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His Majesty Sultan Haji 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 His Majesty Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the previous Sultan of Brunei, and Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit. The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state of Brunei. ... Yang di-Pertuan Negara is a title in Malay that is translated as the Head of State, which was used in Singapore between 1959 and 1965. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1910x2800, 968 KB) Summary Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei, during a visit to the Pentagon on December 16, 2002. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brunei. ... Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Saâ€™adul Khairi Waddien III, GCVO KCMG (September 23, 1914 â€“ September 7, 1986) was born at Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama, Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan). ... His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ... is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Her Majesty Pengiran Raja Isteri Anak Saleha is the first wife of the Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and is the current Queen of Brunei. ... Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim is the Malaysia-born third wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. ... His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ... His Royal Highness Prince Haji Abdul Azim (Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli Pengiran Muda Haji Abdul Azim) (born July 29, 1982) is the second born prince of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. ... Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Saâ€™adul Khairi Waddien III, GCVO KCMG (September 23, 1914 â€“ September 7, 1986) was born at Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama, Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan). ... The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state of Brunei. ... Yang di-Pertuan Negara is a title in Malay that is translated as the Head of State, which was used in Singapore between 1959 and 1965. ... Badge of a Companion of the Order of the Bath (Military Division) Ribbon of the Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly The Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath)[1] is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on May 18, 1725. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sultan (Arabic: Ø³Ù„Ø·Ø§Ù†) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Saâ€™adul Khairi Waddien III, GCVO KCMG (September 23, 1914 â€“ September 7, 1986) was born at Istana Kota, Kampong Sultan Lama, Brunei Town (now Bandar Seri Begawan). ...

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is the Sultan's heir, born by Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha. As of 2007, His Majesty has five sons and six daughters with Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, his former second wife, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam, and his present second wife, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ... For other uses, see inheritance (disambiguation). ... Her Majesty Pengiran Raja Isteri Anak Saleha is the first wife of the Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and is the current Queen of Brunei. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Although Muslim men are allowed to have at most four wives, the Sultan currently has two wives, with Her Majesty Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha being designated his first wife. His former second wife, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam, was a former flight attendant whom he divorced in 2003, stripping her of all her royal titles. In August 2005 her place was taken by a former Malaysian TV3 presenter, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, who is 32 years younger than the Sultan. There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: Ù…Ø³Ù„Ù…Ø§Ù†, Turkish: MÃ¼slÃ¼man, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB) or TV3 was incorporated in 1983 as Malaysiaâ€™s first commercial television station. ... Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim is the Malaysia-born third wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei. ...

Marriage and children

His is married to Her Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha and Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar and was married to Her Royal Highness Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam. Together, they have 11 children:

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ... His Royal Highness Prince Haji Abdul Azim (Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli Pengiran Muda Haji Abdul Azim) (born July 29, 1982) is the second born prince of His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. ... Her Royal Highness Princess Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah (Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah) (born March 16, 1976) is the fourth child of Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei and his wife, Pengiran Anak Saleha. ...

Political role as Sultan

For further information on the politics of Brunei see the article, Politics of Brunei. // Government Under Bruneis 1959 constitution, His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah, is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers since 1962. ...

Under Brunei's 1959 constitution, the Sultan is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers since 1962. On March 9, 2006, the Sultan was reported to have changed Brunei's constitution to make himself infallible under Bruneian law.^[1] Bolkiah is also the Prime Minister of Brunei, as well as holding the portfolios of Defence, and Finance. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Head of state or Chief of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchic or republican nation-state, federation, commonwealth or any other political state. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... In military science, defense (or defence) is the art of preventing an enemy from conquering territory. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He addressed the United States of America and Iraqi Nations and 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.^[2] He has recently favoured partial democratisation. In 2004, the Legislative Council, which had been dissolved since 1962, was reopened.^[3] The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ... The Sultanate of Brunei, more commonly referred to as Brunei Darussalam or simply Brunei, is an oil-rich country located on the island of Borneo, in southeast Asia. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... For the comic series, see Monarchy (comics). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His designated successor is his eldest son, Al-Muhtadee Billah. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ...

Early years and education

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. is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, estimated population 46,229 (1991), is the capital and the royal town of the Sultanate of Brunei. ... A Crown Prince or Crown Princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sultan (Arabic: Ø³Ù„Ø·Ø§Ù†) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Abdication (from the Latin abdicatio disowning, renouncing, from ab, from, and dicare, to declare, to proclaim as not belonging to one), the act whereby a person in office renounces and gives up the same before the expiry of the time for which it is held. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... This article is about states protected and/or dominated by a foreign power. ... This article is about the year. ...

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]}. Victoria Institution (Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Victoria) is a Premier secondary school for boys (and female for form 6) and one of the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur. ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... An Honorary degree (Latin: honoris causa ad gradum) is a degree awarded to someone by an institution that he or she may have never attended, it may be a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree - however, the latter is most common. ...

