Who is the Sultan of Brunei?

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Answer 1

The king of brunei he is very rich from OIL or he used to be i dont know about now

Lol i didnt know he was a newcastle fan and has ranks in the british military

Answer 2

It could be Jefri.  He's either the sultan or the prince. I know cos I saw it on "Have I Got News For You" in the days of Angus Deayton. It was much better then!

Answer 3

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zeroes...

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Answer 4

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 Pengiran Anak Damit.

He was born on July 15, 1946 in Brunei Town (now called Bandar Seri Begawan). He became crown prince in 1961 and sultan on October 5, 1967, after his father abdicated voluntarily. His coronation was held on August 1, 1968. Like his father, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984.

The Sultan received high school education in Malaysia's premier school Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, where he joined the Cadet Corps (Band). After receiving a private education in Brunei, the Sultan graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in October 1967, and has since received an honorary doctorate from a Russian university[citation needed].

In 2003, received Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanities and Culture by the Gadjah Mada University, UGM, Yogyakarta, Republic of Indonesia.[3] On the January 27, 2005, the Sultan was awarded and made an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the National University of Singapore.[4]

The Sultan has a sizable private fortune derived from his total control over the national economy's finances and the appropriation of the state's sizeable oil revenues to bankroll his extravagant lifestyle. Forbes estimates his net worth at $22 billion[4].

[edit] Motor cars

The Sultan is famous for his vast automobile collection. In 1998, the British car magazine Autocar published undercover photographs of the Sultan's cars, which included unique modifications of Ferraris and Bentleys. It has been said that he has at least 3,000 to 5,000 cars and has bought over U.S.$4 billion worth of cars. The number purchased by his business interests and the number actually used by himself and his family differ greatly. According to Guinness World Records the Sultan's personal private collection has 500 Rolls-Royces — the largest collection of that marque in the world. During the 1990s, his family accounted for almost half of all Rolls-Royce purchases, bulk buying slightly modified vehicles for diplomats and adding unique cars to their own collection. He also owns the very last Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, a 1992 state landaulette.

Among his collection are the Porsche Carrera GT, Lamborghini Diablo Jota, Porsche 959, Bugatti EB110, Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Maybach 62, Jaguar XJR-15 and six Dauer 962's. He is also the owner of six models of the Ferrari FX, the original red show model of the Bentley Continental R, two fully operational versions of the Ferrari Mythos concept car, both of the Ferrari 456 GT Sedans, the only Right hand drive Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR in the world, five McLaren F1's including both black LM models and three Cizeta-Moroder V16T cars. He also possesses a Formula One car as driven by every Formula 1 World Drivers Champion since the 1980 Formula One season, particularly the ones driven in the last race for each season. A prime example of this is Jacques Villeneuve's Williams FW19 which still bears the collision damage courtesy of Michael Schumacher in the 1997 European Grand Prix.

He has a special interest in buying one-of-a-kind concept cars, including the Bentley Java and Bentley Dominator 4x4, whilst leaving slightly more common race cars such as the Aston Martin AM3 or the modified Mercedes-Benz 300SL to his brother Jefri. The collection of vehicles was for the most part stored and serviced in five aircraft hangars, where specialist teams from the various manufacturers would maintain the collection.

The Daily Mirror (UK) reported on October 26, 2007. That the Sultan owned 531 Mercedes Benzs, 367 Ferraris, 362 Bentleys, 185 BMWs, 177 Jaguars, 160 Porsches, 130 Rolls-Royces, and only 20 Lamborghinis .

[edit] Other concerns

For personal use, the sultan has a Boeing 747-400 furnished with gold plated furniture with an estimated value of $233 million including $3 million on furniture, six smaller planes and two helicopters.

He also operates a $3 billion theme park called Jerudong Park, which in the past used to be free of charge.

Despite his personal extravagance, he has attempted to share the country's oil wealth. In a country mockingly dubbed the "Shellfare State" (in reference to the significant influence of the Shell Oil Company)[citation needed], Bruneians have free education and medical services. There is no personal or corporation tax in Brunei.

He once bought and donated a state-of-the-art team bus to Newcastle United but took it back when Kevin Keegan quit as manager.

Some details given to the Privy Council were released with information on the salaries of the Sultan's staff: His badminton instructor was paid 1.8 million euros (similar salary to masagists), the staff in charge of his exotic birds were paid 70,000 euros, residence personnel in his residences were paid around 6.4 and 10.5 million euros, and his 5 public relations assistants were given 8.3 million euros each.

