List of sultans of Brunei

Sultan of Brunei
Sultan of Brunei
	Arms of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei
Incumbent
	Hassanal Bolkiah in 2013
	Hassanal Bolkiah
Details
Style	His Majesty
Heir apparent	Al-Muhtadee Billah
First monarch	Muhammad Shah
Formation	1405

The Sultan of Brunei is the head of state and absolute monarch of Brunei. He is also head of government in his capacity as Prime Minister.^[1] Since independence from the British in 1984, only one Sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates back to the 14th century.^[2]

The Sultan of Brunei can be thought of as synonymous with the ruling House of Bolkiah, with generations being traced from the 1st sultan, temporarily interrupted by the 14th sultan Abdul Hakkul Mubin who in turn was deposed by a member of the House of Bolkiah. It is not clear when the house became known as the 'House of Bolkiah', and whether it was named after the current sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, or the 6th sultan Bolkiah.^{[citation needed]}. The Sultan's full title is: His Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.^[1]

Sultans

Sultans of Brunei since 1368^[2]
	Name	Reign		Remarks
	Name	From	Until	Remarks
1	Muhammad Shah / Awang Alak Betatar	1368^[3]	1402	Established the Sultanate.^[3]
2	Abdul Majid Hassan / Maharaja Karna	1402	1408	Died in Nanjing, China.
3	Ahmad / Awang Pateh Berbai	1408	1425
4	Sharif Ali / Sultan Berkat (Blessed Sultan)	1425	1432	No direct genealogical relation to predecessor, but was selected as he was the son-in-law of the previous sultan (Ahmad) and was well versed in Islam.
5	Sulaiman	1432	1485	Son of the previous sultan, Sharif Ali. Abdicated to allow his son Bolkiah to become sultan.
6	Bolkiah / Nakhoda Ragam (The Singing Captain)	1485	1524	Son of the previous sultan, Sulaiman
7	Abdul Kahar	1524	1530	Son of the previous sultan, Bolkiah
8	Saiful Rijal	1533	1581	Nephew of the previous sultan, Abdul Kahar. Castile War broke out between Brunei and Spain.
9	Shah Berunai	1581	1582	Son of the previous sultan, Saiful Rijal
10	Muhammad Hassan	1582	1598	Younger brother of the previous sultan, Shah Berunai, and son of the 8th sultan, Saiful Rijal.
11	Abdul Jalilul Akbar	1598	1659	Son of the previous sultan, Muhammad Hassan
12	Abdul Jalilul Jabbar	1659	1660
13	Muhammad Ali	1660	1660	Killed by his successor Abdul Hakkul Mubin, sparking the Brunei Civil War.
14	Abdul Hakkul Mubin	1660	1673	Started the Brunei Civil War by killing his predecessor Muhammad Ali, and was in turn killed by Muhammad Ali's grandson Muhyiddin who succeeded him as sultan.
15	Muhyiddin	1673	1690	Grandson of Muhammad Ali who avenged his death by killing his predecessor Abdul Hakkul Mubin, so ending the Brunei Civil War.
16	Nassaruddin	1690	1710
17	Hussin Kamaluddin	1710	1730	First reign
18	Muhammad Alauddin	1730	1737
19	Hussin Kamaluddin	1737	1740	Second reign
20	Omar Ali Saifuddin I	1740	1795
21	Muhammad Tajuddin	1795	1807
22	Muhammad Jamalul Alam I	1804	1804
23	Muhammad Kanzul Alam	1807	1826
24	Muhammad Alam	1826	1828
25	Omar Ali Saifuddin II	1828	1852	Brunei ceded Sarawak to James Brooke. Brunei ceded Labuan to British.
26	Abdul Momin	1852	30 May 1885	Brunei ceded northwestern part of Borneo to the British.
27	Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin	30 May 1885	10 May 1906	United Kingdom established protectorate over Brunei in 1888.
28	Muhammad Jamalul Alam II	10 May 1906	11 September 1924
29	Ahmad Tajuddin	11 September 1924	4 June 1950
30	Omar Ali Saifuddien III	4 June 1950	4 October 1967	Abdicated; died on 7 September 1986.
31	Hassanal Bolkiah	4 October 1967	Present	Brunei regained independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.

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References

^ ^a ^b "Prime Minister". The Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (in Malay). Government of Brunei. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Elisseeff2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[official-1] "Prime Minister". The Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

[list-2] "Sultan-Sultan Brunei" (in Malay). Government of Brunei. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

[Elisseeff2000-3] Cite error: The named reference Elisseeff2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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v t e List of sultans of Brunei
by order and date of accession
14th century	Muhammad Shah
15th century	Abdul Majid Hassan Ahmad Sharif Ali Sulaiman Bolkiah
16th century	Abdul Kahar Saiful Rijal Shah Berunai Muhammad Hasan Abdul Jalilul Akbar
17th century	Abdul Jalilul Jabbar Muhammad Ali Abdul Hakkul Mubin Muhyiddin Nasruddin
18th century	Husin Kamaluddin (First reign) Muhammad Alauddin Husin Kamaluddin (Second reign) Omar Ali Saifuddin I Muhammad Tajuddin
19th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam I Muhammad Kanzul Alam Muhammad Alam Omar Ali Saifuddin II Abdul Momin Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
20th century	Muhammad Jamalul Alam II Ahmad Tajuddin Omar Ali Saifuddien III Hassanal Bolkiah
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