Brunei ruler returns home after hospital admission in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR - Bruneis ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah returned home on June 3, the prime ministers office said, after resting in Malaysia following his admission to a Malaysian hospital with fatigue last week.

The sultan, 78, returned to Brunei with his consort Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, after meeting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the office said in a statement on the night of June 3.

The Sultan was admitted to the National Heart Institute for fatigue during a meeting of South-east Asian leaders last week in Kuala Lumpur.

He was discharged at the weekend and had remained in Malaysia to rest.

He is in good condition and the recovery process has gone smoothly after being discharged from the National Heart Institute recently, Datuk Seri Anwar said, in a post on X.

The sultan holds multiple roles in the small South-east Asian nation, serving as Bruneis prime minister, armed forces commander, finance minister, foreign minister and defence minister. REUTERS

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