The Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei ( ms, Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei) is an order of

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 sur ...

. It was established on 15 August 1982 by

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 ...

. The order carries the

post-nominal letters Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, academic degree, accreditation, ...

"DKMB".

Recipients

Bruneian royalty

Current recipients

*Sultan Haji

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 ...

Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it ...

and Yang di-Pertuan of Brunei (15 August 1982) *Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, Queen Consort of Brunei (15 August 1982) * Pengiran Muda Mahkota Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei (15 August 1982) *Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah Sa'adatul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Muta-Wakkilah Hayatul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Majeedah Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Muda

Abdul Malik Abdul Malik ( ar, عبد الملك) is an Arabic (Muslim or Christian) male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and ''Malik''. The name means "servant of the King", in the Christian instan ...

, Prince of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Fadzillah Lubabul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Muda Abdul Mateen *Pengiran Muda Abdul Wakeel, Prince of Brunei *Pengiran Anak Puteri Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah, Princess of Brunei *Pengiran Muda Haji Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei *Pengiran Muda Haji Sufri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei *Pengiran Muda Haji

Jefri Bolkiah 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 ...

, Prince of Brunei

Former recipients

*Sultan Sir Muda Haji

Omar Ali Saifuddien III Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien ( Jawi: ; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 4 June 1950 until his abdication from the throne on 5 October 1967. He was also Brunei's fir ...

, former

Sultan of Brunei The sultan of Brunei is the monarchical head of state of Brunei and head of government in his capacity as prime minister of Brunei. Since independence from the British in 1984, only one sultan has reigned, though the royal institution dates bac ...

''(deceased)'' *Pengiran Muda Haji Abdul Azim, Prince of Brunei ''(deceased)'' *Hajah Mariam, former consort of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ''(revoked)'' * Azrinaz Mazhar, former consort of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ''(revoked)''

Foreign recipients

*: King Hussein I bin Talal I, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1984) *: Sultan

Qaboos bin Said Qaboos bin Said Al Said ( ar, قابوس بن سعيد آل سعيد, ; 18 November 1940 – 10 January 2020) was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant of the founder of the House of Al Said ...

Sultan of Oman The sultan of the Sultanate of Oman is the monarchical head of state and head of government of Oman. It is the most powerful position in the country. The sultans of Oman are members of the Busaid dynasty, which has been the ruling family of O ...

(1984) *: Sultan Ismail Petra,

Sultan of Kelantan The Sultan of Kelantan () is the constitutional head of Kelantan state in Malaysia. The executive power of the state is vested in him as the monarch of the state. The current sultan, Muhammad V, is the 29th Sultan of Kelantan. He is the Head o ...

(1988) *: President

Soeharto Suharto (; ; 8 June 1921 – 27 January 2008) was an Indonesian army officer and politician, who served as the second and the longest serving president of Indonesia. Widely regarded as a military dictator by international observers, Suharto ...

President of Indonesia The President of the Republic of Indonesia ( id, Presiden Republik Indonesia) is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is ...

(1988) *: King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

King of Thailand The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the king of Thailand; th, พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, or historically, king of Siam; th, พระมหากษัตริย์สยาม) refers to the c ...

(1990) *: Queen

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Queen of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiwi ...

and the other

Commonwealth Realms A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations whose monarch and head of state is shared among the other realms. Each realm functions as an independent state, equal with the other realms and nations of the Commonwealt ...

(1992) *: Tuanku Ja'afar,

Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan Yamtuan, also known officially as Yang di-Pertuan Besar and unofficially as Grand Ruler, is the royal title of the ruler of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan. The Grand Ruler of Negeri Sembilan is elected by a council of ruling chiefs in the ...

& 10th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1996) *: Sultan

Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, th ...

Sultan of Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu () is the title of the constitutional head of Terengganu state in Malaysia. The current Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, is the 18th sultan and 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 2006 to 2011. He is the head ...

& 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (1999) *: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin,

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& 12th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2002) *: Sultan

Abdul Halim ʻAbd al-Ḥalīm (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد الحليم) is a male Muslim given name, and in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Ḥalīm'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which gives rise ...

Sultan of Kedah The Kedah Sultanate (كسلطانن قدح) is a Muslim dynasty located in the Malay Peninsula. It was originally an independent state, but became a British protectorate in 1909. Its monarchy was abolished after it was added to the Malayan Uni ...

& 5th and 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (2002) *: King

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(2004) *: King Abdullah II bin Hussein I, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2008) *: Princess

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, former

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(2013) ''(conferred as Queen)'' *: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail,

Sultan of Johor The Sultan of Johor is a hereditary seat and the sovereign ruler of the Malaysian state of Johor. In the past, the sultan held absolute power over the state and was advised by a ''bendahara''. Currently, the role of ''bendahara'' has been take ...

(2014) *: King Salman,

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(2017) *: King

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ( ar, حمد بن عيسى بن سلمان آل خليفة '; 28 January 1950) is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman ...

King of Bahrain The King of the Kingdom of Bahrain ( ar, ملك مملكة البحرين) is the monarch and head of state of Bahrain. The House of Khalifa has been the ruling family since 1783. Between 1783 and 1971, the Bahraini monarch held the title of ha ...

(2017) *: Al-Sultan Abdullah, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia &

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(2019)

Unknown date of conferment

*: Sultan Ahmad Shah,

& 7th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia *: Sultan Mahmud,

*: Sultan Azlan Shah,

Sultan of Perak The Sultan of Perak (سلطان ڤيراق) is one of the oldest hereditary seats among the Malay states. When the Sultanate of Malacca empire fell to Portugal in 1511, Sultan Mahmud Syah I retreated to Kampar, Sumatra, and died there in ...

& 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia *: Sultan Salahuddin,

Sultan of Selangor Sultan of Selangor (سلطان سلاڠور) is the title of the constitutional ruler of Selangor, Malaysia who is the head of state and head of the Islamic religion in Selangor. The current monarch, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ascended the t ...

& 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia

References

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