Personal wealth

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. At one time he was the richest man in the world. He currently holds the title as the richest royal in the world, worth $22 billion. ^[13] Forbes magazine always lists the worlds wealthiest individuals: The Worlds Billionares. ...

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 conversions of Ferraris and Bentleys into station wagons. He is variously said to have owned between 3,000 and 5,000 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. â€œCarâ€ and â€œCarsâ€ redirect here. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Autocar is a weekly British automobile magazine published by Haymarket Magazines Limited. ... Ferrari Enzo. ... Bentleys winged B badge and hood ornament 1929 Blower Bentley from the Ralph Lauren collection. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... Guinness World Records 2007 edition. ... Rolls-Royce car may refer to vehicles produced by: Rolls-Royce Limited (1906-1973) Rolls-Royce Motors (1973-2003) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars (2003-present) // Rolls-Royce cars Rolls-Royce Limited vehicles 1904-1906 10 hp 1905-1905 15 hp 1905-1908 20 hp 1905-1906 30 hp 1905-1906... The Phantom VI was an ultra-exclusive Rolls-Royce model from the 1970s and 1980s produced in London at Mulliner Park Ward. ... In Vienna, landaus are called fiacres because they can be rented to carry tourists around the old city. ...

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 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. The Porsche Carrera GT was a supercar manufactured by Porsche in Germany. ... The Lamborghini Diablo was a high-performance supercar built by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1990 and 2001. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Porsche 959 The Porsche 959 is a supercar manufactured by Porsche AG from 1986 to 1989, first as a Group B rally car and later as a road going vehicle designed to satisfy FIA homologation regulations requiring that a minimum number of street legal... The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. ... The front and rear bumpers have been reshaped to channel air more efficiently and the new exhaust has been shaped into the rear diffuser to eradicate [[aerodynamic lift. ... The 57 and 62 were the first Maybach brand models after the automobile brands revival, produced by DaimlerChrysler (Mercedes-Benz). ... The Jaguar XJR-15 is a rare supercar produced by Jaguar. ... The Porsche 956 was a race car built by Porsche which designed it in 1982 for FIA Group C racing. ... The Ferrari FX is an automobile custom made for the Sultan of Brunei. ... The Bentley Continental R was a large, expensive, luxury coupÃ© made by Rolls-Royce from 1991 to 2002. ... The Ferrari Mythos was mid-engine, rear wheel drive concept car produced by Ferrari in 1989. ... The Ferrari 456 and 456M is a high-performance Ferrari front-engined grand tourer. ... This article concerns rules of the road regarding land vehicles; for sea-going vehicles, see International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ... Mercedes-Benz CLK-GTR AMG, once recorded as the most expensive production car ever built, with a price of $1,573,000 it certainly deserved its title. ... The McLaren F1 was the fastest street legal production car in the world of its time. ... The Cizeta-Moroder V16 T was the companys only product Cizeta Automobili srl of Modena, Italy was a car manufacturer set up in the late 1980s by Claudio Zampolli (an Italian Ferrari dealer) and the record producer Giorgio Moroder. ... A modern Formula One car is a single-seat, open cockpit, open wheel race car with substantial front and rear wings, and engine positioned behind the driver. ... The Formula One World Drivers Championship (WDC) is awarded by the FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de lAutomobile (FIA) to the most successful Formula One race car driver over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results. ... The 1980 Formula One season was the 31st FIA Formula One World Championship season. ... Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve [IPA: Ê’ak vilnÉ¶v] (born April 9, 1971) is a Canadian automobile racing driver, and winner of Formula One (1997) and Champ Car (1995) championships and the Indianapolis 500, one of only three drivers to accomplish all three feats (the others being Emerson Fittipaldi and Mario... Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967. ... Michael Schumacher (pronounced / /, born January 3, 1969, in HÃ¼rth HermÃ¼lheim, Germany)[1] is a former Formula One driver, and seven-time world champion. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The European Grand Prix is a separate Formula One event that was reintroduced during the mid-1980s and was held regularly from 1993 to 2006. ...

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 souped-up 300SL replicas 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 engineer teams were recalled and the cars mothballed after it emerged Prince Jefri had stolen massive portions of government reserves. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe from the Ralph Lauren collection Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Mercedes-Benz 300SL The Mercedes-Benz 300SL was available as both a two-seat closed sports car and open roadster built...

Other concerns

For personal use, the sultan possesses a Boeing 747-400 furnished with gold plated furniture, six smaller planes and two helicopters. The Boeing 747-400 is the latest version of the Boeing 747 in service and the largest commercial airliner, a title it will lose to the Airbus A380 when it enters service in October 2007. ...

He also operates a $1 billion theme park called Jerudong Park, which in the past used to be free of charge. Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Jerudong Park is an amusement park set in Brunei Darussalam. ...

