Masna Bolkiah | |||||||||
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Born | Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, British Protectorate of Brunei | 6 September 1948||||||||
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House | Bolkiah | ||||||||
Father | Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III | ||||||||
Mother | Pengiran Anak Damit | ||||||||
Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||
Alma mater | Universiti Brunei Darussalam (BA) |
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Masna Bolkiah binti Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 6 September 1948) is the sister of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. Princess Masna Bolkiah is considered the third most important living woman in Brunei Darussalam after Queen Saleha and Crown Princess Sarah.[1]
She was born at Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town on 6 September 1948,[2] and graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) with first class honours in BA (Hons) in Public Policy and Administration and a has a Masters in Public Policy also from the UBD.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Timeline of her career as a diplomat:[3]
Princess Masna was first married to Pengiran Muda (Prince) Abdul Rahman ibni Pengiran Anak Muhammad Hashim in 1965 but would later be divorced in an unknown date.[6] She would be married for the second time with Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Haji Abu Bakar at Istana Darul Hana in October 1969,[7][8] of whom she had five children with:
On 26 September 2011, Abdul Rahman Hashim passed away at the age of 65, approximately 11am at the RIPAS Hospital and would be buried at the Kubah Makam Di Raja.[15]
See also: List of honours of the Bruneian Royal Family by country |
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