Mui'zzaddin Waddaulah Hassanal Bolkiah

Background

Bolkiah, Mui'zzaddin Waddaulah Hassanal was born on July 15, 1946 in Darussalam, Brunei. Son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin.

Education

Student, Victoria Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1961-1963; student, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England, 1963-1967.

Career

Appointed crown prince and heir apparent for State of Brunei, 1961. Ruler of state, sultan, since 1967, prime minister, since 1984, minister finance and home affairs, 1984-1986, minister of defense, since 1986.

Achievements

• Mui"zzaddin Waddaulah Hassanal Bolkiah has been listed as a noteworthy Sultan of Brunei by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary captain Coldstream Guards, 1968.

Connections

Married Rajah Isteri Anak Saleha, 1965. 6 children; married Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam, 1981, 1 child.

Father:

Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Bolkiah

Spouse:

Pengiran Isteri Hajjah Mariam

Spouse:

Rajah Isteri Anak Saleha