Princess Masna Bolkiah

Princess Masna
Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born	6 September 1948 (age 73); Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Spouse
House	Brunei
Father	Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother	Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion	Sunni Islam

Princess Masna (or, full title in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien 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 Haji Abu Bakar, the Head of Adat Istiadat 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 and has five children:

Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Haji Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier
Pengiran Anak Hajah Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Quddus

Honours[]

He has been awarded :^{[citation needed]}

National Honours[]

Senior (Laila Utama) of the (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 August 1968)
Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017).

Foreign Honours[]

Thailand : Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant

Issue[]

Name	Birth	Marriage		Their children
Name	Birth	Date	Spouse	Their children
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolkiah		2004	Pengiran Seti Aminah binti Pengiran Haji Othman	Pengiran Seti Amaninah Wafiqah Bolkiah

Relations[]

He third son, YAM Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Ali-Yil Kabier Bolkiah he married in a cousin YAM Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bolkiah,daughter of HRH Prince Haji Jefri Bolkiah and the wife,YAM Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati.

He son, YAM Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Ali-Yil Kabier and YAM Pengiran Anak Hamidah Jamalul Bolkiah and they together of 3 children (1 son and 2 daughters).

YAM Pengiran Anak Abdul Muta ali Haziq Hamidullah Bolkiah
YAM Pengiran Anak Adriana Haziqah Jaidah Bolkiah
YAM Pengiran Anak Alisha Husnara Jaidah Bolkiah

Ancestry[]

showAncestors of Princess Masna Bolkiah

References[]

^ "Royal Family of Brunei Current Events 2: August 2006-". The Royal Forums.
^ Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8108-5980-7.
^ "Her Royal Highness Princess Masna". Brunei resources.
^ Izam Said Yaakub (5 April 2010). "Princess Masna departs for Vietnam". Brunei Earth Hour. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010.

[1] "Royal Family of Brunei Current Events 2: August 2006-". The Royal Forums.

[2] Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8108-5980-7.

[3] "Her Royal Highness Princess Masna". Brunei resources.

[4] Izam Said Yaakub (5 April 2010). "Princess Masna departs for Vietnam". Brunei Earth Hour. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010.

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Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born	(1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 73) Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Spouse
House	Brunei
Father	Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother	Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion	Sunni Islam