Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah
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Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Arabic: المهتدي بالله بلقية) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. He is the son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Queen Saleha.
Prince Billah studied at Emanuel School and Magdalen College, Oxford University in 1997, but did not graduate with a degree. While at Oxford, he followed a programme of study specially designed for him involving Islamic Studies and International Relations. He is an alumnus of St Andrew's School in Bandar Seri Begawan, which he attended for his primary education. He is reported to be a billiards and snooker enthusiast.
On September 9, 2004, he married 17-year old Sarah Pengiran Salleh at Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan in an elaborate (and extravagant) affair. (The wedding was estimated to cost $5m/£2.8m.)
He is also the Senior Prime Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, a general in the Brunei Armed Forces and an inspector in the Brunei Police Forces.
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