Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah (born 16 March 1976) is princess in the Brunei royal family. She is the fourth child of

Sultan 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 ...

and Queen Saleha. She presently serves as the Department of the Environment, Parks and Recreation's Senior Environment Officer and Chief of the Planning and Management Division. This organization is part of the Ministry of Development.

Early life and education

On 16 March 1976, Princess Majeedah Nuurul Bolkiah was born. She holds a Bachelor of Arts ( Hons) in Administration and Public Policy from the University of Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and a Master of Arts in Environmental Development from

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

in January 2005.

Career

On 11 February 2002, Princess Majeedah started her work as a Special Duties Officer in the Environment Unit, a division of the Ministry of Development in charge of strategic and policy-related environmental issues. Evaluating the Environmental Impact Assessment Report of the Sungai Liang Industrial Site Development is one of the duties of the Planning and Management Division. The Asean Youth Forum on Environment, which took place on 8 January 2007, is one of a number of successful initiatives under her direct supervision. Her writings include the Position Paper on Brunei's Accession to the Basel Agreement to Control the Disposal and Transboundary Transport of Hazardous Waste and the Environmental Management Guidelines for Quarry Activities.

Personal life

Her name Majeedah (or Majida) means "Magnificent" or "Glorious". On 10 June 2007, Princess Majeedah married Pengiran Khairul Khalil at the

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque ( ms, Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien, Jawi: مسجد عمر علي سيف الدين) is a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei. It is one of the country's two or national mosques (the other Jame' Asr Ha ...

. He was given the noble title ''YAM Pengiran Anak''. From their marriage, the couple had two children. Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez was born on , meanwhile Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Raihaanah Hanaa-Ul Bolqiah was born on . On 7 December 2023, it was officially announced that Khairul Khalil was no longer her husband and would have his noble title revoked.

Legacy

Namesakes

* Pengiran Anak Puteri Majeedah Nuurul Bulqiah Religious School, a religious school in

Kampong Kilanas Kampong Kilanas is a village in Brunei-Muara District, Brunei, on the western outskirts of the capital Bandar Seri Begawan. The population was 4,589 in 2016. It is one of the villages within Mukim Kilanas. Infrastructures Schools Orang Kay ...

Honours

She has been awarded : * BRU Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei

Order of the Crown of Brunei The Most Honourable Order of Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei ( ms, Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Brunei Yang Amat Mulia), also translated as The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Brunei, is an order of Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei D ...

(DKMB) *

Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan Medal (PHBS) * Sultan%27s_Silver_Jubilee_Medal_(1992)

Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992) * Sultan's Golden Jubilee Medal (2017)

Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)

Ancestry

References

External links

Brunei Princess Weds in Lavish Ceremony
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