Bruneian Sunni Muslims - Sultans of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Ahmad Tajuddin (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sultans of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, Omar Ali Saifuddien Iii, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Ahmad Tajuddin, Muhammad Jamalul Alam Ii, Gibril Haddad, Omar Ali Saifuddin Ii, Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin, List of Sultans of Brunei, Sharif Ali, Muhammad Hassan, Abdul Momin, Muhyiddin of Brunei, Abdul Jailul Jabbar. Excerpt: Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG (born 15 July 1946) is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, the eldest son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the previous Sultan of Brunei, and Pengiran Anak Damit. The Sultan currently has two wives, with Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha being designated his first wife. His former second wife, Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam, was a former stewardess for the national carrier, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) 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 33 years younger than the Sultan. Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is the crown prince and the Sultan's heir, the eldest son of the Sultan and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, his first wife. As of 2008, Hassanal Bolkiah has five sons and seven daughters with his three wives. For further information on the politics of Brunei see the article, Politics of Brunei. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah with President of People's Republic of China, Hu JintaoUnder 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 changed Brunei's constitution to make himself infallible under Bruneian law. Bolkiah is also the Prime Minister of Brunei, as well as holding the portfolios of Defence a... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9527107