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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah

Bruneian, 1946
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Place ActiveBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
The Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, is one of the world's longest-reigning and few remaining absolute monarchs. He was crowned in August 1968 following the abdication of his father, Sir Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin, on October 4, 1967. He has held the title Prime Minister since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.