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The controversial Sultan of Brunei, the current longest-ruling monarch in the world

Hassanal Bolkiah was born on July 15, 1946

The controversial Sultan of Brunei, the current longest-ruling monarch in the world
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Jomo Amoo-Atta
23/04/2025 13:15 ‧ 1 month ago | StarsInsider

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Royalty

Since announcing

Sharia-inspired strict new moral laws in early 2019, the Sultan of Brunei has

appeared in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The absolute monarch, in power since 1967, decided to make homosexuality and adultery for the Muslims

in his kingdom punishable by death.

The Sultan is one of the wealthiest people in the world, but who is the man behind this fabulous wealth, and indeed these draconian laws? Click on

and

find out more about

his fortune, his family, and the Sultanate of Brunei.

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