Princess Masna Bolkiah

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Masna Bolkiah
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Masna Bolkiah in 2019
Born (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 75)
Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, British Protectorate of Brunei
Spouse
Prince Abdul Rahman
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(m. 1965,divorced)​
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(m. 1969)​
Issue
List
  • Pengiran Anak Abdul Wadood Bolkiah
  • Pengiran Anak Mohammed Al-Mokhtar
  • Pengiran Anak Abdul 'Ali Yil-Kabier
  • Pengiran Anak Ameenah Bushral Bulqiah
  • Pengiran Anak Abdul Quddus
Names
Masna Bolkiah binti Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
Regnal name
Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
House Bolkiah
Father Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother Pengiran Anak Damit
Occupation Diplomat
Alma mater Universiti Brunei Darussalam (BA)

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]

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Early life and education

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]

Diplomatic career

Timeline of her career as a diplomat: [3]

Marriage and children

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]

Honours

She has been awarded :

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Foreign


Ancestry

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