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Royalty in Brunei
Brunei Darussalam is located on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. As of July 2007, it had an estimated 374,577 citizens.
The country's official religion is Islam, with about one-third of its citzens belonging to other faiths. Sixty-seven percent of the people are of Malay descent. The official language is Malay; English and Chinese are also spoken.
Once a British protectorate, Brunei became independent in 1984. It is an absolute monarchy and has been ruled since 1967 by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
The country's oil reserves have made the sultan of Brunei one of the world's wealthiest royals, with an estimated $22 billion in 2007 according to Forbes Magazine.
The sultan was born on July 15, 1946. He is believed to have been married three times, and is thought to currently have two wives and 12 children (although as of March 2008, the official government website said he had 10 children).
The heir to the throne is the sultan's eldest son, Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah. He is married, and his first child, a son, was born in 2007.
Brunei Royal News
- Improve civil service: Brunei sultan
- Sultan makes surprise school visit
- Celebrating HM's birthday in style (scroll down)
- Uniformed men shine in parade
- Tourists enjoy royal festivities
- Their Majesties attend royal banquet
Books About Brunei
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History of Brunei by Graham Saunders. A full-length study of the Brunei sultanate from the earliest times to the present.
Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam by D. S. Ranjit Singh and Jatswan S. Sidhu. Cover's Brunei's historical, political, economic, cultural, and social background. Appendixes list the genealogy of the sultans of Brunei, and present key information on the political heads of the country. Includes a glossary, chronology, and 10 maps.
Monarchy in South East Asia: The Faces of Tradition in Transition by Roger Kershaw. The history and contemporary role of South East Asian monarchy, including Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, and Laos.
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah by Intl Business Pubns USA. Biography.
Some Girls: My Life in a Harem by Jillian Lauren. The author says she spent 18 months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, younger brother of the Sultan of Brunei.
By God's Will: A Portrait of the Sultan of Brunei by Lord Chalfont. Published in 1989. Out of print, but available at Alibris.com.
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Other Websites
Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam
Genealogical Gleanings - Brunei
CIA World Factbook - Brunei
Wikipedia - Brunei
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