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Front: Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah I (1946-)

 

Bolkiah was graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and has received an honorary doctorate from a Russian University.

 

He became Sultan of Brunei in 1967 when his father abdicated voluntarily. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, of which Brunei was a protectorate until 1984, knighted him. Bolkiah also held the positions of Prime Minister,

Defense Minister, and Finance Minister. He has not favored democratization. Brunei has no elected legislature since the Legislative Council was dissolved in 1962.

 

The Sultan has married three times, the second marriage to a Bruneian air stewardess ending in divorce and the third marriage to a former Malaysian TV3 presenter occurring in August 2005. The Sultan has a sizable private fortune.

He was considered by Forbes Magazine to be the world's richest man in 1997, with a net worth of almost US$ 40 billion.

 

Back: Distinctive national landmarks of Singapore's Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and buildings along the city waterfront, and Brunei's Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque with the Royal Barge and the water village

 

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Front: Encik Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), an eminent Singaporean politician

 

Yusof bin Ishak first served as Yang di-Pertuan Negara (head of state) between 1959 and 1965, remaining in office during the time that Singapore was part of Malaysia, between 1963 to 1965. Following Singapore's departure from the Federation of

Malaysia in 1965, he served as President of the Republic until his death in 1970.

 

Back: Distinctive national landmarks of Singapore's Esplanade - Theaters on the Bay and buildings along the city waterfront, and Brunei's Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque with the Royal Barge and the water village

 

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