| Official Name | Negara Brunei Darussalam (State of Brunei) |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Population | 335,000 |
| Area | 5,765 sq km or 2,225 sq mi |
| Currency | Brunei Dollar |
| Religion | Islam |
| Literacy | 88% |
| Languages | Malay, English, Chinese |
| Major Cities | Bandar, Seri Begawan, Kuala Belait, Seria, Tutong |
| Climate | Humid tropical climate |
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Biography of President Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
Full name: Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
Born 15 July 1946 is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, as well as the first and incumbent Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam.
The eldest son of the late Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam (later the Begawan Sultan) and the late Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit (later the Suri Seri Begawan Raja).
He succeeded to the throne following the voluntary abdication of his father as the 28th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam on 4 October 1967.
The Sultan was born on 15 July 1946 in Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town (now called Bandar Seri Begawan) as Pengiran Muda (Prince) Hassanal Bolkiah.
In 1961 he was bestowed as the Pengiran Muda Mahkota (crown prince) and subsequently as Sultan on 4 October 1967, after his father had abdicated voluntarily.
His coronation was held on 1 August 1968 and thus made him the Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. 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 at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, after which he attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the United Kingdom.
Political role as Sultan
Under Brunei's 1959 constitution, the Sultan is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers since 1962. On 9 March 2006, the Sultan was reported to have amended Brunei's constitution to make himself infallible under Bruneian law. Bolkiah is also the Prime Minister as well as holding the portfolios of Minister of Defence and Finance.
As Minister of Defence he is also the Supreme Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces; an Honorary General in the British and Indonesian armed forces and an Honorary Admiral of the Fleet in the British Navy. He appointed himself as Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Royal Brunei Police Force.
He addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Brunei Darussalam's admission to the United Nations in September, 1984. In 1991, he introduced a conservative ideology to Brunei called Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) (or Malay Islamic Monarchy), which presents the monarchy as the defender of the faith. He has recently favoured Brunei government democratization and declared himself Prime Minister and President. In 2004, the Legislative Council, which had been dissolved since 1962, was reopened.
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