Prince Mohamed Bolkiah

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Mohamed Bolkiah
Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
1 January 1984 – 22 October 2015
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
DeputyZakaria Sulaiman
Ali Mohammad Daud
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHassanal Bolkiah
Born (1948-08-29) 29 August 1948 (age 75)
Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, Brunei
Spouse
Pengiran Anak Zariah
(m. 1970)
Issue
List
  • Princess Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah
  • Prince Abdul Qawi
  • Princess Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah
  • Prince Abdul Fattaah
  • Prince Abdul Mu'min
  • Princess Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah
  • Prince Omar Ali
  • Princess Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah
  • Princess Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah
  • Prince Abdul Muqtadir
Names
Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
Regnal name
Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
HouseBolkiah
FatherSultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
MotherPengiran Anak Damit
SignatureMohamed Bolkiah's signature
EducationVictoria Institute
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 29 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 1 January 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.

Early life and education[edit]

Prince Mohamed Bolkiah was born on 29 August 1948 at Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town.[1] 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, 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.

Along with his siblings, Mohamed Bolkiah had his early education at the Lapau (the Royal ceremonial building). Afterwards in 1960, he attended his secondary education with his brother Hassanal Bolkiah at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until 1963.[2] From 1964 until 1965, he studied his GCE 'A' Levels at Omar Ali Saifuddien College, Brunei.[1] From there, he would then be enrolled into Sandhurst Military Academy, United Kingdom.[1] He was commissioned as a junior lieutenant in the Irish Guards, in 1967.[3]

Perdana Wazir[edit]

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.[4] 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.[5] On 23 September 1974, he was appointed as the honorary Commissioner of Police of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF).

Prince Mohamed Bolkiah was reported to have primary authority over QAF Holdings.[6] Immediately following the independence of Brunei Darussalam in 1984, Mohamed Bolkiah was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.[7] Only until that same year, he was the President of the National Bank of Brunei (NBB).[2] During the cabinet reshuffle on 22 October 2015, he was replaced by his brother, the Sultan himself.[8] He also holds the title of the Chief Vizier (Perdana Wazir) in the Royal Court.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Family[edit]

In August 1970, Mohamed Bolkiah married his first cousin, Yang Teramat Mulia (HRH) Pengiran Anak Isteri 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).[10] Together they have 10 children whom are;[2]

Name Birth Marriage Their children
Date Spouse
Pengiran Anak Hajah Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah 11 June 1972 28 July 19XX Pengiran Haji Mohammad Hakimmuddin bin Pengiran Haji Hashim Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah
Pengiran Qaiyimah Nurul Bolkiah
Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi 27 January 1974 27 June 2013 Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri
Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
Pengiran Anak Hajah Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah 2 May 1976 None
Pengiran Muda Dr. Abdul Fattaah 8 March 1982 10 September 2018 Dayangku Elina Zuraidah binti Pengiran Kamaluddin None
Pengiran Muda Abdul Mu'min 17 July 1984 None
Pengiran Anak Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah 1 October 1986 None
Pengiran Muda Omar Ali 28 November 1988 None
Pengiran Anak Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah 19 July 1990 None
Pengiran Anak Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah 27 May 1992 None
Pengiran Muda Abdul Muqtadir None

Bibliography[edit]

  • Bolkiah, Mohamed (2000). Time and the River. Brunei Darussalam: Brunei Press. ISBN 9789991732039.
  • Bolkiah, Mohamed (2007). Remember, Remember.....The 8th of December. Brunei Press.
  • Bolkiah, Mohamed (2008). A Southeast Asian Community: More Than a Matter of Geography. ISEAS Publishing. ISBN 9789812307866.
  • Bolkiah, Mohamed (2016). Sana'a to San Jose' 1984 - 2015: the first 30 years of Brunei Darussalam's modern foreign affairs Mohamed Bolkiah. ISBN 9789991732466.
  • Bolkiah, Mohamed (2019). Action Point. Brunei Press. ISBN 9789991798264.

Legacy[edit]

Titles and styles[edit]

Styles of
Prince Mohamed of Brunei
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness
Alternative styleDuli Tuanku
  • 27 August 1947 – 29 September 1967: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli
  • 29 September 1967 – 6 February 1970: Yang Teramat Mulia Seri Paduka Duli Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar
  • Since 6 February 1970: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar

Military ranks[edit]

National[edit]

Foreign[edit]

 United Kingdom:

Namesakes[edit]

Mohamed Bolkiah Mosque in 2023

Honours[edit]

Mohamed Bolkiah has received the following honours;

First Lieutenant Mohamed Bolkiah in the Irish Guards at Sandhurst, 1967.

National[edit]

Foreign[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c ASEAN Forecast. Executive Publication Pte. 1985. p. 60.
  2. ^ a b c Sidhu, Jatswan S. (22 December 2009). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam. Scarecrow Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8108-7078-9.
  3. ^ "Yang Teramat Mulia Seri Paduka Duli Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar Muda Muhammad Bolkiah, adinda Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Sultan kelihatan dalam gambar sabelah kanan sedang mengambil bahagian dalam satu latehan perbarisan baru2 ini bagi perbarisan Baginda Queen di - Sandhurst, Maktab Tentera Di-Raja British yang mashor di selatan England. Yang Teramat Mulia itu akan di-lantek sebagai sa-orang Leftenan Muda dalam pasokan Irish Guards" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 27 December 1967. p. 8.
  4. ^ Vienne, Marie-Sybille de (9 March 2015). Brunei: From the Age of Commerce to the 21st Century. NUS Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-9971-69-818-8.
  5. ^ Bolkiah, Prince Mohamed (2008). A Southeast Asian Community: More Than a Matter of Geography. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-981-230-786-6.
  6. ^ South. South Publications Limited. 1988. p. 5.
  7. ^ "About Us". mofat.gov.bn. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  8. ^ Bangkok Post
  9. ^ "Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam - Ministers". www.jpa.gov.bn. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Perkahwinan Di-Raja Selamat Berlangsong" (PDF). Pelita Brunei. 15 July 1970. pp. 1 and 4.
  11. ^ "Berita - Majlis Penutup Dikir Masjid Mohamed Bolkiah..." www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ gp (19 August 2022). "Teruja sertai Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 76 kali senegara". Teruja sertai Majlis Khatam Al-Quran 76 kali senegara. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ^ Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, "2009 Autumn Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals," p. 2.
  14. ^ "Royalty receive Malaysian State Decoration".
  15. ^ ประกาศสํานักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์
  16. ^ ประกาศสํานักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์
  17. ^ "Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Presidential honour for Prince". sultanate.com. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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Preceded by
Office established
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
1 January 1984 – 22 October 2015
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Prince Mohamed Bolkiah
Born: 29 August 1948
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