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. The Shell emblem known as the Pecten Shell Oil Company (SOC) is the Houston, Texas based wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. ... â€œTaxesâ€ redirects here. ...

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. For the Australian soccer club see Newcastle United (Australia). ... Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE (born February 14, 1951 in Armthorpe, South Yorkshire, England)[1] is a former English football coach and one of the all-time greatest players. ...

His official residence is the Istana Nurul Iman. // An official residence is the residence at which heads of state, heads of government, gubernatorial or other senior figures officially reside. ... The Istana Nurul Iman Palace The Istana Nurul Iman palace is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. ...

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). HRH Prince Jefri Bolkiah, born on the 1st January 1954, is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 2007, a disgraced British barrister and his wife are due to stand trial in New York over allegations they swindled the Sultan's brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, out of approximately $40 million (£20 million). Thomas Derbyshire, 40, and his wife Faryshta Zaman, 30, who live in Hampstead, London, failed in December 2006 to overturn an injunction granted to Prince Jefri freezing all their worldwide assets. Derbyshire was once a very successful London barrister. His wife's claims to be a qualified barrister have been questioned in the court hearings and both have been labeled confidence tricksters by the prince.

Court documents filed by the billionaire prince in New York in November 2006 claim the couple, as his legal advisers, created numerous lucrative fake business deals concerning his New York Palace hotel, and sold valuable land and property owned by Jefri to themselves and diverted the proceeds into their own bank accounts in a multi-million dollar fraud and embezzlement scandal, allegedly using cloned companies and with the assistance of Zaman's mother Sam and brother Arzie. The couple also allegedly spent more than $1 million (£513,000) on jewelry, tattoos, motorbikes, parties, furniture and beauty treatments using corporate credit cards—even after their alleged crimes had been discovered and they had been sacked. The trial is due to begin in 2007. (sources: www.dailymail.co.uk ; www.timesonline.co.uk; www.nytimes.com)

Controversies

In 1997, former Miss USA Shannon Marketic filed a lawsuit against the ruling family of Brunei for $90 million.^[4] 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. Shannon LaRhea Marketic, the fifth Miss California USA to win Miss USA (1992) Shannon Marketic, a resident of Malibu, California, was crowned first Miss California USA, and then Miss USA 1992. ... Brandi Sherwood (born January 31, 1971 in Idaho Falls, Idaho) is a model and most recognizable as 1997 Miss USA and a frequent rotating Barkers Beauty model on the daytime game show The Price Is Right. ...

Marketic maintained that she and the women were held as "sex slaves" and were "intimidated and coerced into performing physically and morally repulsive acts of prostitution."^[5] 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 breasts.^[6] The women were often told to go with a man to have "tea" with him and then had sex with him.^[7] 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.^[8] The case was thrown out due to the immunity of the ruling family as heads of state.^[9] 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 pounds in settlement.^[10]

The king of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf spoke well about the Sultan to the Swedish press after a meeting the two have had, creating a minor controversy in Sweden. His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus), styled HM The King (born April 30, 1946), King of Sweden, is the son of Prince Gustaf Adolf (1906-1947) and Sibylla of Saxe_Coburg_Gotha (1908-1972), and the grandson of King Gustav VI Adolf. ...

Honorary titles

The Sultan holds an honorary commission in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom as an Air Chief Marshal.^[11] â€œRAFâ€ redirects here. ... Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns in RAF No 1 Dress uniform Air Chief Marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a senior air officer rank in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom As well as the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and air forces of many Commonwealth...

He is also an Honorary Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, 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. Royal Navy Insignia The flag of an Admiral of the Fleet is the Flag of the United Kingdom, and is in 1:2 rather than the 2:3 of other admirals flags. ... This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth, is the location of initial officer training in the Royal Navy, and is located on a hill overlooking the town of Dartmouth in the county of Devon, England. ...

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 worthy to be noted that the Sultan is a fan of Eric Tsang. TVB is the only Hong Kong television station being permitted to take this documentary. Early elections in November are announced in the Netherlands. ... Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ZÄ“ng ZhÃ¬wÄ›i; born April 14, 1953) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years. ... The Istana Nurul Iman Palace The Istana Nurul Iman palace is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ... March 2007 is the third month of the year. ... Eric Tsang Chi-wai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ZÄ“ng ZhÃ¬wÄ›i; born April 14, 1953) is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio Series on TVB over the course of 10 years. ... REDIRECT Television Broadcasts Limited ...

Other celebrations includes the Sultan visiting citizens with causal wears. ^[12]

Contents

Marriage and children

Political role as Sultan

Early years and education

Personal wealth

Motor cars

Other concerns

Family feud

Controversies

Honorary titles

60th Birthday

See also

References

External links

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Marriage and children GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Political role as Sultan

Early years and education

Personal wealth

Motor cars

Other concerns

Family feud

Controversies

Honorary titles

60th Birthday

See also

References

External links

Marriage and children