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Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei

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
Hassanal Bolkiah 2013.jpg
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the 9th BIMP-EAGA Summit
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
Assumed office
4 October 1967
Deputy Al-Muhtadee Billah
Preceded by Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam
Assumed office
1 January 1984
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
Assumed office
7 September 1986
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Minister of Finance
Assumed office
1 January 1984
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Office Established
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei
Assumed office
22 October 2015
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Mohamed Bolkiah
Chancellor of University of Brunei Darussalam
Assumed office
1984
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Office Established
Chancellor of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University
Assumed office
2007
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Office Established
Chancellor of University of Technology Brunei
Assumed office
2008
Monarch Himself
Preceded by Office Established
Personal details
Born Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah
(1946-07-15) 15 July 1946 (age 70)
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
Signature
Styles of
The Sultan of Brunei
Personal Emblem of the Sultan of Brunei.svg
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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