Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei

Hassanal Bolkiah

Sultan of Brunei since 1967

Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining absolute monarchs in the world.