Omar Ali Saifuddien III
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Omar Ali Saifuddien III Sa'adul Khairi Waddien reigned as the Sultan of Brunei from 1950 until his abdication in 1967.
Official portrait, c. 1967
Omar Ali Saifuddien (right) seen at his coronation on 31 May 1951
Omar Ali Saifuddien with his wife, Pengiran Anak Damit, at his coronation
Omar Ali Saifuddien, c. 1950
Hassanal Bolkiah
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Hassanal Bolkiah Muiz'zaddin Wad'daulah has reigned as the sultan of Brunei since 1967, and has also served as the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from British rule in 1984. He is amon
Omar Ali Saifuddien III
…aid was deployed from Singapore. The 2nd Gurkha Rifles was sent to Brunei in 1962, the year the Brunei Revolt started. Omar Ali Saifuddien and his son, Hassanal Bolkiah, were saved from his palace by Digby Willoughby and a small group of Gurkha soldiers. After the rebellion was defeated, the discussion of joining the…
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Princes Hassanal Bolkiah and Mohamed Bolkiah at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1966
Hassanal Bolkiah speaking at his accession ceremony
Hassanal Bolkiah at his coronation, 1968