His Reign Is Forever

“You, O LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation.” Lamentations 5:19

Hassanal Bolkiah is the Sultan of Brunei since 1967 and the prime minister of Brunei since its independence from the United Kingdom in 1984.

He is one of the few absolute monarchs in the world. The eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit, he is the 29th sultan to ascend to the Bruneian throne, following the abdication of his father in 1967.

Hassanal Bolkiah is currently the longest-reigning monarch upon the death of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on 8 September 2022. He has reigned for more than 56 years.

Under Brunei’s 1959 constitution, the sultan is the head of state with full executive authority, including emergency powers.

On 9 March 2006, Brunei’s constitution was amended to make the Sultan infallible under Bruneian law.

There is a King whose reign is eternal! Jesus Christ reigns through all of the ages.

Praise the Lord that his throne endures from generation to generation.

“God, who is eternal, infinite, supremely mighty, does great and unfathomable things in heaven and in earth, and there is no understanding his wonderful works. If the works of God could easily be grasped by human understanding they could not be called wonderful or too great for words.” – Thomas à Kempis

“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” – Psalm 90:2