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Yusof Mohamed Alam
Pengiran Anak Mohamed Yusof (24 June 1948 – 13 December 2004) was a nobleman and formerly a civil servant from Brunei who became the prince consort to Princess Nor'ain in 1967, and brother of Queen Saleha. He had previously served as the head of the Royal Customs and Protocols Department (''Jabatan Adat Istiadat Negara''), and was a member of several state councils. Biography Yusof received his early education at the Gurney English School Kuala Lumpur. He would go on to further his studies at the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College and Victoria Institution. Yusof is born on 24 June 1948, in Kampong Sumbiling Lama, Brunei Town. He began his career as the Deputy Controller in the Department of Immigration and Citizenship combined with the Commissioner of National Registration from 1 April 1970 to 31 August 1971, Department of State Customs and Traditions from 1975 to 1981, and head of Royal Customs and Protocols Department from 1 December 1981 until his retirement on 31 Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheteria
The Cheteria are a group of royal dignitaries within the Sultanate of Brunei whose position ranks below the Royal Wazir but above the Manteri. Each carry specialized tasks and report directly to the Sultan of Brunei. The Cheteria hierarchy is structured around what is known as the Four Fold system which expands up to 32 folds. The title of Cheteria are only bestowed upon the Pengiran, especially to the caste of Pengiran known as the Pengiran Peranakan. The awarding of such titles are held in a ceremony called "mengangkat". History The word ''cheteria'' likely derives from the name of the Kshatriya warrior caste in Hinduism. These Bruneian traditional officials, who were part of the second class of officials in the country's traditional administration, were crucial to the state's decision-making process. In contrast to the wazir (vizier), who were solely picked from the core aristocracy, they were recited from both the core and common nobility. The Pengiran Shahbandar, or minst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei Town
Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a Municipalities of Brunei, municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the smallest yet most populous district which is home to over 70 per cent of the country's population. It is the country's largest urban centre and nominally the country's only city. The capital is home to Brunei's seat of government, as well as a commercial and cultural centre. It was formerly known as Brunei Town until it was renamed in 1970 in honour of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei and the father of the current Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. The history of Bandar Seri Begawan can be traced back to the establishment of a Bruneian Malay people, Malay stilt settlement on the waters of the Brunei River which became the predecessor of Kampong Ayer today. It became the capital of the Bru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Order Of Seri Utama
The Most Esteemed Family Order of Seri Utama ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Seri Utama Yang Amat Dihormati) is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. The order carries the post-nominal letters "DK" as well as the title "Dato Seri Utama". Recipients Ordinary recipients (D.K.) * 1967: Jaya Rajid, Commissioner of Police * 1968: Sufri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei * ''Unknown'': Abdul Momin Ismail, Menteri Besar * ''Unknown'': Ibrahim Mohammad Jahfar, Menteri Besar * ''Unknown'': Jamil Al-Sufri, former Member of the Royal Council Honorary recipients (D.K.) * 1958: Sultan Abu Bakar of Pahang * 1963: Dennis White, British High Commissioner to Brunei * 1963: Angus Mackintosh, British High Commissioner to Brunei See also * Family Order of Laila Utama The Most Esteemed Family Order of Laila Utama ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Laila Utama Yang Amat Dihormati) is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Order Of Laila Utama
The Most Esteemed Family Order of Laila Utama ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Laila Utama Yang Amat Dihormati) is an order of Brunei. It was established on 1 March 1954 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. The order carries the post-nominal letters "DK" as well as the title "Dato Laila Utama". Recipients Royalty Bruneian royalty * Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien * Pengiran Anak Damit binti Abdul Rahman (1954) * Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III * Prince Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III * Prince Jefri Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (1970) * Pengiran Anak Saleha, Raja Isteri of Brunei * Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah (1972) * Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar * Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah (2005)) * Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Alam * Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati Foreign royalty * Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (1957) * Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj of Selangor (1958) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highness
Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is typically used with a possessive adjective: "His Highness", "Her Highness" (HH), "Their Highnesses", etc. Although often combined with other adjectives of honour indicating rank, such as "Imperial", "Royal" or "Serene", it may be used alone. ''Highness'' is, both literally and figuratively, the quality of being lofty or above. It is used as a term to evoke dignity or honour, and to acknowledge the exalted rank of the person so described. History in Europe Abstract styles arose in profusion in the Roman Empire, especially in the Byzantine. Styles were attached to various offices at court or in the state. In the early Middle Ages such styles, couched in the second or third person, were uncertain and much more arbitrary, and were more subject to the fancies of secretaries than i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Religious Affairs (Brunei)
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA or MoRA; , ''KHEU'') is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which is responsible for the propagation of Islam and its upholding as the state religion, as well as oversees the Islamic religious education in the country. It is currently led by a minister and a deputy minister, whereby the incumbents are Badaruddin Othman and Pengiran Mohd Tashim Pengiran Hassan respectively. The ministry is headquartered in Bandar Seri Begawan Bandar Seri Begawan (BSB; Jawi: بندر سري بڬاوان; ) is the capital city of Brunei. It is officially a municipal area () with an area of and an estimated population of 100,700 as of 2007. It is part of Brunei-Muara District, the sm .... History The department was established on 29 September 1959, initially as the Department of Religious Affairs (). On 21 October 1970, the construction of their new B$375,000 headquarters were completed in Tutong, near Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernley Webber
Major Fernley Douglas Webber (12 March 1918 – 1991), sometimes referred to as Awang F.D. Webber, was a British diplomat and formerly the British High Commissioner to Brunei. Early life Webber was born on 12 March 1918, and educated at Cotham Secondary School in Bristol. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree at Jesus College, Cambridge, and began work with the Colonial Office in 1939. Amid the outbreak of the Second World War, he served in the military from 1940 until 1945, earning the rank of Major. After his time in the military, he worked as the Private secretary to Minister of State Colonial Office, as Assistant Secretary in 1950, as Establishment Officer Colonial Office from 1950 to 1958, and lastly the Head of East Africa Department Colonial Office from 1958 to 1965. Diplomatic career Webber's diplomatic career began after being appointed as the Deputy High Commissioner to Kuching in 1965. On 1 August 1965, he became the new high commissioner to Brunei, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassanal Bolkiah
Hassanal Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III ( Jawi: ; born 15 July 1946) is the 29th and current Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei since 1967 and the Prime Minister of Brunei since independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. He is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world. The eldest son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III and ''Raja Isteri'' (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit, he succeeded to the throne as the sultan of Brunei following the abdication of his father on 5 October 1967. The sultan has been ranked among the wealthiest individuals in the world. In 2008, ''Forbes'' estimated the sultan's total peak net worth at US$20 billion. Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 2022, the Sultan is currently the world's longest-reigning current monarch, as well as the longest-serving current head of state. On 5 October 2017, the sultan celebrated his Golden Jubilee to mark the 50th year of his reign on the throne. Early life The sultan was bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players per side). Badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on a beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. Points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing side's half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge, or (in their absence) the opposing side. The shuttlecock is a feathered or (in informal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
