on 5 October 1967, after his father abdicated. His coronation was held on 1 August 1968, and made him the Yang di-Pertuan (Head of State) of Brunei. Like his father, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984.
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