# List of awards and honours received by Hassanal Bolkiah

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 | Post-nominal letters |
| Brunei | 15 August 1982 | Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | DKMB |
| Brunei | 24 January 1963 | Royal Family Order of Laila Utama of Brunei, 1st Class | DK I |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Royal Family Order of Seri Utama of Brunei, 2nd Class | DK II |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of the Islam Religion of the State of Brunei, 1st Class | PSSUB |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of Splendid Valour, 1st Class | DPKG |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of Famous Valour, 1st Class | DPKT |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, 1st Class | PSPNB |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, 1st Class | PSNB |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of Merit of Brunei, 1st Class | PSLJ |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of the Crown of Brunei, 1st Class | SPMB |
| Brunei | 1 August 1968 | Order of Gallantry of the State of Brunei, 1st Class | PANB |

## Foreign honours

| Country | Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
| Bahrain | Bahrain | 24 September 1988 | Order of Khalifa | |
| East Timor | East Timor | 21 May 2024 | Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 17 December 1984 | Collar of the Order of the Nile | |
| France | France | 16 December 1996 | Grand Cross of the National Order of the Legion of Honour | |
| Germany | Germany | 30 March 1998 | Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | 22 October 1984 | First Class (Adipurna) of the Star of the Republic of Indonesia | |
| Japan | Japan | 3 April 1984 | Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum | |
| Jordan | Jordan | 19 December 1984 | Grand Cordon of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait | 20 May 2015 | Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great | |
| Laos | Laos | 29 November 2004 | Medal of Phoxay Lane Xang | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 9 July 1980 | Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm | DMN |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 28 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 |
| Malaysia | Johor | 12 September 2023 | First Class of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor | SMIJ |
| Malaysia | Kelantan | 10 July 1968 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan | DK |
| Malaysia | Kedah | 1 April 2002 | Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah | DK |
| Malaysia | Negeri Sembilan | 16 April 1981 | Member of the Royal Family Order of Negeri Sembilan | DKNS |
| Malaysia | Pahang | 19 May 1984 | Member 1st class of the Family Order of the Crown of Indra of Pahang | DK I |
| Malaysia | Perak | 15 August 1988 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Perak | DK |
| Malaysia | Perlis | 10 August 1988 | Recipient of the Perlis Family Order of the Gallant Prince Syed Putra Jamalullail | DK |
| Malaysia | Selangor | 23 November 1987 | First Class of the Royal Family Order of Selangor | DK I |
| Malaysia | Terengganu | 4 October 1992 | Member of the Supreme Royal Family Order of Terengganu | DKT |
| Malaysia | Sabah | 18 September 2001 | Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu | SPDK |
| Malaysia | Sarawak | 9 March 1989 | Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak | DUBS |
| Morocco | Morocco | 16 September 1988 | Collar of the Order of Muhammad | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 21 January 2013 | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | |
| Oman | Oman | 15 December 1984 | The Civil Order of Oman, First Class | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 18 September 1992 | Nishan-e-Pakistan | NPk |
| Peru | Peru | 12 November 2024 | Grand Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 29 August 1988 | Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna | GCS |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 March 1998 | Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of Honor | CCLH |
| Philippines | Philippines | 30 January 2009 | Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula | |
| Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 3 January 1999 | Collar of the Order of Badr Chain | |
| Singapore | Singapore | 12 February 1990 | First class of the Order of Temasek | DUT |
| Singapore | Singapore | 12 February 1990 | Military Distinguished Service Order | DUBC |
| South Korea | South Korea | 6 April 1984 | Grand Order of Mugunghwa | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 7 February 2004 | Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim | RSerafO |
| Thailand | Thailand | 1 November 1988 | Knight of the Order of Rajamitrabhorn | KRM |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 8 March 2004 | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st Class | |
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 27 January 2007 | Order of Danylo Halytsky | |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 1 August 1968 | Honorary Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | CMG |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 29 February 1972 | Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | GCMG |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 4 November 1992 | Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath | GCB |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 6 February 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | |
| United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 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 (1995)
* 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 (2011)
** Honorary D.C.L. degree from the University of Oxford (1993)