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| Born | 27 January 1974 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |||||||||||||||||
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| House | Bolkiah | |||||||||||||||||
| Father | Prince Mohamed Bolkiah | |||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Pengiran Anak Zariah | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Brunei | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Polo | |||||||||||||||||
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Abdul Qawi ibni Mohamed Bolkiah (born 27 January 1974) is a member of the Brunei royal family. He is a nephew of the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Prince Abdul Qawi was born in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei on 27 August 1974 as the second child and eldest son of Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah and Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah. [1]
Prince Abdul Qawi received his early education at St. Andrew's School, Bandar Seri Begawan. He continued his higher education at the Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College until he completed his secondary education and passed the GCEO Level. He then went to study at St Andrew's College, United Kingdom for his GCE A Level and later continued his studies at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, United Kingdom. He obtained the degree of Bachelor of Politics with Business Management. He has also attended the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) Commando School. [2] [3]
Upon graduating, in 1998, Prince Abdul Qawi served Research Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam. He resigned in 2000 and ventured into business. His past experience was a member of Baiduri Group and director of Baiduri Bank from 2000 to 2010. He was on the ASEAN Business Advisory Council from 2002 to 2012.[ citation needed ]
He was formerly the Chairman of The Brunei Hotel. He was also the Non-Executive Chairman at KLW Holdings Limited and Deputy and Executive Chairman of QAF Brunei Sdn. Bhd. [4]
Currently, Prince Muda Abdul Qawi holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman at HS Optimus Holdings Ltd., chairman for National Insurance Co. Bhd., chairman at Everon Sdn. Bhd., Chairman of QOS Sdn. Bhd. and chairman at Supremo Management Services Sdn. Bhd. He is also Member of East-Asia Business Council, Member of Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce & Industry and Member of Insead East Asia Council. [5] [6]
The Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean invited Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah, to pay an official visit to Singapore from 8 to 12 March 2005. He would go with his wife, Princess Sarah and Prince Abdul Qawi. [8] On 18 May 2016, he was leading an international business group looking for investment prospects in the central province of Thanh Hoa, was given a welcome by State President Tran Dai Quang. Investors from Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Spain will invest in Thanh Hoa Province in particular and in energy, infrastructure, and industrial parks, according to him. [9]
He had previously played and captained QAF FC in 2007, where they became champions of the 2007–08 Brunei Premier League. [10]
The equestrian polo competition at the 2017 SEA Games, Kuala Lumpur began on 22 August at the Putrajaya Equestrian Park. According to the list of competing teams, four of the seven players mentioned in the Brunei polo squad—Prince Abdul Mateen Bolkiah, Princess Azemah Ni'matul Bolkiah, Prince Bahar Bolkiah, and Prince Abdul Qawi. [11]
On 27 June 2013, Prince Abdul Qawi married Tengku Amalin A'ishah Putri, the youngest child and only daughter of Sultan Ismail Petra, the 28th Sultan of Kelantan, and Raja Perempuan Tengku Anis at Istana Mahkota in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan.
From their marriage, the royal couple has four children. On 13 April 2014, the royal couple welcomed their first child, a princess named Pengiran Anak TengkuAfeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri. Their second child, a daughter, Pengiran Anak TengkuAzzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri, was born on 24 June 2016. A third child, a daughter named Pengiran Anak TengkuZaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri was born on 12 February 2020. A fourth child and first son, Pengiran Anak TengkuAbdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra was born on 26 June 2022. [12]
| Name | Born | Place Birth | Age |
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| Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri | 13 April 2014 | Singapore | 10 years, 3 months and 12 days |
| Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri | 24 June 2016 | Singapore | 8 years, 1 month and 1 day |
| Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri | 12 February 2020 | Kelantan, Malaysia | 4 years, 5 months and 13 days |
| Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra | 26 June 2022 | Brunei | 2 years and 29 days |
Honours awarded to him are as follows: [16]
National
Proclamation of Independence Medal (1997)
Sultan of Brunei Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992)
Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017)
National Day Silver Jubilee Medal (23 February 2009)
Meritorious Service Medal (PJK; 2 June 2022) [17] Foreign
Kelantan: 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (SPMK) – Dato' (24 October 2022) [18] | Ancestors of Prince Abdul Qawi of Brunei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Malay language has a complex system of styles, titles and honorifics which are used extensively in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Singapore.
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