Sarah, Crown Princess of Brunei explained

Sarah
Malay: {{Script|Arab|سارة
Pengiran Anak Isteri
Regnal Name:Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah binti Pengiran Haji Salleh Ab. Rahaman
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Royal House:Bolkiah
Father:Salleh Ab. Rahaman
Mother:Rinawaty Abdullah
Birth Name:Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab. Rahaman
Birth Date:1987 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
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Sarah binti Salleh Ab. Rahaman (Jawi: سارة; born 9 April 1987) is the wife of the Crown Prince of Brunei, Al-Muhtadee Billah and born as the daughter of a distant member of the royal family. While attending a pre-university course at 17, she married the Crown Prince. The couple have four children.

Early life

She was born Dayangku Sarah binti Pengiran Salleh Ab. Rahaman at Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan, as the third child and only daughter of Pengiran Salleh Ab-Rahaman Pengiran Damit and Dayang Rinawaty Abdullah (née Suzanne Aeby). Her father (born 1 June 1950) is a distant member of the royal family and worked as the chief laboratory assistant at the Water Services Division in the Public Works Department. Her mother (born 3 March 1954 in Fribourg, Switzerland) is a nurse who worked in Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital.[1] Her parents met in the United Kingdom in the 1970s while studying.[2]

Education

Pengiran Anak Sarah attended St. Andrew's School from 1993 to 1998, and then Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College, where she passed her O-levels in 2003. Al-Muhtadee Billah is also an alumnus of both schools. She pursued her pre-university education in the same college. She enrolled at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD), where she graduated with First Class Honours in October 2010 and received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Public Policy and Administration. She is also a military cadet at the university and top scorer in the netball team at the university.[3] She was awarded a Book Prize[4] for her outstanding performances in the Bachelor of Arts (Public Policy and Administration), Year Three programme. She then further pursued her studies and graduated with a Master's Degree in Public Policy in English Medium during UBD’s 23rd Convocation in 2011.

Marriage and children

On 9 September 2004, while still attending Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Science College, she married 30-year-old Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince, at the age of 17. The event took place at Istana Nurul Iman.[5] Guests included the Duke of Gloucester, the Crown Prince of Japan, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, Princes Bandar bin Sultan and Saud bin Faisal of Saudi Arabia, the King of Bahrain, and several Malaysian sultans.[5] The wedding was also attended by heads of state and government from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[5] The wedding included a bersanding ceremony, and a drive around Bandar Seri Begawan in a golden-topped Rolls-Royce.[6]

The royal couple have four children. Their first child and future heir to the Brunei throne, Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim, was born on 17 March 2007 at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital.[7] [8] Their second child, a daughter, Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah, was born on 2 January 2011.[9] Pengiran Anak Sarah gave birth to their third child and second son, Pengiran Muda Muhammad Aiman on 7 June 2015.[10] Their fourth child and second daughter, Pengiran Anak Faathimah Az-Zahraa' Raihaanul Bolkiah, was born at 15:54, on 1 December 2017.[11]

namebornplace of birthage
Pengiran Muda Abdul Muntaqim17 March 2007Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital, Brunei
Pengiran Anak Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah2 January 2011Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei
Pengiran Muda Muhammad Aiman7 June 2015Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei
Pengiran Anak Faathimah Az-Zahraa' Raihaanul Bolkiah1 December 2017Istana Nurul Iman, Brunei

Personal life

Sarah's two elder brothers are Awangku Irwan and Awangku Adrian.[12] She enjoys music, classical and modern theatre. Moreover, she enjoys playing basketball and participating in outdoor activities. She has participated in charity runs that her college has sponsored. During international four-wheel drive trips to Trans-Kalimantan-Java-Bali, Brunei-Sarawak-Kalimantan-Sulawesi, and Brunei-Hongkong-China-Mongolia, she has also traveled with her parents.[13]

On 7 February 2010, Sarah joined the netball squad of UBD for the Ministry of Education Netball Championship, which was played in the Multipurpose Hall of Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium. After her team defeated the Zone II team 14–11, they were crowned the competition's winners while the Zone II team finished in second place.[14]

Titles, styles and honours

Royal Name:Pengiran Anak Sarah
Dipstyle:Yang Teramat Mulia
Offstyle:Your Royal Highness

Titles

She is referred to by government media and English-language publications in the country as the wife of the Crown Prince, rather than Crown Princess (Puteri Mahkota). The title "Pengiran Anak Isteri" (Princess consort) is given to the wife of a prince.

Namesakes

Honours

National

See main article: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei.

Foreign

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Sarah . BruneiResources.com . 9 June 2011.
  2. News: Guests arrive for Brunei crown prince's wedding . . 9 September 2004 . 9 September 2004.
  3. Web site: Princess Sarah gets First Class Honours. 2010-10-01. The Brunei Times. Thien. Rachel. Ubaidullah Masli. 2011-02-13.
  4. Web site: Sultanate - News Negara Brunei Darussalam Royalty at UBD's Medals and Book Prizes Presentation . 2019-06-01 . www.sultanate.com.
  5. Web site: Guests arrive for Brunei crown prince's wedding. ChinaDaily.com.cn. 9 September 2004. 2022-08-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607042956/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-09/09/content_373142.htm. 7 June 2011. live.
  6. News: Kent. Jonathan. 9 September 2004. Brunei's future king gets married. News.BBC.co.uk. BBC News. 24 April 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514050142/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3640114.stm. 14 May 2011.
  7. Web site: Brunei Hails Birth of New Prince . 20 March 2007. BruneiDirect. 18 March 2007. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070320201254/http://www.brudirect.com/DailyInfo/News/Archive/Mar07/180307/nite08.htm. 20 March 2007. dmy-all.
  8. News: Brunei's crown prince and wife have baby boy. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France Presse . 18 March 2007. 24 April 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141221081627/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20070318-55546/Brunei%27s_crown_prince_and_wife_have_baby_boy. 21 December 2014. dmy-all.
  9. News: His Majesty has named His Majesty's grand-daughter. Radio Television Brunei. 2 January 2011. 9 June 2011. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110219203245/http://www.rtbnews.rtb.gov.bn/includes/printArticle.php?news_id=16581. 19 February 2011. dmy-all.
  10. News: His Majesty names royal grandson. Borneo Bulletin. 21 June 2015. 22 June 2015. 22 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150622122306/http://borneobulletin.com.bn/his-majesty-names-royal-grandson/. dead.
  11. News: Kebawah DYMM berkenan mengurniakan nama cucunda baginda. Pelita Brunei. 6 December 2017.
  12. http://www.bruneiresources.com/papsarah.html Brunei Resources
  13. Web site: BRUNEIresources.com - His Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Brunei Darussalam . 2023-03-04 . www.bruneiresources.com.
  14. Web site: Hezlinawati Haji Abd. Karim . 2010-02-07 . UBD juarai Kejohanan Bola Jaring Kementerian Pendidikan . 2024-06-06 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . 23-24 . ms.
  15. Web site: Berita Terkini - Peraduan Kuiz Hijrah : Masjid Raja Isteri... . 2023-03-04 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn.
  16. Web site: Refa'ah Ali Osman . 2005-07-20 . 40 Dikurniakan Bintang Kebesaran . 2024-06-30 . www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn . 10 . ms.
  17. Web site: Attorney General's Chambers - Senior Minister . 2023-03-04 . www.agc.gov.bn.
  18. http://www.annadellorusso.com/2013/05/14/new-king-of-the-netherlands/ Annadellorusso
  19. Web site: 2013-05-01 . Inauguration of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima . 2023-03-04 . Redland City Bulletin . en-AU.