Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei

Mohamed Bolkiah
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
1 January 1984 – 22 October 2015
Serving with Lim Jock Seng
Monarch Hassanal Bolkiah
Succeeded by Hassanal Bolkiah
Personal details
Born (1948-08-27) 27 August 1948
Brunei Town, Brunei
Spouse(s) Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
Children 10
Parents Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
Relatives Hassanal Bolkiah (brother)
Bruneian royal family

HM The Sultan
HM The Queen

Extended royal family

Mohamed Bolkiah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien; born 27 August 1948) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit. He is the Head of the Brunei’s Viziers. After Brunei’s independence in 1984, he became the country’s first foreign minister, serving from 1984 until 22 October 2015. He served in the cabinet as the Minister of the Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade alongside the second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lim Jock Seng.

Background

Mohamed Bolkiah was born in 1948 at Istana Darussalam in Brunei Town. He is the second son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, the late Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit. Among his siblings are the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prince Sufri Bolkiah, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Princess Masna, Princess Norain, Princess Amal Umi Kalthum Al-Islam, Princess Amal Rakiah, Princess Amal Nasibah and Princess Amal Jefriah.

Early education

Along with his siblings, Mohamed Bolkiah had his early education at the Lapau (the Royal ceremonial building).

New titles

On 29 September 1967, Mohamed Bolkiah was appointed by his father, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, as Pengiran Temenggong, one of Brunei's traditional wazirs.

In 1970, Mohamed Bolkiah was given by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah the new title of Perdana Wazir, head of the traditional Brunei wazirs, the "eyes and ears" of the ruler.

Independence

Immediately following the independence of Brunei Darussalam in 1984, Mohamed Bolkiah was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and has held the office since then. He also holds the title of the Chief Vizier (Perdana Wazir) in the Royal Court.

During the cabinet reshuffle on 22 October 2015, he was replaced by his brother, the Sultan himself.[1]

Marriage and children

In August 1970, Mohamed Bolkiah married his cousin, Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri (HRH The Princess Consort) Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam, the sister of Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, the Raja Isteri (Queen).

Together they have 10 children:

  • YAM Pengiran Anak Hajah Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah (HH Princess Taiyibah)
  • YAM HH (Prince) Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi (HH Prince Abdul Qawi)
  • YAM Pengiran Anak Hajah Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah (HH Princess Ruqiyah)
  • YAM HH (Prince) Pengiran Muda Dr. Abdul Fattaah (HH Prince Dr. Abdul Fattaah)
  • YAM HH (Prince) Pengiran Muda Abdul Mu'min (HH Prince Abdul Mu'min)
  • YAM Pengiran Anak Mansurah izzul Bolqiah (HH Princess Mansurah)
  • YAM HH (Prince) Pengiran Muda Omar Ali (HH Prince Omar Ali)
  • YAM Pengiran Anak Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah (HH Princess Khalilah)
  • YAM Pengiran Anak Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah (HH Princess Naafi'ah)
  • YAM HH (Prince) Pengiran Muda Abdul Muqtadir (HH Prince Abdul Muqtadir)

Selected works

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
The Prince of Brunei
Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir

Titles and style

English language style

The style and title of Mohamed Bolkiah in full is:
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saiffudin.[2]

Malay language style

Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah [3]

Honors

He has been awarded:[4]

National Honors

  • Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei - Darjah Kerabat Mahkota Brunei (DKMB)
  • Royal Family Order of Brunei, First Class - Darjah Kerabat Laila Utama (DK, 1963)
  • Pingat Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan Darjah Pertama (Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Medal - PHBS, 1.8.1968)
  • Pingat Bakti Laila Ikhlas (Armed Forced Service Medal - PBLI, 1975)
  • Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (Meritorius Service Medal - PJK, 1954)

Malaysian Honours

 Johor :

 Pahang :

  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP - Dato' Sri)

 Perak

  • Grand Knight (Dato' Seri) of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (the Perak Sword of State, SPCM) with title Dato' Seri

 Selangor :

  • Companion of the Order of Sultan Salah ud-din 'Abdu'l Aziz Shah (SSA, Setia)

Foreign Honors

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ↑ Bangkok Post
  2. ↑ "Senior Minister". Prime Minister's Office of Brunei. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Royal Ark, Brunei - Style and glossary
  4. ↑ The Royal Ark, Brunei genealogy details p.12
  5. ↑ Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "2009 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals," p. 2.
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