Monday, March 9, 2009

Brunei




Brunei Brunei 1 Ringgit 1996
Front: His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Simpur Gajah (Riverside Simpur)
Back: AirTerjun Hutan Tropika (Rainforest waterfall)

Marriage and children
The Sultan currently has two wives, with Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha being designated his first wife. His former second wife, Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam, was a former stewardess for the national carrier, Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA) whom he divorced in 2003, stripping her of all her royal titles. In August 2005her place was taken by a former Malaysian TV3 presenter, Azrinaz Mazhar Hakim, who is 33 years younger than the Sultan.

Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is the crown prince and the Sultan's heir, the eldest son of the Sultan and Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha, his first wife. As of 2008, Hassanal Bolkiah has five sons and seven daughters with his three wives.

By HM Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha:
HRH Princess Rashidah (born 26 July 1969)
HRH Princess Muta-Wakkilah (born 12 October 1971)
HRH Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah (born 17 February 1974)
HRH Princess Majeedah (born 16 March 1976)
HRH Princess Hafizah (born 12 March 1980)
HRH Prince 'Abdul Malik (born 30 June 1983)
By HRH Pengiran Isteri Mariam:
HRH Prince 'Abdul 'Azim (born 29 July 1982)
HRH Princess 'Azemah (born 26 September 1984)
HRH Princess Fadzillah (born 23 August 1985)
HRH Prince 'Abdul Mateen (born 10 August 1991)
By HRH Pengiran Isteri Azrinaz Mazhar
HRH Prince 'Abdul Wakeel (born 1 June 2006)
HRH Princess Ameerah Wardatul Bolkiah (born 28 January 2008)

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