Pengiran Asmalee

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Pengiran Asmalee
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Awangku Asmali bin Pengiran Ahmad.jpg
Awangku Asmalee in 1959
Ambassador of Brunei to China
In office
20 March 2001 –2002

Pengiran Asmalee bin Pengiran Ahmad (born 18 May 1941) is a Bruneian artist and retired diplomat who formerly held the position of ambassador of Brunei to China from 2001 to 2002, [1] and Myanmar from 1997 to 2001. [2]

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Education

After completing his early schooling at the Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam Malay School, he continued his studies at Brunei Town's Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College. Mrs. Fisenden, a college instructor, was aware of Awangku Asmalee's propensity for drawing and offered him some advice to help him get better at it. Following that, M. Bastians, a different painting instructor, tutored him. [3]

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, wrote 18-year-old Awangku Asmalee to congratulate him on the two paintings he had sent the Duke. At the time, the young painter was a Form IV student at the college. The Duke wrote to him expressing his pride at receiving the paintings, which will serve as a reminder of his trip to Brunei. The paintings, which were given to the Duke at Istana Darul Hana on 28 February 1959, during his visit to Brunei, show Kampong Ayer from the Residency hill and the construction of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque. [3]

One of the oldest outdoor artworks in the nation is a 30 metres (98 ft) wide mosaic mural located on the front of the Language and Literature Bureau. The artwork was finished in 1965 and commissioned by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, was fashioned using mosaic tiles that were manufactured in accordance with a painting that was created in 1963 by him. [4] In 1963, Awangku Asmalee left Brunei to attend an art painting course at Hornsey College of Art in London. [5]

Diplomatic career

Pengiran Asmalee worked for the Department of Welfare, Youth, and Sports, the Department of Radio and Television Brunei, and the Department of Language and Literature Bureau from 1962 until 1996. On 13 May 1996, he announced his retirement as the Department of Welfare, Youth, and Sports' director. On 20 May 1997, the Government of Myanmar approved his appointment to succeed Hussin Sulaiman as ambassador, with a residence in Yangon. [6] From 29 to 31 May 1998, Pengiran Asmalee, the ambassador of Myanmar, accompanied Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on his tour to Myanmar. [7]

Pengiran Asmalee was appointed as the ambassador to China on 20 May 1997. He was involved in several state visits especially during the Sultan's two trips to China in 2001: one for the informal gathering of APEC business leaders and the other for the high-level debate on human capacity building. In September 2004, he made a second working visit to China. Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah also visited China for the first time in March 2002 and in May 2001, Prince Mohamed Bolkiah traveled to China for the 4th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Conference. [8]

Artistry

Mosaic mural (left) at the Language and Literature Bureau in 2015 BSB Library.JPG
Mosaic mural (left) at the Language and Literature Bureau in 2015

Pengiran Asmalee created a style known as "Zikir ism," which is akin to Pointillism and involves painting with pure colour dots while firmly remembering Allah as he is influenced by his Islamic beliefs. In actuality, Islamic ideology is the basis for a number of his works. Even though he didn't start painting full-time until after he retired, he was nevertheless able to complete a sizable number of works while employed by the Bruneian government. [9]

Personal life

Awangku Asmalee bin Pengiran Ahmad was born on 18 May 1941. He has three kids and is married. [6]

Honours

He is known to have been awarded the following honours: [10]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to China
20 March 2001 – 2002		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of Brunei to Myanmar
20 May 1997 – 2001		Succeeded by
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