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Succession To The Bruneian Throne
Succession to the throne of Brunei is amongst the legitimate male descendants of Sultan Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin. * '' Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1914–1986)'' ** Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (born 1946) *** (1) Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (born 1974): eldest son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife **** (2) Prince Abdul Muntaqim (born 2007): grandson of Hassanal Bolkiah, eldest son of Al-Muhtadee Billah **** (3) Prince Muhammad Aiman (born 2015): grandson of Hassanal Bolkiah, second son of Al-Muhtadee Billah *** (4) Prince Abdul Malik (born 1983): second son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife *** (5) Prince Abdul Mateen (born 1991): second son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his second wife *** (6) Prince 'Abdul Wakeel (born 2006): eldest son of Hassanal Bolkiah by his third wife ** (7) Prince Haji Mohamed Bolkiah (born 1947): brother of Hassanal Bolkiah, second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III *** (8) Prince 'Abdu'l Qawi (born 1974): eldest son of Mohamed Bolkiah ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang District, Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia. , its population was 460,345, of whom about 100,000 live in the Capital city, capital and largest city, Bandar Seri Begawan. The government of Brunei, government is an absolute monarchy ruled by its Sultan of Brunei, Sultan, entitled the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Yang di-Pertuan, and implements a combination of English common law and sharia law, as well as general Islamic practices. At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Bolkiah, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is claimed to have had contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Mateen Of Brunei
Prince Abdul Mateen ( ms, Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda 'Abdul Mateen ibni Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah; Jawi: عبد المتين; born 10 August 1991) is a prince of Brunei. He is the tenth child and fourth son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei by his former second wife, ''Puan'' Hajah Mariam binti Haji Abdul Aziz. Education Prince Mateen received his primary education at the St. Andrew's School in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. He continued his secondary education at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College and Jerudong International School, both of which are the top schools in Brunei. In July 2014, Prince Mateen received his Bachelor of Arts degree in international politics from King's College London at the Barbican Centre in London. In July 2016, Prince Mateen was awarded a Master of Arts degree in international studies and diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faiq Bolkiah
Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (born 9 May 1998) is a member of the Bruneian Royal Family and a Bruneian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai club Chonburi. He has served as the captain of the Brunei national team. Club career Early career In 2009, while as a member of A.F.C. Newbury, Bolkiah signed a one-year deal with the Southampton F.C. Academy. He was still with Southampton until at least December 2011. In 2014, Bolkiah signed a two-year youth contract with Chelsea of the Premier League after previously training with Reading and trialing with Arsenal. During his time with Arsenal, Bolkiah competed in the 2013 Lion City Cup against Corinthians, Eintracht Frankfurt, PSV Eindhoven, and a Singapore youth selection. He scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over the team from Singapore. With his contract with Chelsea set to expire in summer 2016, he left the team in December 2015. After a trial with Stoke City, he signed for Leicester City on a reported three-year profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Abdul Hakeem Jefri Bolkiah
Prince Abdul Hakeem Jefri Bolkiah (born 13 June 1973) is a sport shooter from Brunei. He is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. Biography Prince Abdul Hakeem (or Hakim) Bolkiah is the eldest son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei. After education at Emanuel School in London, he competed in the men's skeet shooting events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 1996 event, he tied for 49th place, while in the 2000 event, he placed 45th; he failed to qualify for the finals in either year. Positions * Managing Director of the Amedeo Development Corporation (ADC) until 1998. * Managing Director of the Datastream Technology. * Chairman of The Lexicon Group Limited (Singapore) since 2010. * Director of Amedeo Holdings Inc. * Director of PH Partners Inc. * Director of Palace Holdings Inc. * Director of Kava Holdings Inc. * Cedar Swamp Holdings Inc. * President of the Brunei Bullets Football Club 1995. * Repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jefri Bolkiah, Prince Of Brunei
Jefri Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 6 November 1954), is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. His elder brother is the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. Prince Jefri was the finance minister of his oil-rich country from 1986 to 1997. He also served as chairman of the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) which invests much of the country's wealth and was responsible for overseas investments. In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the sultan had external accountants audit the books of BIA, resulting in charges by the Brunei government that Prince Jefri had embezzled $14.8 billion. He denies the charges but in 2000 agreed to hand over his personal holdings to the government, in return for avoiding criminal prosecution and being allowed to keep a personal residence in Brunei. After numerous legal disputes and appeals, in 2007 United Kingdom, Britain's Privy Council of the United Kingdom, Privy Council ruled that this agreement is enforceable. Prince Jefri is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajji
