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Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born (1948-09-06) 6 September 1948 (age 76)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
SpousePengiran Abdul Aziz
HouseBrunei
FatherOmar Ali Saifuddin III
MotherPengiran Anak Damit
ReligionSunni Islam

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.

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.

Career

  • 1995: Ambassador-at-Large and Second in Command of the Foreign Affairs[2]
  • 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[3]

Marriage and children

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

  • Lord Wadood
  • Lord Mohamed Al-Mokhtar
  • Lord Abdul 'Ali
  • Lady Ameenah
  • Lord Abdul Qudduus

Honours

See also List of honours of the Bruneian Royal Family by country

He has been awarded :[4]

National Honours

Foreign Honours

Ancestry

Family of Princess Masna Bolkiah
16. Omar Ali Saifuddien II
8. Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin
17. Zaida binti Pengarah Digadong Tuan Laman Awang Sulaiman
4. Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
18. Pengiran Anak Saiful Rijal (= 10)
9. Pengiran Siti Fatimah
19. Pian Jamaliah (= 11)
2. Omar Ali Saifuddien III
20. Pengiran Anak Muhammad Yusuf
10. Pengiran Anak Saiful Rijal
21. Pengiran Anak Sarbanum
5. Pengiran Anak Fatimah
11. Pian Jamaliah
1. Masna Bolkiah
24. Hashim Jalilul Alam Aqamaddin (= 8)
12. Pengiran Muda Besar Omar
25. Pengiran Anak Chandra Kesuma
6. Pengiran Anak Abdul Rahman
26. Pengiran Muda Besar Muhammad Jamalul Alam
13. Pengiran Anak Siti Khadija
27. Pengiran Anak Saleha
3. Pengiran Anak Damit
28. Radin Haji Muhammad Daud
14. Radin Haji Hassan
29. Hajah Saleha
7. Pengiran Fatima
30. Radin Haji Abdul Rahman
15. Hajah Zainab
31. Dayang Siti Aminah Mekah

References

  1. ^ theroyalforums.com
  2. ^ Brunei resources
  3. ^ news.brunei.fm, 5 April 2010
  4. ^ Royal Ark, Brunei genealogy details p.12
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