Princess Masna Bolkiah

Princess Masna (or, full title in Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Masna binti Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddin Sa'adul Khairi Waddien), is the sister of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin Waddaulah.[1] She was born in 1948 and is married to Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Lela Cheteria Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haja Abu Bakar, the Head of Adat isitiadat Department (Royal Protocol). He was also the Grand Chamberlain and Controller of the Royal Customs and Excise Department.

Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
SpousePengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz
HouseBrunei
FatherOmar Ali Saifuddin III
MotherSuri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit
ReligionSunni Islam
Bruneian royal family

HM The Sultan
HM The Queen
Extended royal family

She graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam with first class honours in BA(Hons)in Public Policy and Administration and a has a Masters in Public Policy also from the UBD. 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. 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.

Her Royal Highness is considered the third most important living women in Brunei Darussalam after Queen Saleha and Crown Princess Sarah.[2]

Career
  • 1995: Ambassador-at-Large and Second in Command of the Foreign Affairs[3]
  • 1997: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1998: (March–April) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1999: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2000: (November) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of the APEC Summit)
  • 2001: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEM Summit)
  • 2002: (January) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 2003: (June) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
  • 2004: (June/July) Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs (Head of Delegation to ASEAN Summit)
  • 2010: Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade[4]

Marriage and children

Princess Masna is married to Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Aziz and has five children:

  • Pengiran Anak (Lord) Wadood
  • Lord Mohamed Al-Mokhtar
  • Lord Abdul 'Ali Yil Kabir
  • Pengiran Anak (Lady) Ameenah
  • Lord Abdul Qudduus

Honours

He has been awarded :

National Honours

Foreign Honours

Issue
Name Birth Marriage Their children
Date Spouse
Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Wadood Bolqiah 2004 Pengiran Seti Aminah binti Pengiran Haji Othman Pengiran Seti Amaninah Wafiqah Bolkiah

Ancestry
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References
  1. "Royal Family of Brunei Current Events 2: August 2006-". The Royal Forums.
  2. Jatswan S. Sidhu (2010). Historical Dictionary of Brunei Darussalam (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-8108-5980-7.
  3. "Her Royal Highness Princess Masna". Brunei resources.
  4. Izam Said Yaakub (5 April 2010). "Princess Masna departs for Vietnam". Brunei Earth Hour. Archived from the original on 6 April 2010.


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