One of the last remaining absolute monarchs, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946) has used enormous income from vast reserves of oil and natural gas to make his tiny sultanate one of the world's most economically prosperous and socially secure...

(b. 1946), Brunei ruler. Born on 15 July 1946, Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah II had his early education in Brunei. On 14 July 1961, he became crown prince. He continued his studies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, at the Gurney Road School...

Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, GCB GCMG (born July 15, 1946) is the 29th Sultan of Brunei, the eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the previous Sultan of Brunei, and Raja Isteri...

'The central cardinal element of His Majesty's style of government is From the Sultan's website: www.bruneisultan.com DESPITE his wealth, Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei since 1967, is surrounded by gloom. From his father he inherited a...

Down the road from the Sultan's palace is his gift to the people of Brunei - a sprawling amusement park. "It's not as big as Disneyland, but it's better," said Mohamhad Sofrihaten, aged 19, who like many Bruneians has dubbed the park the...

A two-week lavish wedding celebration for the daughter of Brunei's sultan _ one of the world's richest men _ culminated Sunday in a ceremony steeped in the royal tradition of this tiny, oil-rich nation.Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah, 31, and Khairul Khalil, 32, exchanged their vows...