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 |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brunei
|
15 August 1982 | Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | 
|
DKMB | |
| 23 September 1962 | Royal Family Order of Laila Utama of Brunei, 1st Class | 
|
DK I | ||
| 1 August 1968 | Royal Family Order of Seri Utama of Brunei, 2nd Class | 
|
DK II | ||
| 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 |
Reff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
|
24 September 1988 | Order of Khalifa | 
|
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 East Timor
|
21 May 2024 | Grand Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste | 
|
|||
 Egypt
|
17 December 1984 | Collar of the Order of the Nile | 
|
|||
 France
|
16 December 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 | 
|
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 Indonesia
|
22 October 1984 | First Class (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 | 
|
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 Kuwait
|
20 May 2015 | Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great | _-_ribbon_bar.gif){kind=small}
|
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 Laos
|
29 November 2004 | Medal of Phoxay Lane Xang | 
|
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 Malaysia
|
9 July 1980 | Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm | _-_DMN.svg){kind=small}
|
DMN | ||
| 28 October 1986 | Gallant Commander of the Order of Warriors of the Military Forces | .gif){kind=small}
|
PGAT | |||
| Malaysia
|
 Johor
|
19 September 1969 | First Class of the Royal Family Order of Johor | 
|
DK I | |
| 12 September 2023 | First Class of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor | 
|
SMIJ | |||
 Kelantan
|
10 July 1968 | Recipient of the Royal Family Order of Kelantan | 
|
DK | ||
 Kedah
|
1 April 2002 | Member of the Royal Family Order of Kedah | .svg){kind=small}
|
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 | .svg){kind=small}
|
DK | ||
 Perlis
|
10 August 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 | ||
 Sabah
|
18 September 2001 | Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu | 
|
SPDK | ||
 Sarawak
|
9 March 1989 | Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak | .png){kind=small}
|
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 | 
|
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 Oman
|
15 December 1984 | The Civil Order of Oman, First Class | _-_1st_Class.png){kind=small}
|
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 Pakistan
|
18 September 1992 | Nishan-e-Pakistan | 
|
NPk | ||
 Peru
|
12 November 2024 | Grand Collar of the Order of the Sun of Peru | 
|
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 Philippines
|
29 August 1988 | Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna | 
|
GCS | ||
| 5 March 1998 | Chief Commander of the Philippine Legion of Honor | 
|
CCLH | |||
| 30 January 2009 | Grand Collar of the Order of Lakandula | 
|
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 Saudi Arabia
|
3 January 1999 | Collar of the Order of Badr Chain | ||||
 Singapore
|
12 February 1990 | First class of the Order of Temasek | _ribbon.png){kind=small}
|
DUT | ||
| Military Distinguished Service Order | _ribbon.png){kind=small}
|
DUBC | ||||
 South Korea
|
6 April 1984 | Grand Order of Mugunghwa | _-_ribbon_bar.svg){kind=small}
|
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 Sweden
|
7 February 2004 | Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim | 
|
RSerafO | ||
 Thailand
|
1 November 1988 | Knight of the Order of Rajamitrabhorn | _ribbon.svg){kind=small}
|
KRM | ||
 Ukraine
|
8 March 2004 | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 1st Class | 
|
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| 27 January 2007 | Order of Danylo Halytsky | 
|
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 United Kingdom
|
1 August 1968 | Honorary Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George | 
|
CMG | ||
| 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 of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath | 
|
GCB | |||
| 6 February 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 
|
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| 6 February 2022 | Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal | 
|
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Military rank
Honorary Admiral in the Royal Navy
Honorary General in the British Army
Honorary Air Chief Marshal in the Royal Air Force
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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)
Notes
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- "Honorary doctorate for Sultan". The Brunei Times. 15 April 2011.
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