This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours and recognitions received by Hassanal Bolkiah, the 30th and current Sultan of Brunei, and 1st and current Prime Minister of Brunei.
Honours of Brunei
Brunei:
Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB) – 15 August 1982[a]
Royal Family Order of Laila Utama of Brunei, 1st Class (DK I) – 1954
Royal Family Order of Seri Utama of Brunei, 2nd Class (DK II)
Order of the Islam Religion of the State of Brunei, 1st Class (PSSUB) – 1 August 1968[b]
Order of Splendid Valour, 1st Class (DPKG) – 1 August 1968[c]
Order of Famous Valour, 1st Class (DPKT) – 1 August 1968[d]
Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, 1st Class (PSPNB)
Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, 1st Class (PSNB)
Order of Merit of Brunei, 1st Class (PSLJ)
Order of the Crown of Brunei, 1st Class (SPMB)
Order of Gallantry of the State of Brunei, 1st Class (PANB)
Foreign honours
Bahrain:
Order of Khalifa – 24 April 1988
East Timor:
Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste – 21 May 2024[1]
Egypt:
Collar of the Order of the Nile – 17 December 1984
France:
Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour – 12 February 1996
Germany:
Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany – 30 March 1998
Indonesia:
First Class (or Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia – 22 October 1984
Japan:
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum – 3 April 1984
Jordan:
Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali – 19 December 1984
Kuwait:
Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great – 20 May 2015
Laos:
Medal of Phoxay Lane Xang – 28 November 2004
Malaysia:
Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (DMN) – 9 July 1980[2]
Gallant Commander of the Order of Warriors of the Military Forces (PGAT) – 29 October 1986
Johor:
First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor (DK I) – 19 September 1969[3]
First Class of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – 9 September 2020
Kelantan:
Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus (DK) – 3 August 1968
Kedah :
Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah (DK) – 1 April 2002
Negeri Sembilan:
Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan (DKNS) – 16 April 1981
Pahang:
Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang (DK I) – 19 May 1984
Perak:
Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak (DK) – 15 August 1988
Perlis:
Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail (DK) – 12 March 1988
Selangor:
First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor (DK I) – 23 November 1987
Terengganu:
Member of the Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu (DKT) – 4 October 1992
Sarawak:- Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (DUBS) – 9 March 1989
Morocco:
Collar of the Order of Muhammad – 16 September 1988
Netherlands:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion – 21 January 2013
Oman:
The Civil Order of Oman, First Class – 15 December 1984
Pakistan:
Nishan-e-Pakistan (NPk) – 18 September 1992
Philippines:
Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Raja (GCS) – 29 August 1988
Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of Honor (CCLH) – 5 March 1998
Saudi Arabia:- Collar of the Order of Badr Chain – 3 January 1999
Singapore:
First class of the Order of Temasek (DUT) – 12 February 1990
Military Distinguished Service Order (DUBC) – 12 February 1990
South Korea:
Grand Order of Mugunghwa – 6 April 1984
Sweden:
Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (RSerafO) – 1 February 2004
Thailand:
Knight of the Order of Rajamitrabhorn (KRM) – 1 November 1988
Ukraine:
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st class – 7 March 2004
Cross of Honour – 28 January 2007
United Kingdom:
Honorary Knight Grand Cross (Military Division) of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB) – 4 November 1992- Honorary Knight Grand Cross (Civil Division) of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) – 29 February 1972- Honorary Companion of The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) – 7 August 1968
- Honorary Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force
- Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy
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Honorary degrees
- Brunei:
- Honorary Litt.D. degree from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (21 September 1989)
- Honorary Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Brunei (30 September 2017)[4]
China:- Honorary Ph.D. degree in International Relations from Beijing Foreign Studies University (20 October 2001)
- Indonesia:
- Honorary Doctorate of Humanities and Culture from Gadjah Mada University[5]
- Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy and Humanities from University of Indonesia (21 April 2011)[6]
- Malaysia:
- Honorary Ph.D. degree in Political Science from International Islamic University Malaysia (2 October 2001)[7]
- Honorary LL.D. degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (5 November 2014)[8]
- Honorary Doctorate (Islamic Leadership) from MARA University of Technology (23 March 2019)[9]
Russia:- Honorary doctorate from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (2005)[10]
Scotland:- Honorary Litt.D. degree from University of Aberdeen
- Singapore:
- Honorary LL.D. degree from National University of Singapore (27 January 2005)[11]
- Thailand:
- Honorary Doctor of Political Science from Chulalongkorn University (28 August 2002)
- United Kingdom:
- Honorary LL.D. degree from King's College London[12]
- Honorary LL.D. degree from University of Oxford
Notes
References
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