Hassanal Bolkiah
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1946 –
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Who is Hassanal Bolkiah?
Hassanal Bolkiah, GCB GCMG 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 Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Rani Isteri 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 is worth an estimated $20 billion and lives in a 1,800-room palace. The sultan has had three wives and has eight children.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1946
Bandar Seri Begawan - Also known as
- His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Pengiran Anak Saleha
(1965 - ) - Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim
(2005/08/20 - 2010) - Isteri Mariam
(1982 - 2003)
- Pengiran Anak Saleha
- Children
- Religion
- Islam
- Sunni Islam
- Ethnicity
- Ethnic Malays
- Nationality
- Brunei
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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on July 23, 2013
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