This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours, and recognitions received by Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei, and 1st and current Prime Minister of Brunei.
Honours of Brunei CountryDateAppointmentRibbonPost-nominal lettersRef15 August 1982Royal Family Order of the Crown of BruneiDKMB24 January 1963Royal Family Order of Laila Utama of Brunei, 1st ClassDK I1 August 1968Royal Family Order of Seri Utama of Brunei, 2nd ClassDK IIOrder of the Islam Religion of the State of Brunei, 1st ClassPSSUBOrder of Splendid Valour, 1st ClassDPKGOrder of Famous Valour, 1st ClassDPKTOrder of the Hero of the State of Brunei, 1st ClassPSPNBOrder of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, 1st ClassPSNBOrder of Merit of Brunei, 1st ClassPSLJOrder of the Crown of Brunei, 1st ClassSPMBOrder of Gallantry of the State of Brunei, 1st ClassPANB
Foreign honours CountryDateAppointmentRibbonPost-nominal lettersReff24 September 1988Order of Khalifa21 May 2024Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste17 December 1984Collar of the Order of the Nile16 December 1996Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour30 March 1998Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany18 November 2025Grand Cross with Chain of the Hungarian Order of Merit22 October 1984First Class (Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia3 April 1984Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum19 December 1984Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali18 May 2015Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great5 May 2025Order of Independence29 November 2004Medal of Phoxay Lane Xang3 October 2023National Gold MedalBorneo Bulletin9 July 1980Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm DMN28 October 1986Gallant Commander of the Order of Warriors of the Military ForcesPGAT30 July 2019 Recipient of the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal 20 July 2024 Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal 19 September 1969First Class of the Royal Family Order of JohorDK I12 September 2023First Class of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of JohorSMIJ 23 March 2015 Recipient of Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Coronation Medal - First Class of Gold Medal 10 July 1968Recipient of the Royal Family Order of KelantanDK25 April 2004Recipient of Sultan Ismail Petra Silver Jubilee Medal 1 April 2002Member of the Royal Family Order of KedahDK23 July 2008 Recipient of the Sultan Abdul Halim Golden Jubilee Medal 27 October 2018Recipient of the Sultan Sallehuddin Installation Medal 16 April 1981Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri SembilanDKNS27 October 2009Recipient of the Tuanku Muhriz Installation Medal 19 May 1984Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang DK I15 August 1988Recipient of the Royal Family Order of PerakDK14 February 2009Recipient of the Sultan Azlan Shah Silver Jubilee Medal9 May 2015Recipient of the Sultan Nazrin Shah Installation Medal 10 August 1988Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra JamalullailDK17 April 2025Recipient of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail Silver Jubilee Medal23 November 1987First Class of the Royal Family Order of SelangorDK I4 October 1992Member of the Supreme Royal Family Order of TerengganuDKT18 September 2001Grand Commander of the Order of KinabaluSPDK9 March 1989Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of SarawakDUBS16 September 1988Collar of the Order of Muhammad21 January 2013Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion15 December 1984The Civil Order of Oman, First Class18 September 1992Nishan-e-PakistanNPk12 November 2024Grand Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru29 August 1988Grand Collar of the Order of SikatunaGCS5 March 1998Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of HonorCCLH30 January 2009Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula3 January 1999Collar of the Order of Badr Chain12 February 1990First class of the Order of TemasekDUTMilitary Distinguished Service OrderDUBC6 April 1984Grand Order of Mugunghwa7 February 2004Knight of the Royal Order of the SeraphimRSerafO1 November 1988Knight of the Order of RajamitrabhornKRM8 March 2004Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st Class27 January 2007Order of Danylo Halytsky1 August 1968Honorary Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St GeorgeCMG29 February 1972Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St GeorgeGCMG4 November 1992Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the BathGCB6 February 2012Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal6 February 2022Queen 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 : 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) : Honorary Ph.D. degree in International Relations from Beijing Foreign Studies University (20 October 2001) : Honorary doctorate of Humanities and Culture from Gadjah Mada University Honorary doctorate of Philosophy and Humanities from the University of Indonesia (21 April 2011) : 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) : Honorary doctorate from Moscow State Institute of International Relations (2005) : Honorary Litt.D. degree from the University of Aberdeen (1995) : Honorary LL.D. degree from National University of Singapore (27 January 2005)http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/pressrel/0501/050127.htm : Honorary Doctor of Political Science from Chulalongkorn University (28 August 2002) : Honorary LL.D. degree from King's College London (2011) Honorary D.C.L. degree from the University of Oxford (1993)
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