Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar
Pengiran Anak Hajah Besar | |
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Born | 24 September 1928 |
Died | 16 October 2016 Hospital Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha | (aged 88)
Citizenship | Brunei |
Title | Al-Marhumah Yang Teramat Mulia Pengiran Babu Raja |
Spouse(s) | Pengiran Anak Haji Muhammad Alam |
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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[]
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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thiessen, Tamara (2012). Borneo: Sabah - Brunei - Sarawak. ISBN 9781841623900.
- ^ "Royal Bersanding Highlights Weeklong Royal Wedding Celebration". Borneo Post Online. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ^ "Berita 2016 - Berangkat ke Kubah Makam Diraja". www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- 1928 births
- 2016 deaths
- Bruneian royalty
- Bruneian women