Princess Masna Bolkiah

Princess Masna
Princess of Brunei
Born	6 September 1948 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Spouse	Pengiran Abdul Aziz
House	Brunei
Father	Omar Ali Saifuddin III
Mother	Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion	Sunni Islam

Bruneian Royal Family
HM The Sultan HM The Queen HRH The Crown Prince HRH The Crown Princess HRH Prince Abdul Muntaqim HRH Princess Muneerah Madhul HRH Prince Muhammad Aiman Extended royal family

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 Sahibun Najabah Pengiran Haji Abdul Aziz bin Pengiran Jaya Negara Pengiran Haja Abu Bakar, the Principal of Royal Customs and Protocol.

She graduated from Universiti Brunei Darussalam with a first degree and a Masters. 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

• Senior (Laila Utama) of the Family Order of Brunei (DK I, 1970)

Foreign Honours

•  Thailand : Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant

Ancestry

Ancestors 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