Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke

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(born 22 April 1985) is the grandson of the last ruling

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Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke (10 December 1912 – 2 March 2011) was appointed the Rajah Muda of Sarawak (heir apparent; Malay: ''Yang Amat Mulia Tuan Rajah Muda Sarawak'') on 25 August 1937, by his uncle, Rajah Charles Vyner Brooke, Vyner of Sa ...

, and a prominent representative of the Brooke Dynasty in Sarawak.

Background

Born in London, Brooke grew up there, in

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and the east coast of

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, reading English Literature at

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, and earning an MPhil International Relations from

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, Dublin. A keen

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, Brooke served as Captain of the Boats, University College Dublin Boat Club, for 2007/2008. In 2011 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. He is President of the Sarawak Association, founded by his great-grandfather Bertram, Tuan Muda of Sarawak in 1924. He is a member of the Borneo Research Council and has served on the Council of the British Malaysian Society. He is best-known for his role as a prominent representative of the Brooke Dynasty, and as Director of the UK charity, the Brooke Trust. In 2011, Brooke sought on behalf of his family a formal exoneration from the British Government for his grandfather, over allegations Anthony Brooke had been complicit in the assassination of

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, the Governor of Sarawak, in 1949. The release of previously missing records clearing Anthony's name led to a

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documentary aired in March 2011, just weeks after Anthony's death. In 2013, Brooke brought his grandfather's ashes to Sarawak for burial following a large public memorial service. The Acting British High Commissioner to Malaysia attended and offered an apology on behalf of

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, clearing Anthony Brooke's name of any involvement. Through the Brooke Trust, he has promoted an appreciation of

's heritage, first arranging for the digitisation of the Papers of the Brookes of Sarawak in 2012 and making these freely available online. In 2012, it was announced that Brooke, through the Brooke Trust, would champion a new Brooke Gallery to be housed in

Fort Margherita Fort Margherita is an old fort constructed in 1879 by Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The fort is an important landmark and monument in Sarawak's history which goes back to the Brooke Dynasty. The fort, ...

in Kuching, a project which was realised on 24 September 2016, the 175th anniversary of the founding of the State of Sarawak. Brooke has been responsible for signing important memoranda with the

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in Kuching, the

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, and local communities. In September 2016 he was appointed a technical advisor on a then-upcoming feature film on the life of his ancestor, Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak. The film, titled ''

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'', was released in 2021. He currently divides his time between London and Sarawak.

References

External links

Brooke Heritage Trust Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, Jason Desmond Anthony 1985 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin

Jason Brooke Jason Desmond Anthony Brooke FRAS (born 22 April 1985) is the grandson of the last ruling Rajah Muda of Sarawak, Anthony Walter Dayrell Brooke, and a prominent representative of the Brooke Dynasty in Sarawak. Background Born in London, Brooke ...

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