Sultan marries Malaysian TV presenter

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of oil-rich, jungle-covered Brunei has married a former Malaysian TV journalist, making her the second wife of one of the world’s richest men.

An announcement on Radio Television Brunei said the wedding between the 59-year-old monarch and 26-year-old Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim was held on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur, the main city in neighbouring Malaysia.