The Sultan of Brunei was listed by Guinness World Records and financial publications as the world's richest individual during parts of the late 1980s and 1990s, based on his personal and state oil wealth. He also holds the distinction of being one of the longest continuously reigning current monarchs, on the throne since 1967.
Record no. MRB-2026-006520
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Named World's Richest Man
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