List of awards and honours received by Hassanal Bolkiah

Hassanal Bolkiah at BRIDEX 2013

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

Country	Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters	Other
Brunei	15 August 1982	Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei		DKMB
	1954	Royal Family Order of Laila Utama of Brunei, 1st Class		DK I
		Royal Family Order of Seri Utama of Brunei, 2nd Class		DK II
	1 August 1968	Order of the Islam Religion of the State of Brunei, 1st Class		PSSUB
		Order of Splendid Valour, 1st Class		DPKG
		Order of Famous Valour, 1st Class		DPKT
		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

Country		Date	Appointment	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters	Other
Bahrain		24 April 1988	Order of Khalifa
East Timor		21 May 202	Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste
Egypt		17 December 1984	Collar of the Order of the Nile
France		12 February 1996	Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Germany		30 March 1998	Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Indonesia		22 October 1984	First Class (or Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia
Japan		3 April 1984	Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Jordan		19 December 1984	Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali
Kuwait		20 May 2015	Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great
Laos		28 November 2004	Medal of Phoxay Lane Xang
Malaysia		9 July 1980	Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm		DMN
		29 October 1986	Gallant Commander of the Order of Warriors of the Military Forces		PGAT
Malaysia	Johor	19 September 1969	First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor		DK I
		9 September 2020	First Class of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor		SMIJ
	Kelantan	3 August 1968	Recipient of the Royal Family Order or Star of Yunus		DK
	Kedah	1 April 2002	Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah		DK
	Negeri Sembilan	16 April 1981	Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan		DKNS
	Pahang	19 May 1984	Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang		DK I
	Perak	15 August 1988	Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak		DK
	Perlis	12 March 1988	Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail		DK
	Selangor	23 November 1987	First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor		DK I
	Terengganu	4 October 1992	Member of the Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu		DKT
	Sarawak	9 March 1989	Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak		DUBS
Morocco		16 September 1988	Collar of the Order of Muhammad
Netherlands		21 January 2013	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Oman		15 December 1984	The Civil Order of Oman, First Class
Pakistan		18 September 1992	Nishan-e-Pakistan		NPk
Philippines		29 August 1988	Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Raja		GCS
		5 March 1998	Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of Honor		CCLH
Saudi Arabia		3 January 1999	Collar of the Order of Badr Chain
Singapore		12 February 1990	First class of the Order of Temasek		DUT
			Military Distinguished Service Order		DUBC
South Korea		6 April 1984	Grand Order of Mugunghwa
Sweden		1 February 2004	Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim		RSerafO
Thailand		1 November 1988	Knight of the Order of Rajamitrabhorn		KRM
Ukraine		7 March 2004	Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st class
		28 January 2007	Cross of Honour
United Kingdom		7 August 1968	Honorary Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George		CMG	Promoted to GCMG in 1972
		29 February 1972	Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George		GCMG
		4 November 1992	Honorary Knight Grand Cross (Military Division) of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath		GCB
			Honorary Knight Grand Cross (Civil Division) of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
		6 February 2012	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
		6 February 2022	Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal

Military rank

• Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy
• Honorary General in the British Army
• Honorary Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force

Honorary degrees

• Brunei:
  • Honorary Litt.D. degree from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam (21 September 1989)
  • Honorary Ph.D. degree in Engineering from the Universiti Teknologi Brunei (30 September 2017)
• 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
  • Honorary doctorate of Philosophy and Humanities from the University of Indonesia (21 April 2011)
• Malaysia:
  • Honorary Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the International Islamic University Malaysia (2 October 2001)
  • Honorary LL.D. degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (5 November 2014)
  • Honorary doctorate (Islamic Leadership) from the MARA University of Technology (23 March 2019)
• Russia:
  • Honorary doctorate from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (2005)
• Scotland:
  • Honorary Litt.D. degree from the University of Aberdeen
• Singapore:
  • Honorary LL.D. degree from National University of Singapore (27 January 2005)
• Thailand:
  • Honorary Doctor of Political Science from Chulalongkorn University (28 August 2002)
• United Kingdom:
  • Honorary LL.D. degree from King's College London
  • Honorary D.C.L. degree from the University of Oxford