Prince Abdul Hakeem Jefri Bolkiah

Prince Abdul Hakeem Bolkiah (full name in Malay: Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Muda Abdul Haqeem ibni Pengiran Di-Gadong Shahibul Mal Pengiran Muda Sharif Jefri Bolkiah; born 13 June 1973) is a sport shooter from Brunei, is a member of the Brunei Royal Family.

Abdul Haqeem Bolkiah
Prince of Brunei
Born (1973-06-13) 13 June 1973
FatherJefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei
MotherPengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Norhayati binti Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haji Abdul Rahman
ReligionSunni Islam
Occupationprince of Brunei, golf player

Biography

Prince Abdul Hakeem (or Hakim) Bolkiah is the eldest son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei. After education at Emanuel School in London, he competed in the men's skeet shooting events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In the 1996 event, he tied for 49th place, while in the 2000 event, he placed 45th; he failed to qualify for the finals in either year.

Positions

  • Managing Director of the Amedeo Development Corporation (ADC) until 1998.
  • Managing Director of the Datastream Technology.
  • Chairman of The Lexicon Group Limited (Singapore) since 2010.
  • Director of Amedeo Holdings Inc.
  • Director of PH Partners Inc.
  • Director of Palace Holdings Inc.
  • Director of Kava Holdings Inc.
  • Cedar Swamp Holdings Inc.
  • President of the Brunei Bullets Football Club 1995.
  • Represented Brunei at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 in shooting (skeet).
  • Vice-President of the Brunei Amateur Football Association (BAFA) since 2001.

Controversies

On 8 September 2012 it was reported, the Prince being sued by 9 investors because of a disagreement over the transfer of some 80 million shares in the Singapore-listed Elektromotive Group to those shareholders. It was reported that among those who were suing was Citi's Chief Singapore and Malaysia Economist Kit Wei Zheng, Ms Eileen Ong and Mr Chan Kwai Sum. Eventually the Prince agreed to pay the full amount demanded by the investors of S$890,000 as well as legal costing amounting to $50,000.[1][2][3]

Honours

National
  • Pingat Indah Kerja Baik (Medal for Service to State - PIKB, 2 March 2017).[4]
  • Sultan of Brunei Golden Jubilee Medal (5 October 2017).
  • Silver Jubilee Medal (5 October 1992).

Ancestry

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References

  1. Media, Kompas Cyber. "Keponakan Sultan Brunei Dituntut di Singapura". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. "Prince to pay $890k over share dispute suit". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. "Bloomberg - Are you a robot?". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. "Jefri Bolkiah, Prince Abdul Hakeem". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
Prince Abdul Hakeem Jefri Bolkiah
Born: 13 June 1973
Preceded by
Prince Jefri
Line of succession to the throne of Bruneian
19nd position
Succeeded by
Prince Abu Bahar



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