Princess Masna Bolkiah

Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Spouse Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz
House Brunei
Father Omar Ali Saifuddin III
Mother Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion Sunni Islam
Bruneian royal family

HM The Sultan
HM The Queen

Extended royal family

Princess Masna (or, full title in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin 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 Haja Abu Bakar, the Head of Adat isitiadat Department (Royal Protocol). He was also the Grand Chamberlain and Controller of the Royal Customs and Excise Department.

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 (Lord) Wadood
  • Lord Mohamed Al-Mokhtar
  • Lord Abdul 'Ali Yil Kabir
  • Pengiran Anak (Lady) Ameenah
  • Lord Abdul Qudduus

Honours

He has been awarded :[5]

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, 1.8.1968)
  • Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017).

Foreign Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ theroyalforums.com
  2. ↑ Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8108-5980-7.
  3. ↑ Brunei resources
  4. ↑ news.brunei.fm, 5 April 2010 Archived 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Royal Ark, Brunei genealogy details p.12


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