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Pengiran Asmalee
Pengiran Asmalee bin Pengiran Ahmad (born 18 May 1941) is a Bruneian artist and retired diplomat who formerly held the position of ambassador of Brunei to China from 2001 to 2002, and Myanmar from 1997 to 2001. Education After completing his early schooling at the Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam Malay School, he continued his studies at Brunei Town's Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College. Mrs. Fisenden, a college instructor, was aware of Awangku Asmalee's propensity for drawing and offered him some advice to help him get better at it. Following that, M. Bastians, a different painting instructor, tutored him. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wrote 18-year-old Awangku Asmalee to congratulate him on the two paintings he had sent the Duke. At the time, the young painter was a Form IV student at the college. The Duke wrote to him expressing his pride at receiving the paintings, which will serve as a reminder of his trip to Brunei. The paintings, which were given to the Duke at Istan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dato Paduka
The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore. Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, few provinces in the Philippines and several provinces in Indonesia regularly award honorary and life titles. What follows in this article is specific to the Malaysian system. References to Brunei and Indonesia are given when pertinent. In Malaysia, all non-hereditary titles can be granted to both men and women. Every title has a form of address which can be used by the wife of the title holder. This form is not used by the husband of a titled woman; such a woman will bear a title which is the same as a titled man. Former usage Singapore, whose Malay royalty was abolished by the British colonial government in 1891, has adopted civic titles for its leaders. Much of the Philippines was historically accustomed to the usage of Malay titles by its royals and nobles, such as Raja Sulayman and Dayang Kalangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