His official residence is the Istana Nurul Iman.

[edit] Family feud

In February 2006 the sultan's legal feud with his brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah (in the media known as the "Playboy Prince", because of his lavish lifestyle), was settled in London's High Court. In a surprise move, the sultan agreed to drop all charges against Jefri, whom he in 2000 sued for embezzling £8 billion ($15.4 billion) from the Brunei Investment Authority (BIA).

[edit] Controversies

In 1997, former Miss USA Shannon Marketic filed a lawsuit against the ruling family of Brunei for $90 million.[5] In the case, Shannon alleged that she and 6 other young women were paid $127,200 each for a modeling job in Brunei (whereas on the ABC news program "20/20", Marketic said she was supposed to provide "intellectual conversations" with visiting guests of the royal family). These other women include former Miss Teen USA and future Miss USA Brandi Sherwood, who was invited along by Shannon, and Miss United Kingdom runner up Paula Bradbury.

Marketic maintained that she and the women were held as "s*x slaves" and were "intimidated and coerced into performing physically and morally repulsive acts of prostitution."[6] They were apparently ordered to dance for 5-6 hours every night at parties during which their bodies and private parts were groped and grabbed by men. During the dances Shannon was also allegedly abused verbally with comments made about her bare b*****s.[7] The women were often told to go with a man to have "tea" with him and then had s*x with him.[8] In her interview on "20/20", Marketic said that after 32 days of being held against her will, she managed to smuggle a letter out to the US Embassy; shortly afterwards, she was allegedly paid $10,000 and forced to fly back to the United States alone.[9] The case was thrown out due to the immunity of the ruling family as heads of state.[10] There has been no further investigation into this case although there are allegations both supporting and refuting her claims. Paula Bradbury separately sued the Sultan and won £500,000 in settlement.[11]

The king of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf spoke well about the Sultan to the Swedish press after a meeting with him, creating a minor controversy in Sweden.

[edit] Honorary titles

The Sultan holds an honorary commission in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom as an Air Chief Marshal.[12]

He is also an Honorary Admiral of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom,[13] a title given to him by Queen Elizabeth II when he took the salute at the passing out parade of the 2001 summer term at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, the Royal Navy's officer-training school in the United Kingdom.

[edit] 60th Birthday

The Sultan celebrated his 60th birthday in July 2006. Hong Kong actor Eric Tsang was invited to attend his Royal birthday party in Istana Nurul Iman during his visit to Brunei for taking the Hong Kong TVB Documentary On the Road (zh:向世界出發) which is aired in Hong Kong TVB in March 2007. It is worth noting that the Sultan is a fan of Eric Tsang. TVB is the only Hong Kong television station permitted to take this documentary.

Answer 5

Al-Muhtadee Billah is the currently the Sultan of Brunei. He was born on July 15, 1946 in Brunei Town (now called Bandar Seri Begawan). He became crown prince in 1961 and sultan on October 5, 1967, after his father abdicated voluntarily. His coronation was held on August 1, 1968. Like his father, he has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984. The Sultan has a sizable private fortune derived from his total control over the national economy's finances and the appropriation of the state's sizeable oil revenues to bankroll his extravagant lifestyle. Forbes estimates his net worth at $22 billion and is famous for his vast automobile collection.

He is married to Her Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha and Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar and was married to Hajah Mariam (divorced in February 2003). Together, they have 11 children:

1. HRH Princess Rashidah (DOB: 26 July 1969; d/o Queen Saleha)

2. HRH Princess Muta-Wakkilah (DOB: 12 October 1971; d/o Queen Saleha)

3. HRH Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (DOB: 17 February 1974; s/o Queen Saleha)

4. HRH Princess Majeedah (DOB: 16 March 1976; d/o Queen Saleha)

5. HRH Princess Hafizah (DOB: 12 March 1980; d/o Queen Saleha)

6. HRH Prince 'Abdul 'Azim (DOB: 29 July 1982; s/o Mariam)

7. HRH Prince 'Abdul Malik (DOB: 30 June 1983; s/o Queen Saleha)

8. HRH Princess 'Azemah (DOB: 26 September 1984; d/o Mariam)

9. HRH Princess Fadzillah (DOB: 23 August 1985; d/o Mariam)

10. HRH Prince 'Abdul Mateen (DOB: 10 August 1991; s/o Mariam)

11. HRH Prince 'Abdul Wakeel (DOB: 1 June 2006; s/o Azrinaz)

Answer 6

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.