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8 unusual facts about Hassanal Bolkiah


Ferrari 456

Two of these convertibles were built by Pininfarina especially for the Sultan of Brunei.

Hassanal

Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946), the 29th Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei

Kianggeh, Brunei-Muara

But in the reign of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Kumbang Pasang ceased to be a mukim and become absorbed within Mukim Kianggeh and is now a part of its areas till the present day.

Kuraman Island

Two other major shipwrecks can be found in the area: the MV Tung Hwuang, a freighter that sank in the 1980s while transporting cement to Brunei for the Sultan's new palace, and the MV Mabini Padre, a trawler from the Philippines which caught fire and sank in 1981.

Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR

All of the 25 CLK GTRs ever built were left hand drive except for one which was specially built for Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei.

Osterley

Besides Osterley House and Park, the district is also known for embracing one of the London residences of The Sultan of Brunei (The Aviary Farm in Windmill Lane).

Pengiran Anak Saleha

Saleha married Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (before known as HRH Prince Hassanal Bolkiah) who was at the time the Crown Prince of Brunei, on 29 July 1965.

Saleha Mohamed Alam (born 7 October 1946) is the Queen consort of Brunei as the wife of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei.


Conspiracy of the Maharlikas

Being a Moro, he is the son-in-law of Sultan Bolkieh of Brunei; whose first cousin was Martin Pangan, the gobernadorcillo of Tondo"?title=Tundun">Tundun.

RTB1

RTB1 it was officially launched the regular television set services opened by 29th Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah on 1 March 1975 with full coverage in the Brunei-Muara District.


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