Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah dressed in full military regalia looks on during his 60th birthday celebrations in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Saturday, July. 15, 2006.

And, in Temburong District, the Nationwide Doa Kesyukuran Ceremony was held at Utama Muhammad Salleh Mosque, Bangar Town. Present were Awang Hassan Baha bin Haji Umar, Acting Temburong District ...

Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, gives a statement to the media following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the German Chancellery, in Berlin, on June 9, 2011.

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, who ascended the throne in 1967, is not only the ruler of Brunei but also serves as the nation's Prime Minister, Defence Minister, and Finance Minister.

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for "fatigue", is the world's longest-reigning living monarch -- and one of its richest people.