Hassanal Bolkiah

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) has reigned as the sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule in 1984. He is among the world's few remaining absolute monarchs. The eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit, he is the 29th sultan to ascend to the Bruneian throne, following the abdication of his father in 1967.

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