Mohamed Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei

Styles of
**The Prince of Brunei**
Styles of; The Prince of Brunei
Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Duli Tuanku

Names
	Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
Regnal name
	Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien

Mohamed Bolkiah
Mohamed Bolkiah
Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar
1st Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
	In office; 1 January 1984 – 22 October 2015
Monarch	Hassanal Bolkiah
Deputy	Zakaria Sulaiman ; Ali Mohammad Daud
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Hassanal Bolkiah
Born	Mohamed Bolkiah; 27 August 1947; Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town, Brunei
Spouse	Pengiran Anak Zariah (m. 1970)
Issue	List Princess Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah ; Prince Abdul Qawi ; Princess Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah ; Prince Abdul Fattaah ; Prince Abdul Mu'min ; Princess Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah ; Prince Omar Ali ; Princess Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah ; Princess Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah ; Prince Abdul Muqtadir;
Names
Names
	Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
Regnal name
	Pengiran Muda Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien
House	Bolkiah
Father	Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
Mother	Pengiran Anak Damit
Religion	Sunni Islam
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Education	Victoria Institute; Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Mohamed Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III (born 27 August 1947) is a member of the royal family of Brunei. He is the second son of Omar Ali Saifuddien III, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and Raja Isteri (Queen) Pengiran Anak Damit. He is the Head of the Brunei’s Viziers. After Brunei’s independence in 1984, he became the country’s first foreign minister, serving from 1 January 1984 until 22 October 2015. He served in the cabinet as the Minister of the Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade alongside the second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Lim Jock Seng.

Early life and education

Prince Mohamed Bolkiah was born on 27 August 1947 at Istana Darussalam, Brunei Town. He is the second son of Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the 28th Sultan of Brunei, and his wife, the late Suri Seri Begawan Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Damit. Among his siblings are the current Sultan of Brunei, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prince Sufri Bolkiah, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, Princess Masna, Princess Norain, Princess Amal Umi Kalthum Al-Islam, Princess Amal Rakiah, Princess Amal Nasibah and Princess Amal Jefriah.

Along with his siblings, Mohamed Bolkiah had his early education at the Lapau (the Royal ceremonial building). Afterwards in 1960, he attended his secondary education with his brother Hassanal Bolkiah at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until 1963. From 1964 until 1965, he studied his GCE 'A' Levels at Omar Ali Saifuddien College, Brunei. From there, he would then be enrolled into Sandhurst Military Academy, United Kingdom. He was commissioned as a junior lieutenant in the Irish Guards, in 1967.

Perdana Wazir

On 29 September 1967, Mohamed Bolkiah was appointed by his father, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III, as Pengiran Temenggong, one of Brunei's traditional wazirs. In 1970, Mohamed Bolkiah was given by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah the new title of Perdana Wazir, head of the traditional Brunei wazirs, the "eyes and ears" of the ruler. On 23 September 1974, he was appointed as the honorary Commissioner of Police of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF).

Prince Mohamed Bolkiah was reported to have primary authority over QAF Holdings. Immediately following the independence of Brunei Darussalam in 1984, Mohamed Bolkiah was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Only until that same year, he was the President of the National Bank of Brunei (NBB). During the cabinet reshuffle on 22 October 2015, he was replaced by his brother, the Sultan himself. He also holds the title of the Chief Vizier (Perdana Wazir) in the Royal Court.

Personal life

Family

In August 1970, Mohamed Bolkiah married his first cousin, Yang Teramat Mulia (HRH) Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Haji Mohamed Alam, the sister of Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha, the Raja Isteri (Queen). Together they have 10 children whom are;

Name	Birth	Marriage		Their children
Name	Birth	Date	Spouse	Their children
Pengiran Anak Hajah Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah	11 June 1971	28 July 19XX	Pengiran Haji Mohammad Hakimmuddin bin Pengiran Haji Hashim	Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah
Pengiran Anak Hajah Taiyibah Qalbul Bolqiah	11 June 1971	28 July 19XX	Pengiran Haji Mohammad Hakimmuddin bin Pengiran Haji Hashim	Pengiran Qaiyimah Nurul Bolkiah
Pengiran Muda Abdul Qawi	27 January 1974	27 June 2013	Tengku Amalin A’ishah Putri binti Almarhum Sultan Ismail Petra of Kelantan	Pengiran Anak Tengku Afeefah Musyafaah Bolkiah Putri
				Pengiran Anak Tengku Azzahra Iffatul Bolkiah Putri
				Pengiran Anak Tengku Zaafirah Muizzah Bolkiah Putri
				Pengiran Anak Tengku Abdul Muhaimin Bolkiah Petra
Pengiran Anak Hajah Ruqiyah Mataul Bulqiah	2 May 1977	None
Pengiran Muda Dr. Abdul Fattaah	8 March 1982	10 September 2018	Dayangku Elina Zuraidah binti Pengiran Kamaluddin	None
Pengiran Muda Abdul Mu'min	17 July 1983	None
Pengiran Anak Mansurah Izzul Bolkiah	1 October 1985	None
Pengiran Muda Omar Ali	28 November 1986	None
Pengiran Anak Khaliilah Khalilatul Bolqiah	19 July 1989	None
Pengiran Anak Naafi'ah Khairul Bulqiah	27 May 1990	None
Pengiran Muda Abdul Muqtadir	—	None

Bibliography

Bolkiah, Mohamed (2000). Time and the River. Brunei Darussalam: Brunei Press. ISBN 9789991732039.
Bolkiah, Mohamed (2007). Remember, Remember.....The 8th of December. Brunei Press.
Bolkiah, Mohamed (2008). A Southeast Asian Community: More Than a Matter of Geography. ISEAS Publishing. ISBN 9789812307866.
Bolkiah, Mohamed (2016). Sana'a to San Jose' 1984 - 2015: the first 30 years of Brunei Darussalam's modern foreign affairs Mohamed Bolkiah. ISBN 9789991732466.
Bolkiah, Mohamed (2019). Action Point. Brunei Press. ISBN 9789991798264.

Legacy

Titles and styles

27 August 1947 – 29 September 1967: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Duli
29 September 1967 – 6 February 1970: Yang Teramat Mulia Seri Paduka Duli Pengiran Temenggong Sahibul Bahar
Since 6 February 1970: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Perdana Wazir Sahibul Himmah Wal-Waqar