There’s wealth and then there’s wealth . Until 1980, the richest man in the world was the Sultan of Brunei, a small country located on the north coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia.
Hassanal Bolkiah is both the 29th Yang di-Pertuan (Sultan) of Brunei, as well as being the county’s Prime Minister since they achieved independence from British rule in 1984.
Other than Queen Elizabeth II, he is the longest-reigning monarch and the country celebrated his golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2017.
