Princess Masna Bolkiah
Princess Masna (or, full title in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien), is the sister of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah.[1] She was born in 1948 and is married to Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar, the Head of Adat Istiadat Department (Royal Protocol). He was also the Grand Chamberlain and Controller of the Royal Customs and Excise Department.
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Born | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 6 September 1948
Spouse | Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz |
House | Brunei |
Father | Omar Ali Saifuddien III |
Mother | Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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She graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam with first class honours in BA(Hons)in Public Policy and Administration and a has a Masters in Public Policy also from the UBD. In 1995, she was appointed as the Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where she led a number of delegations abroad both as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as Ambassador-at-large. She is also active in other areas including being the Patron for the Girl Guides Association as well as being Commander of the Women's Police Corps.
Her Royal Highness is considered the third most important living women in Brunei Darussalam after Queen Saleha and Crown Princess Sarah.[2]
Career
- 1995: Ambassador-at-Large and Second in Command of the Foreign Affairs[3]
- 1997: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1998: (March–April) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1999: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2000: (November) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of the APEC Summit)
- 2001: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEM Summit)
- 2002: (January) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2003: (June) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
- 2004: (June/July) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
- 2010: Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade[4]
Marriage and children
Princess Masna is married to Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz and has five children:
- Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
- Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
- Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier
- Pengiran Anak Hajah Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
- Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Quddus
Honours
He has been awarded :
National Honours
- Senior (Laila Utama) of the Family Order of Brunei (DK I, 1970)
- Recipient of the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei (DKMB)
- Pingat Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal - PHBS, 1 August 1968)
- Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017).
Foreign Honours
- Thailand : Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant
Issue
Name | Birth | Marriage | Their children | |
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Date | Spouse | |||
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah | 2004 | Pengiran Seti Aminah binti Pengiran Haji Othman | Pengiran Seti Amaninah Wafiqah Bolkiah |
Ancestry
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References
- "Royal Family of Brunei Current Events 2: August 2006-". The Royal Forums.
- Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8108-5980-7.
- "Her Royal Highness Princess Masna". Brunei resources.
- Izam Said Yaakub (5 April 2010). "Princess Masna departs for Vietnam". Brunei Earth Hour. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010.