Hassanal Bolkiah
(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 continue...
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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 e...
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Area: 5,765 sq km (2,226 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 375,000Capital:
Bandar Seri Begawan
Head of state and government: Sultan and Prime Minister
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin
Waddaulah
The ...
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Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ended his
20-month widowhood Saturday by marrying a woman who used to run his
official residence.
Abdullah, 67, wed Jeanne Abdullah, nee Dank...
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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 na...
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JUNE 17 (SUN)
-- Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei to visit Japan,
through June 19.
JUNE 18 (MON)
-- Cabinet Office to release monthly economic report for May.
-- Japa...
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Kuala Lumpur (dpa) - Malaysians celebrated 50 years of
independence Friday with parades, jaw-dropping jet shows and
multi-ethnic dances in a show of colourful revelry.
...
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AUSTRALIA Prime Minister John Howard. Population 21 million.
Gross Domestic Product per capita: 30,988 dollars.
BRUNEI Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Population 375,000. G...
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Singapore (dpa) - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said late
Thursday that the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
cannot "credibly remain silent or uninvolved" in...
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Singapore (dpa) - UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari, who was en
route to Myanmar, met with Singapore officials on Friday to discuss
the violence underway in Yangon and other ...
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Japan mulls giving direct aid to Palestinian president's office
TOKYO - Japan is considering providing direct aid to the
Palestinian president's office, Japanese officials said T...
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(EDS: UPDATES WITH COMMENTS BY MAHATHIR, SUHARTO'S DAUGHTER IN
12TH-13TH GRAFS, PLANNED VISIT BY BOLKIAH IN 15TH GRAF)
The condition of hospitalized former Indonesian President
Suharto has i...
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Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
Brunei
