Editing Hassanal Bolkiah (section)

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{{Villain Infobox
|Box title = Hassanal Bolkiah
|Image = Sultan of Brunei.jpeg
|fullname = Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
|alias = Hassanal Bolkiah<br>Sultan of Brunei<br>Sultan Bolkiah<br>
|origin = Brunei Town, Brunei
|occupation = Sultan of Brunei (1967 - present)<br>Prime Minister of Brunei (1984 - present)<br>
|skills = Have his own army<br>Immunity as the Ruler of Brunei<br>
|hobby = Tending to his collection of classic cars <small>(formerly)</small><br>Playing polo<br>Riding horse<br>
|goals = Become the Sultan of Brunei <small>(succeeded)</small><br>Become the richest man ever lived in Brunei <small>(succeeded)</small><br>Implement the death penalty for homosexuality <small>(failed)</small><br>Defend himself from allegations of kidnapping and rape <small>(succeeded)</small>
|crimes = Human rights violations<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>[[Rape]] (allegedly)<br>Violation of UN regulations on capital punishment<br>[[Kidnapping]] (allegedly)<br>Forced religious conversion<br>[[Misogyny]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Propaganda]]
|type of villain = Theocratic Tyrant
}}{{Quote|Theory states that Allah's law is cruel and unfair, but Allah himself has said that his law is indeed fair.|Hassanal Bolkiah}}
'''Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien''' (15 July 1946 - ) is the current Sultan, Prime Minister and Head of Religion of Brunei, making him one of the last absolute monarchs in the world. As the monarch of Brunei, Bolkiah attempted in 2019 to impose the death penalty for homosexuality.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47769964?ocid=global_bbccom_email_02042019_top+news+stories Brunei implements death by stoning under new anti-LGBT laws], ''BBC News''</ref> This was the result of revisions made by Bolkiah to the penal code in 2014 which implemented death by [[stoning]] as the penalty for numerous offences, including homosexuality, adultery and blasphemy (profaning the prophet Muhammad, insulting the Qur'an or Hadith, publicly declaring oneself to be a prophet or non-Muslim), declared a violation of international law by the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights.<ref>[https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47552 UN concerned at broad application of death penalty in Brunei's revised penal code]</ref> International pressure led Bolkiah to withdraw several parts of the revised penal code, including the death penalty laws; the penalty for homosexuality is now 10 years imprisonment.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48171165.amp Brunei says it won't enforce death penalty for gay sex], ''BBC News''</ref> Brunei's penal code also permits marital rape as long as the victim is over the age of 14.<ref>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2010/eap/154379.htm 2010 Human Rights Report: Brunei Darussalam], U.S. State Department</ref> Symbols of Christian worship and celebration of Christmas are banned from public places,<ref>[https://btarchive.org/news/national/2015/12/26/christians-celebratexmas-brunei The Brunei Times]</ref> and it has been reported that US citizens were prevented from leaving the country unless they converted to Islam. The Bolkiah monarchy also discourages religious coexistence through pro-Islamic propaganda and state-sponsored societal advantages given to Muslim citizens.<ref>[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90130.htm Brunei: International Religious Freedom Report 2007], United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor</ref>

In 1997, model Shannon Marketic sued Hassanal Bolkiah and his brother Jefri alleging that she and several other women had been hired by Jefri Bolkiah ostensibly for promotional work, but had instead been drugged, abducted, held captive and forced to act as the sex slaves of Hassanal and Jefri Bolkiah for 32 days.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19970305&id=_i0zAAAAIBAJ&pg=4874,755547 Sultan denies he kept girl as slave]</ref> Litigation relating to the case went on for 18 months until it was dismissed on the grounds of sovereign immunity.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/122993080/?terms=shannon%2Bmarketic Of Sultans and Swinging]</ref>

Hassanal and Jefri Bolkiah temporarily placed the royal family in financial crisis in the early 2000s by spending billions of US dollars on their harems, a 150-pound yacht, a collection of 2, 500 cars and many other extravagances, ruining the economy. In response to the ensuing controversy, the Sultan scrapped his car collection and auctioned many of the cars off.<ref>[http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/03/the-sultan-of-bruneis-rotting-supercar-collection/ The Sultan Of Brunei's Rotting Supercar Collection]</ref>