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Hassanal Bolkiah

1946 - Today

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Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah (born 15 July 1946) is Sultan of Brunei since 1967, and prime minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the few remaining 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hassanal Bolkiah has received more than 8,419,083 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Hassanal Bolkiah is the 956th most popular politician (up from 1,508th in 2019), the most popular biography from Brunei and the most popular Bruneian Politician.

Hassanal Bolkiah is the Sultan of Brunei, and the longest-serving current head of state. He is also the Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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  • 85

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  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hassanal Bolkiah ranks 956 out of 19,576. Before him are Konstantin von Neurath, Andrew II of Hungary, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan, Charles XI of Sweden, and Wilm Hosenfeld. After him are Grigory Zinoviev, Kara Mustafa Pasha, Michael III, Leo I the Thracian, Charles I of Hungary, and Peter II of Yugoslavia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Hassanal Bolkiah ranks 28. Before him are Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Dianne Wiest, Gianni Versace, David Gilmour, and Elfriede Jelinek. After him are Susan Sarandon, Guus Hiddink, Tommy Lee Jones, Syd Barrett, Fabio Capello, and Roh Moo-hyun.

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In Brunei

Among people born in Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah ranks 1 out of 8. After him are Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914), Queen Saleha of Brunei (1946), Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974), Cornelius Sim (1951), and Wu Chun (1979).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brunei

Among politicians born in Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah ranks 1. After him are Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914), Muhammad Shah of Brunei (1301), Muhammad Jamalul Alam II (1889), and Al-Muhtadee Billah (1974).

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