Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah: Head of state, Brunei
Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah is the head of state of Brunei, listed by the United Nations as “Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam”. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah holds 2 posts on the official record.
Posts held
- Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam (head of state), Brunei. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026. - Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, and Minister for Finance of Brunei Darussalam (head of government), Brunei. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of Brunei (regions, cities).
Above that, Brunei is a member of:
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations level 7
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in Brunei
- Prince 'Abdul Mateen Bolkiah Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
Where these facts come from
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