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Hassanal Bolkiah

Sultan and Prime Minister of Brunei, 1967 to present

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One of the world’s last absolute monarchs and among its longest-reigning rulers, he introduced a strict Islamic penal code in 2019 that includes stoning as a penalty.

Hassanal Bolkiah sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly traditional on culture and strongly religious on religion.

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Where Hassanal Bolkiah sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Hassanal Bolkiah

IntegralismA Catholic view that political authority should serve the Church's spiritual aims.97%MonarchismSupports a hereditary monarch as head of state, from ceremonial constitutional monarchy…97%Social conservatismDefends the traditional family, religion and moral norms in law and society.97%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…95%

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