Hajji ( ar, الحجّي; sometimes spelled Hadji, Haji, Alhaji, Al-Hadj, Al-Haj or El-Hajj) is an honorific title which is given to a Muslim who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca. It is also often used to refer to an elder, since it can take years to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel (and did particularly before the advent of mass air travel), and in many Muslim societies to a respected man as an honorific title. The title is placed before a person's name; for example, Saif Gani becomes ''Hajji Saif Gani''. Hadži is also used in Orthodox Christianity for people who go on pilgrimage to the grave of Christ in Jerusalem. It can then be added to the pilgrim's first name, e.g., Hadži-Prodan, Hadži-Đera, Hadži-Ruvim, Hadži-Melentije Stevanović Hajji is derived from the Arabic ', which is the active participle of the verb ' ("to make the pilgrimage"). The alternative form ' is derived from the name of the Hajj with the adjectival suffix -''ī'', and this w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Abdul Qawi
Prince Abdul Qawi (Malay: ''Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Sri Utama Raja'' Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi ibni Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah; born 27 January 1974) is a member of the Brunei Royal Family. He is a nephew of the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Early life and education Prince Abdul Qawi was born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on 27 August 1974 as the second child and eldest son of Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien and Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah binti Almarhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam. Prince Abdul Qawi received his early education at St. Andrew's School, Bandar Seri Begawan. He continued his higher education at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College until he completed his secondary education and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince Of Brunei
Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 27 August 1947) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit. He is the Head of the Brunei’s Viziers. After Brunei’s independence in 1984, he became the country’s first foreign minister, serving from 1 January 1984 until 22 October 2015. He served in the cabinet as the Minister of the Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade alongside the second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lim Jock Seng. Early life Prince Mohamed Bolkiah was born on 27 August 1947 at Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town. He is the second son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, the late Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit. Among his siblings are the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prince Sufri Bolkiah, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Princess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Malik Of Brunei
Abdul Malik, ( Malay: '' Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri'' Pengiran Muda Abdul Malik ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah; born 30 June 1983) is a prince of Brunei. He is the third son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah by his first wife, Queen Saleha. Early years and education Prince Malik was born in Istana Nurul Iman, the residence of the royal family and educated in Putera-Puteri School at Istana Darul-Iman. Prince Malik was also a graduate of University of Brunei Darussalam in 2008 with a degree in Bachelor of Arts in Education. Marriage and children On 9 April 2015, he married 22-year-old Dayangku Raabi'atul A'dawiyyah Binti Pengiran Haji Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan. The wedding was attended by Malaysian sultans and royalty including Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang, Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor, Tuanku Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin (; ; 1825 – 1906) was the 25th Sultan of Brunei from 30 May 1885 to 10 May 1906. Early life Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin was born in 1825 and son to then Sultan Abdul Momin. Before becoming the Sultan, he was one of the four Wazirs (Vizier) in Brunei and was known as Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar Pengiran Anak Hashim. Reign (1885-1906) Upon his ascension to the throne on 29 May 1885, he decided to not to appoint a replacement for his previous position in office of Pengiran Temenggung which left three other Wazirs, thus improving his income and finances. Dispute over Limbang He faced a challenge from the British North Borneo Company (BNBC) and the Brooke government (White Rajahs) in Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Muntaqim
Abdul Muntaqim ibni Al-Muhtadee Billah (; born 17 March 2007) is the oldest child and first son of Al-Muhtadee Billah, heir to the Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, Sarah, Crown Princess of Brunei. He has a younger sister, Princess Muneerah Madhul, who was born in 2011. The Prince is second-in-line to become Sultan of Brunei after his father Al-Muhtadee Billah. His father is heir to Abdul Muntaqim's grandfather Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei. Biography Prince Muntaqim is born on 17 March 2007, at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan. In honour of the birth of the prince, a 19-gun salute was fired from the cannons on the grounds of Istana Nurul Iman, the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei. He is currently studying in the International School Brunei (ISB). Personal interests During the 5th Brunei Open & Masters Swimming Championship at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, he made two new records which were 1:33.05 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Muhtadee Billah
Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah bin Hassanal Bolkiah ( ar, المهتدي بالله) (born 17 February 1974) is the eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his wife Queen Saleha. He is the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and is first in the line of succession to the Bruneian throne. Al-Muhtadee Billah holds the position of senior minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei, General of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces and Deputy Inspector General of the Royal Brunei Police Force. Early life Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah was born at ''Istana Darul Hana'', Bandar Seri Begawan on 17 February 1974. He is the first-born son and heir to the throne of Brunei. He is the son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Pengiran Anak Saleha (both first cousins). His paternal grandparents were Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and Pengiran Anak Damit. His maternal grandparents were Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Alam and Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar. Education Al-Muhtadee Billah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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