Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar

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Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar
Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar.jpg
Born24 September 1928
Died16 October 2016(2016-10-16) (aged 88)
Hospital Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha
CitizenshipBrunei
TitleAl-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja
Spouse(s)Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Alam
Children
  • Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Salma
  • Duli Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha
  • Pengiran Maharaja Lela Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammad Yusof
  • Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah
  • Pengiran Indera Negara Pengiran Anak Haji Puteh
  • Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Ja'afar
  • Pengiran Anak Hajah Damit
  • Pengiran Anak Hajah Rokiah
  • Pengiran Anak Hajah Mastura
  • Pengiran Anak Hajah Fatimah

Al-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar (24 September 1928 – 16 October 2016) was the wife of Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam and the mother of Pengiran Anak Saleha, the Queen Consort of Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei.

Biography[]

Besar was born on 24 September 1928; her father was Pengiran Anak Metassan.[1] She married Pengiran Anak Mohammad Alam in 1943.[1] They had nine children, 37 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.[1] Their eldest daughter, Pengiran Anak Saleha, married Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th Sultan of Brunei, who is also her first cousin.[2] Other children also married members of Brunei's royal family.[3] She was very active in community and welfare initiatives in Brunei.[1]

Besar died at 5.45am on 16 October 2016 in the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan.[1] She is buried in the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[4]

Awards[]

  • Star of Honor, Brunei[1]
  • Medal of Honor, Brunei[1]

Honorary degrees[]

  • The Most Honorable Maiden Degree (DK) (Dato Laila Utama)[1]
  • The Honorary Degree of the Laila Servicing the Second Degree (DSLJ) (Dato Seri Laila Services)[1]
  • The Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan Medal (PHBS)[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Berangkat Menziarahi Jenazah Al-Marhumah Pengiran Babu Raja | Brunei's No.1 News Website". www.brudirect.com. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ Thiessen, Tamara (2012). Borneo: Sabah - Brunei - Sarawak. ISBN 9781841623900.
  3. ^ "Royal Bersanding Highlights Weeklong Royal Wedding Celebration". Borneo Post Online. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  4. ^ "Berita 2016 - Berangkat ke Kubah Makam Diraja". www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
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