Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Omar Ali Saifuddien III
عمر علي سيف الدين ٣
Official portrait of Omar Ali Saifuddien III prior to his abdication on 4 October 1967
Sultan of Brunei
Reign4 June 1950 – 5 October 1967
Coronation31 May 1951
PredecessorAhmad Tajuddin
SuccessorHassanal Bolkiah
Minister of Defence
Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces
In office
1 January 1984 – 7 September 1986
MonarchHassanal Bolkiah
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHassanal Bolkiah
BornOmar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien
(1914-09-23)23 September 1914
Istana Kota, Brunei Town, Brunei
Died7 September 1986(1986-09-07) (aged 71)
Istana Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Burial8 September 1986
Spouse
Dayang Siti Amin
(m. 1937; div. 1944)
(m. 1941; died 1979)
Pengiran Anak Hajah Salhah
(m. 1980)
Issue
List
HouseBolkiah
FatherSultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II
MotherPengiran Anak Siti Fatimah
ReligionSunni Islam
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Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien (Jawi: عمر علي سيف الدين سعد الخير والدين‎; 23 September 1914 – 7 September 1986) was the 28th Sultan of Brunei, reigning from 1950 until his abdication in 1967 to his oldest son, Hassanal Bolkiah.

Over the course of his 17-year reign, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III significantly altered Brunei.[1] He also created the Melayu Islam Beraja (MIB) philosophy, which is the country's guiding ideology.[2] In order to prepare his people for the restoration of the state's sovereign rights—which had been started by his predecessor and spurred by the Brunei nationalist movement toward the close of World War II—he also started social and economic reform. He became known as the Architect of Modern Brunei,[3] Royal Poet, Father of Brunei Negara Zikir and Father of Independence.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Hussainmiya 1995.
  2. ^ Dayangku Herney Zuraidh binti Pengiran Haji Rosley 2007.
  3. ^ Pelita Brunei (9 October 2011). "The Architect of Modern Brunei, A King with a Citizen Soul (Malay version)". Department of Publications, Prime Minister's Office, Brunei Darussalam. Retrieved 25 October 2011.,
  4. ^ Ahad 2015, p. 2.

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