In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Omar Ali Saifuddien III is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hassanal Bolkiah. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Hassanal Bolkiah
حسن البلقية
Hassanal Bolkiah in 2023
Sultan of Brunei
Reign
5 October 1967 – present
Coronation
1 August 1968
Predecessor
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Heir apparent
Al-Muhtadee Billah
Other positions
Prime Minister of Brunei
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 1984
Deputy
Al-Muhtadee Billah
Preceded by
Office established
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2015
Preceded by
Mohamed Bolkiah
Minister of Finance and Economy
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 1997
Preceded by
Jefri Bolkiah
In office 1 January 1984 – 20 October 1986
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Jefri Bolkiah
Minister of Defence Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 1986
Preceded by
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Born
Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (1946-07-15) 15 July 1946 (age 77) Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, British Protectorate of Brunei (now Brunei)
Spouse
Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha
(m. 1965)
Hajah Mariam
(m. 1981; div. 2003)
Azrinaz Mazhar
(m. 2005; div. 2010)
Issue
List
Princess Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah
Princess Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah
Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah
Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah
Princess Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah
Prince Abdul Azim
Prince Abdul Malik
Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah
Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah
Prince Abdul Mateen
Prince Abdul Wakeel
Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah
Names
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
House
Bolkiah
Father
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother
Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion
Sunni Islam
Signature
Education
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military career
Allegiance
Brunei
Service/branch
Royal Brunei Armed Forces
Years of active service
1965–present
Rank
Field Marshal
Royal family of Brunei
The Sultan The Queen
The Crown Prince The Crown Princess
Prince Abdul Muntaqim
Princess Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah
Prince Muhammad Aiman
Princess Faathimah Az-Zahraa' Raihaanul Bolkiah
Princess Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Haji 'Abdul Rahim
Pengiran Anak Raheemah Sanaul Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Hariisah Widadul Bolqiah
Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib
Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Haseeb
Pengiran Anak Raqeeqah Raayatul Bolqiah
Princess Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah
Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hafeez
Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah
Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Ruzaini
Pengiran Anak Muhammad Za'eem
Pengiran Anak Muhammad 'Aamir
Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Hakeem
Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Aleem
Prince Abdul Malik Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Raabi'atul Adawiyyah
Pengiran Anak Muthee'ah Raayatul Bolqiah
Pengiran Anak Fathiyyah Rafaahul Bolqiah
Pengiran Anak Khaalishah Mishbaahul Bolqiah
Prince Abdul Mateen Pengiran Anak Isteri Anisha Rosnah
Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah Prince Bahar
Princess Fadzilah Lubabul Bolkiah Pengiran Suami Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud Al-Hashimi
Prince Abdul Wakeel
Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah
Prince Mohamed Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
Princess Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah Pengiran Haji Mohammad Hakimmuddin
Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah
Pengiran Qaiyimah Nurul Bolkiah
Prince Abdul Qawi Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
Princess Hajah Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah
Prince Abdul Fattaah Pengiran Elina Zuraidah
Prince Abdul Mu'min
Princess Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah
Prince Omar Ali
Princess Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah
Princess Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah
Prince Abdul Muqtadir
Prince Sufri Pengiran Bini Hajah Faizah
Princess Kamilah Bulqiah
Princess Mudhiyatul Bulqiah
Prince Abdul Aleem
Prince Jefri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati
Prince Abdul Hakeem
Pengiran Anak Abdul Halim Ar-Rahman
Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah Pengiran Anak Abdul Ali Yil-Kabir Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Abdul Muta'Ali Haziq Hamidullah
Pengiran Anak Adriana Haziqah Jaïdah Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Alisha Husnara Jaïdah Bolkiah
Prince Bahar Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah
Prince Faiq
Princess Masna Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bulqiah
Pengiran Anak Abdul Muta'Ali Haziq Hamidullah
Pengiran Anak Adriana Haziqah Jaïdah Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Alisha Husnara Jaïdah Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Hajah Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Quddus
Princess Norain Bolkiah
Princess Amal Umi Kalthoum Al-Islam Bolkiah
Princess Amal Rakiah Bolkiah
Princess Amal Nasibah Bolkiah
Princess Amal Jefriah Bolkiah
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Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III[1] (Jawi: حسن البلقية ابن عمر علي سيف الدين ٣; born 15 July 1946) is Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the prime minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.
He is one of the few absolute monarchs in the world. 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.
The sultan has been ranked among the wealthiest individuals in the world. As of 2023, Hassanal Bolkiah is said to have a net worth of $30 billion.[2] He is the world's longest-reigning current monarch[3] and the longest-serving current head of state. On 5 October 2017, Bolkiah celebrated his Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th year of his reign.[4]
^Full name: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi: سلطان حاج حسن البلقية معز الدين والدولة ابن المرحوم سلطان حاج عمر علي سيف الدين سعد الخير والدين)
^India Times
^"World's second-longest reigning monarch, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, marks golden jubilee in style". Times Now. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
^"Sultan of Brunei's Golden Jubilee celebrated with chariot parade". CNN. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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